As to whether § 1232 allows a Chapter 12 plan to compel a taxing authority to disgorge pre-petition withholdings, the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit (BAP) held that this...
Judge(s):
Barry S. Schermer (Author); Charles L. Nail, Jr.; and Dennis R. Dow
The Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of plaintiff's complaint under the Rooker-Feldman doctrine, holding that while there is an exception to Rooker-Feldman for injuries caused by a...
Affirming, the Sixth Circuit BAP adopted the Sixth Circuit's chapter 13 standard for calculating debts for purposes of chapter 12 debt limits - reliance on the debtor's schedules, if they were...
The Sixth Circuit BAP held the notice provided by the Bankruptcy Court's order of May 29, 2015 was not reasonably calculated to give the Debtor notice of what issues would be considered at June 2,...
Judge(s):
Humphrey, Opperman and Preston. Opinion by Preston
Once a final judgment was entered by default against a partnership, with its former general partners' knowledge, they were not entitled to have that judgment set aside after prevailing on a related...
Davis v. U.S. Bank, N.A. (In re Davis), No. 12-60069 (9th Cir. Feb. 17, 2015)
Ruling:
The 9th Circuit affirmed the ruling of the BAP, which had affirmed the ruling of the bankruptcy court, dismissing debtor's chapter 12 bankruptcy because debtor's debts exceeded the statutory limit....
Fischer v. Great Western Bank (In re Fischer), No. 13-6043 (BAP 8th Cir. November 18, 2013)
Ruling:
The Eighth Circuit BAP affirmed the bankruptcy court's denial of debtor's motion for contempt against lender. The BAP found that the bankruptcy court's order simply approving the stipulation did...
Summarized by Dean Langdon , DelCotto Law Group PLLC
13 years 2 months ago
Citation:
12b0009n.06; Docket No. 12-8014
Ruling:
The Sixth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel affirmed the rulings of the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Ohio which denied confirmation of the debtor's Chapter 12 plan and dismissed...
Summarized by Paul Stewart , Stewart Robbins Brown & Altazan, LLC
14 years 2 months ago
Citation:
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Docket no. 10-20788 (This opinion is unpublished and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.)
Ruling:
In this unpublished opinion, the Fifth Circuit rules that the shareholder of a company engaged in the purchase of perishable agricultural commodities may not avoid liability under general trust...
Judge(s):
Before HIGGINBOTHAM, DAVIS, and STEWART, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM
