Wortley v. Chrispus Venture Capital, LLC (In re Global Energies, LLC), Case No. 13-11666 (11th Cir. Aug. 15, 2014) (unpublished) (per curiam).
Ruling:
The Eleventh Circuit held that the bankruptcy court abused its discretion and applied the incorrect legal standard in denying Joseph G. Wortley’s (“Wortley”) Rule 60(b)(2) motion to set aside...
Judge(s):
Fay, Circuit Judge, and Hodges and Huck, District Judges.
Summarized by Hilda Montes de Oca , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California
11 years 9 months ago
Citation:
2014 WL 4179911 (9th Cir., Aug. 25, 2014)
Ruling:
Reversing and remanding the decision of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (the "BAP"), the Ninth Circuit held that the plain language of a settlement agreement between Appellant Racusin and Appellees...
Judge(s):
The Hon. Mary Margaret McKeown and The Hon. Richard R. Clifton, Circuit Judges, and The Honorable David A. Ezra, United States District Judge for the District of Hawaii, sitting by designation.
Summarized by Eric Madden , Reid Collins & Tsai LLP
11 years 9 months ago
Citation:
Christensen v. Madsen (In re Madsen), BAP No. UT-13-094 (B.A.P. 10th Cir. Aug. 25, 2014)
Ruling:
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel ruled that a creditor may pursue a nondischargeability complaint in a forum other than the debtor's "home" bankruptcy court, provided that the creditor's forum choice...
In the unpublished opinion the BAP ruled that record supported the determination that Mychelle Moxley ("Moxley") did not diligently prosecute the asserted 11 U.S.C. Sec. 523 claims for relief, and...
In the unpublished decisions, the 9th Cir. BAP held that its review of the bankruptcy court's ruling was limited to determining whether the bankruptcy court's finding's were illogical, implausible,...
Summarized by Michael Nestor , Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP
11 years 10 months ago
Citation:
Nos. 1373 and 13-1959 (3d Cir. Aug. 11, 2014)
Ruling:
The Third Circuit held that the Bankruptcy Court erred in dismissing avoidance claims under both the Bankruptcy Code and Delaware law because there is no requirement to plead that the defendant had...
Judge(s):
Jordan, Vanaskie and Van Antwerpen (opinion by Vanaskie)
In the unpublished decision, the 9th Circuit BAP determined that when the bankruptcy court entered the judgment resolving all remaining issues (with the exception of attorney fees) the judgment...
BAP No. CC-13-1329-KuBlPa; In re 701 Mariposa Project, LLC, -- B.R. -- (9th BAP 2014)
Ruling:
The 9th Circuit BAP reversed and remanded the bankruptcy court's decisions wherein the BAP held that even though the Debtor's service of process was defective it did not violation the creditor's...
Judge(s):
Hon. Kurtz; Hon. Blumenstiel (sitting by designation); and Hon. Pappas.
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT August Term, 2013, Docket No. 12‐1603‐bk
Ruling:
Affirmed District Court affirming Bankruptcy Court's determination that New York State's increased homestead exemption, from $10,000 to $50,000, applied to judgment liens existing before the...
Judge(s):
Circuit Judges: Richard C. Wesley and Christopher F. Droney, and District Court Judge Vincent L. Briccetti (SDNY) sitting by designation.
Summarized by Joel Levitin , Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP
11 years 10 months ago
Citation:
Docket No. 13-1931 (2nd Cir. July 25, 2014)
Ruling:
Court of Appeals affirmed the lower courts' decisions that the debtor was entitled to a discharge because denial of discharge is an extreme penalty, with exceptions to be narrowly construed, and...
