Case No. 13-50781 c/w 13-50783 (5th Cir. August 25, 2014)
Ruling:
VACATED and REMANDED by 5th Circuit. Subject matter jurisdiction is reviewed de novo. Held that Debtor's claim was indeed "related to" the bankruptcy case because it could increase the estate but...
Summarized by Tiffany DiIorio , U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the U.S. Trustee
11 years 8 months ago
Citation:
Tobkin v. The Florida Bar (In re Tobkin), Case No. 14-10272 (11th Cir. Aug. 28 2014) (per curiam) (unpublished).
Ruling:
The Florida Bar is a governmental unit pursuant to Section 101(27) of the Bankruptcy Code and thus cost judgment entered against Debtor as a disciplinary fine and penalty was non dischargeable...
Minnesota Housing Finance Agency v. Schmidt (In re Schmidt), No. 13-2447 (8th Cir. 2014)
Ruling:
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed U.S. District Court, which affirmed bankruptcy court's confirmation of Chapter 13 plan over objection of creditor. Issue was whether Chapter 13 debtor...
The BAP VACATED the order of the bankruptcy court for abuse of discretion in applying the "reasonableness" standard under Section 502(b)(4) to a post-petition claim for administrative expense based...
Summarized by Kevin Baum , Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf, LLP
11 years 8 months ago
Citation:
Kallman & Co. v. Gottlieb (In re Lewis), BAP No. CC-13-1367-TaDKi, 2014 WL 4099248, --- B.R. --- (B.A.P. 9th Cir. Aug. 20, 2014)
Ruling:
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (the “BAP”) affirmed the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California’s (the “Bankruptcy Court”) order...
Escorihuela v. Faidengold (In re Faidengold), No. 14-10587 (11th Cir. Aug. 19, 2014)
Ruling:
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a District Court’s order which affirmed a Bankruptcy Court’s ruling that certain of a Chapter 7 debtor’s debts were not excepted from discharge under 11 U.S.C....
Summarized by Mark Melickian , Raines Feldman Littrell LLP
11 years 8 months ago
Citation:
App. No. No. 12-3474 (7th Circuit Court of Appeals) - August 14, 2014
Ruling:
The Seventh Circuit held that the derivative claims held by the trustee of a bankrupt bank holding company against former managers were assigned by federal law to the FDIC, and upheld the district...
Judge(s):
Wood, Easterbrook, Hamilton (Opinion by Easterbrook; concurrence by Hamilton).
Bagley v. U.S.A. (In re Desert Capital REIT, Inc.), BAP Nos. NV-13-1233-KiTaJu & NV-13-1250-KiTaJu (BAP 9th Cir. Aug. 11, 2014)
Ruling:
The 9th Circuit BAP affirmed the ruling of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada. The bankruptcy court properly granted the U.S. (IRS) summary judgment in allowing its claim. The...
Kapnick v. Schoenmann (in re Kostlan), AP No. 13-1506 (9th Cir. BAP, Aug, 4, 2014) (unpublished).
Ruling:
The order of the bankruptcy court is VACATED, and the matter is REMANDED for the bankruptcy court to make a co-liability determination as a required element under 11 USC 502 (e) (1) (B).
Summarized by David Hercher , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Oregon
11 years 9 months ago
Citation:
Robert H. Schuller et al. v. Karen Sue Naylor (Matter of Crystal Cathedral Ministries), No. 13-56039 (9th Cir. Aug. 4, 2014).
Ruling:
The claim of a former pastor of the debtor church was a claim for damages resulting from termination of an employment agreement and thus limited in amount by section 502(b)(7). (Not-for-publication...
Judge(s):
Harry Pregerson, Stephen Reinhardt (dissenting), and Jacqueline H. Nguyen, Circuit Judges.
