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Henry v. Danielson

Citation:
CC-17-1249-TaLLs (9th Circuit, Jun 27,2018) Not Published
Case Status:
Dismissed
Ruling:
BAP for 9th Cir. dismissed chapter 13 debtor's appeal of unspecified "orders" based on lack of jurisdiction. Debtor's pro se notice of appeal referenced various orders from prior to date of notice,...
Judge(s):
Taylor, Lafferty, Lastreto
Tag(s):

Wilkins v. Menchaca

Citation:
CC-17-1335-KuLS, CC-17-1337-KuLS, CC-17-1346-KuLS (9th Circuit, Jun 28,2018) Published
Case Status:
Dismissed
Ruling:
BAP for 9th Circuit dismissed appeals based on lack of jurisdiction. Time to appeal under FRBP 8002(d)(1)(B) was statutory and jurisdictional, not "mandatory claim-processing rule," i.e.,...
Judge(s):
Kurtz, Lafferty, Spraker
Tag(s):

Fallon Family, L.P. v. Goodrich Petroleum Corp.

Citation:
No. 17-20278 (5th Circuit, Jun 27,2018) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
5th Cir. affirmed ruling of District Court (SD Tx.) and bankruptcy court that creditor could not claim void recorded mineral lease based on default under related promissory note and settlement...
Judge(s):
Davis, Jones, Higginson
Tag(s):

Furlough v. Cage (In re Technicool Systems, Inc.)

Citation:
17-20603 (5th Circuit, Jun 20,2018) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Affirmed district court and held that Appellant did not have standing to appeal order granting chapter 7 trustee's motion to employ special counsel "because the order did not reach his wallet." ...
Judge(s):
Willett, Smith, Wiener
Tag(s):

Rodriguez v. FDIC (In re United Western Bancorp, Inc.)

Citation:
17-1281 (10th Circuit, Jun 19,2018) Published
Case Status:
Reversed and Remanded
Ruling:
An ambiguous tax allocation agreement between a debtor and its subsidiary that filed consolidated tax returns gave the debtor only mere legal title to a refund based on the subsidiary's prior...
Judge(s):
BRISCOE, SEYMOUR, and HOLMES
Tag(s):

Schnitzel, Inc. v. Sorensen

Citation:
BAP No. NC-17-1152-FBTa (9th Circuit, Jun 15,2018) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Pawned property becomes property of the bankruptcy estate, and the pawnbroker's state-law notice regarding the pawned personal property violated the automatic stay. The BAP did not reach the issue...
Judge(s):
FARIS, BRAND, and TAYLOR, Bankruptcy Judges
Tag(s):

Wallach v. Smith (In re Nanodynamics, Inc.)

Citation:
17-2410-cv (2nd Circuit, Jun 13,2018) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Summary Order, WITH NO PRECEDENTIAL EFFECT. Stock subscription agreement not enforceable by Chapter 7 trustee in bankruptcy under 11 U.S.C. section 365(c)(2), which precludes assumption of " a...
Judge(s):
Dennis Jacobs, Denny Chin, and Raymond J. Lohier, Jr., Circuit Judges
Tag(s):

WHITE v SQUARE, INC.

Citation:
No. 16-17137 (9th Circuit, Jun 07,2018) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
9th Cir. issued order certifying questions to California Supreme Court regarding standing to sue under California's Unruh Act (equal protection statute). Issue was whether bankruptcy attorney had...
Judge(s):
Paez, Ikuta, Vialiano* (*sitting by designation)
Tag(s):

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v WILLIAMS

Citation:
17-2244 (7th Circuit, Jun 06,2018) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s decision, finding, among other things, that the district court: (i) did not violate the 6th Amendment’s Confrontation Clause...
Judge(s):
Flaum, Sykes, and Hamilton
Tag(s):

IN RE BLASINGAME

Citation:
17-8029, 2018 WL 2711204 (6th Circuit, Jun 06,2018) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Creditor cannot assert derivative standing to bring adversary proceeding where Trustee does not have standing in first instance.
Judge(s):
Humphrey, Opperman and Wise
Tag(s):

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