The Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, and not the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, apply to cases for which federal courts have jurisdiction under the "related to" jurisdictional grant of 28...
Judge(s):
Lynch and Selya, Circuit Judges, and Katzmann, Judge of the US Court of International Trade, sitting by designation
The bankruptcy court did not abuse its discretion in sanctioning the reorganized debtor's attorney for causing the reorganized debtor to make "reckless and frivolous" arguments regarding the effect...
The bankruptcy court had jurisdiction over the State of California and a California commission (the "California Parties") to determine whether the California Parties owed funds to the...
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the District Court and the Bankruptcy Court's decision that certain "Investment Agreements" were not "Purchased Assets" assigned to Spyglass Media Group,...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (Circuit) affirmed the dismissal of an adversary complaint by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Missouri (BC), that had sought...
Judge(s):
Raymond W. Gruender; William D. Benton; and Bobby E. Shepherd
The Tenth Circuit’s Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (BAP) held that the 1881 Barton doctrine, designed, at least in the Tenth Circuit, to ensure other courts do not intervene in an estate’s...
Judge(s):
Michael E. Romero; Dale L. Somers; and Cathleen D. Parker
A bankruptcy court's authority to enforce its own orders gives the court power to dismiss a bankruptcy petition, and to deny the debtor a discharge, if the debtor willfully fails to comply with the...
Affirming the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts (BC), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (Circuit) for the first time formally extended its preexisting...
Judge(s):
Jeffrey R. Howard; Kermit V. Lipez; and Ojetta Rogeriee Thompson
The BAP affirmed the decision to allow the UST leave to amend the complaint, because the amended complaint related back to the original complaint under FRBP 7015. The additional objection to...
BAP for 8th Circuit affirmed ruling of bankruptcy court (WD Missouri - KC) denying debtors' motions for (1) sanctions against attorney for creditor; (2) to alter or amend the order denying the...
