Summarized by Lyndel Vargas , Cavazos Hendricks Poirot, PC
14 years 4 months ago
Citation:
In the Matter of Marvin E. Moye, JMW Auto Sales; Joan M. Moye/ Waite v Cage/ 5th Cir
Ruling:
A judgement in favor of Trustee on Preference Claims pursuant to 547(b) against Waite, Jr. and Waite, III was affirmed. Agreeing with the District Court, the Fifth Circuit found that an...
Summarized by Bonnie Clair , U.S. Bankruptcy Court
14 years 5 months ago
Citation:
In re Holly Marine Towing, Inc., ---- WL ----, No. 11-1787 (7th Cir. Jan. 6, 2012)
Ruling:
The Court ruled that, notwithstanding the appellant's standing as the holder of an allowed Chapter 11 administrative claim against the now-converted debtor to seek to have an order approving a...
Summarized by Craig Geno , Law Offices of Geno & Steiskal, PLLC
14 years 5 months ago
Citation:
Unpublished Opinion
Ruling:
The district court's order that was appealed from had remnded the appeal back to the bankruptcy court for further factual development. The Fifth Circuit ruled that, in light of the remand order of...
Summarized by Stephen Falanga , Walsh Pizzi O'Reilly Falanga LLP
14 years 5 months ago
Citation:
No. 11-1724 (3rd Cir. 2011) 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 34
Ruling:
A creditor’s appeal of a bankruptcy court order confirming a chapter 11 plan of reorganization and disallowing an objection by the creditor with respect to payment of an alleged $50 million claim...
Judge(s):
SLOVITER , VANASKIE , Circuit Judges and Lawrence F. Stengel , United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, sitting by designation.
Ortiz v. Aurora Health Care, Inc. (In re Ortiz), Case No. 10-3465 (7th Cir., Dec. 30, 2011)
Ruling:
Relying upon Stern v. Marshall, the Seventh Circuit held that the bankruptcy court did not have constitutional authority to issue a final judgment in adversary proceedings involving claims defined...
Judge(s):
Daniel Tinder (7th Circuit), Ann Williams (7th Circuit), Joan Gottschall (Northern District of Illinois)
In affirming the district courts’ rulings in favor of debtors Daniel and Sheryl Sutter (the "Debtors"), the Sixth Circuit held that (i) an equitable mortgage does not exist on the Debtors...
Summarized by Timothy Brink , Meltzer Purtill & Stelle LLC
14 years 5 months ago
Citation:
No. 10-3654; 11-0872 (6th Cir., December 21, 2011)
Ruling:
In affirrming the lower courts' rulings, the Sixth Circuit first observed that courts are divided over whether the exception to the automatic stay of Section 362(b)(1) is absolute, or dependent on...
Summarized by Aletheia Allen , New Mexico Court of Appeals
14 years 5 months ago
Citation:
United States v. Moser, 5:09-CR-40086-CM-1
Ruling:
The Court affirmed a jury conviction and sentencing for bankruptcy fraud. The first portion of the opinion is dedicated to Multiplicitous counts--those based on the same criminal behavior. The...
Summarized by James Morgan , Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC
14 years 5 months ago
Citation:
In re Ingram, ___ B.R. ___ (B.A.P. 6th Cir. 2011)
Ruling:
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit (the "6th Cir. BAP") affirmed a bankruptcy court's dismissal of a chapter 13 bankruptcy case pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 1307, where the debtor did...
Judge(s):
Boswell, Fulton, and McIvor, Bankruptcy Appellate Panel Judges