The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (Circuit) both denied the motion to certify whether 5200 Enterprises Limited (Enterprises or DR) had stated a claim for continuing trespass under...
Judge(s):
Kevin C. Newsom; Adalberto J. Jordan; and Edward E. Carnes
The Ninth Circuit held that an individual Chapter 7 debtor can assume an automobile lease under Section 365(p) without reaffirming the debt, and further held that the lease assumption is binding on...
Judge(s):
Jacqueline H. Nguyen and Eric D. Miller, Circuit Judges, and Eric N. Vitaliano,* District Judge.
An attorney violates 11 U.S.C. 526(a)(4) if the attorney instructs a client to pay bankruptcy-related legal fees using a credit card. After going through several ways that 11 U.S.C. 526(a)(4) may...
1. The Circuit Court had jurisdiction over the "direct appeal" because (i) the Bankruptcy Court certified that the order "involved" a question of law that warranted a direct appeal and the Circuit...
In affirming the district court and bankruptcy court, the 11th Circuit held that 11 U.S.C. 707(b) applies to a petition that was initially filed under Chapter 13 but later converted to a petition...
