In another appeal arising out of the Ponzi schemes of Thomas Peters (TP), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit partly diverged from the U.S. District Court for the District of...
Judge(s):
Bobby E. Shepherd; Steven M. Colloton; and Jane L. Kelly
Seeing no error and thus no abuse of discretion, the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit affirmed orders, issued by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Washington...
The Sixth Circuit B.A.P. affirmed the bankruptcy court's summary judgment order declaring debt to be nondischargeable on the basis of embezzlement and/or larceny. The Court held that although both...
The U.S Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit: (1) affirmed financial sanctions ordered by the bankruptcy court and ratified by the district court on doctors who asserted causes of action placed...
Judge(s):
Jerry E. Smith; Patrick E. Higginbotham; and James C. Ho
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (BAP) affirmed the decisions of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada (BC) to: (1) dismiss with prejudice the adversary...
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (BAP) upheld as proper the dismissal by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California (BC) of claims, as set forth in...
Judge(s):
Laura S. Taylor; Robert J. Faris; and Scott H. Gan
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit (BAP) affirmed the authority of a bankruptcy judge to impose conditions on the voluntary, but with prejudice, dismissal of an adversary...
Judge(s):
Scott W. Dales; Randal S. Mashburn; and Tracey N. Wise
Per curiam, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Circuit) affirmed the opinion of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas (DC) affirming adjudication of claims for...
Judge(s):
Patrick E. Higginbotham; Stephen A. Higginson; and S. Kyle Duncan
Affirming the U.S. District and Bankruptcy Courts for the Northern District of Illinois (DC and BC), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (Circuit) found: (1) it lacked jurisdiction to...
Judge(s):
Diane S. Sykes; Joel Flaum; and Michael B. Brennan
Court of Appeals agreed with the bankruptcy court that debts were dischargeable. The debtors' removal of furniture during state court litigation was not a "transfer." Even if such disposals...
