Trahant v. Mintz (In re Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans)

• Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
• 5 days 19 hours ago

Citation:

25-30193 (5th Circuit, Feb 11,2026) Not Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that bankruptcy professionals are entitled to derivative judicial immunity when they act pursuant to and in accordance with a bankruptcy court's...

Judge(s):

Haynes, Duncan, Ramirez

Tag(s):

• 5th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Court Administration
• Practice and Procedure
• Venue/Jurisdiction
• Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7056
• 11 U.S.C. § 1107(a)

Vining v. Charles J. Taunt & Assoc., P.C. (In re M.T.G., Inc.)

• Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
• 1 month 4 days ago

Citation:

24-1979 (6th Circuit, Jan 14,2026) Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed a bankruptcy court's summary judgment dismissal of a successor chapter 7 trustee's claims against the original trustee and the debtor's...

Judge(s):

Kethledge, Larsen, Bloomekatz

Tag(s):

• 6th Circuit
• Automatic Stay
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Claims
• Court Administration
• Ethics
• Fraud
• Practice and Procedure
• Professional Compensation/Fees
• Lender Liability
• Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2014(a)
• 11 U.S.C. § 502(h); 11 U.S.C. § 506(c); 11 U.S.C. § 549(a); 11 U.S.C. § 704(a)(1)

In re Schultz

• Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
• 1 month 1 week ago

Citation:

Nos. 25-2249, 25-2439 (4th Circuit, Jan 08,2026) Not Published

Case Status:

Dismissed

Ruling:

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denied a chapter 7 debtor's emergency petitions for writs of mandamus. The debtor had asked the circuit "to reassign his ongoing bankruptcy...

Judge(s):

Wilkinson, King, and Rushing

Tag(s):

• 4th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Court Administration
• Practice and Procedure

Emiabata v. Shannon

• Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
• 2 months 2 weeks ago

Citation:

No. 25-2352 (2nd Circuit, Dec 04,2025) Not Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed a district court's order dismissing with prejudice a pro se civil complaint against a bankruptcy judge for damages and injunctive relief...

Judge(s):

Krause, Restrepo, and Porter

Tag(s):

• 2nd Circuit
• Court Administration
• Practice and Procedure

Marisa Smith v. Shoma Homes At Nautica Single Family

• Summarized by Jonathan Batiste , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• 4 months 3 weeks ago

Citation:

No. 24-12183 (11th Circuit, Oct 06,2025) Not Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

The circuit court affirmed the district court’s finding that the bankruptcy court did not err by annulling the automatic stay or denying Debtor's motion for reconsideration. The record supported...

Judge(s):

Branch, Grant, and Anderson

Tag(s):

• 11th Circuit
• Automatic Stay
• Court Administration
• Real Estate
• 362(d)

In re: U LOCK, INC.,

• Summarized by Amir Shachmurove , Brown Rudnick LLP
• 4 months 3 weeks ago

Citation:

24-1842 & 24-3134 (3rd Circuit, Sep 30,2025) Not Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

In this consolidated appeal of two decisions by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (DC) by creditor Shanni Snyder (Snyder) arising out of the bankruptcy of U Lock,...

Judge(s):

Stephanos Bibas; Arianna J. Freeman; and Richard L. Nygaard

Tag(s):

• 3rd Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Claims
• Court Administration
• Fraud
• Practice and Procedure
• Venue/Jurisdiction
• Real Estate
• Fed. R. Bankr. P. 5011(a); R. Bankr. P. 9033(d)
• 28 U.S.C. § 157(d); 28 U.S.C. § 158; 28 U.S.C. § 1291; 11 U.S.C.§ 502(a)

Sammie Smith, Jr. v. Jack Gooding

• Summarized by Amir Shachmurove , Brown Rudnick LLP
• 6 months 2 weeks ago

Citation:

24-6009 (8th Circuit, Aug 12,2025) Not Published

Case Status:

Affirmed in part and Reversed in part

Ruling:

The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit (BAP) affirmed the decision of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas (BC) to dismiss two debtors chapter 13 case,...

Judge(s):

Shon Hastings; Cynthia A. Norton; and Katherine A. Constantine

Tag(s):

• 8th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Court Administration
• Plan Confirmation
• Practice and Procedure
• Consumer Bankruptcy
• 11 U.S.C. § 105(a); 11 U.S.C. § 109(g)(1); 11 U.S.C. § 349(a); U.S.C. § 1307

In re: SAMMIE SMITH, JR. AND ELIZABETH SMITH

• Summarized by Jonathan Batiste , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• 6 months 2 weeks ago

Citation:

No. 24-6009 (8th Circuit, Aug 12,2025) Published

Case Status:

Affirmed in part and Reversed in part

Ruling:

The Eighth Circuit affirmed the bankruptcy court’s dismissal of Debtors’ case; however, it reversed the bankruptcy court’s decision barring Debtors from filing another case for a year. The...

Judge(s):

Hastings, Norton, and Constantine

Tag(s):

• 8th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Court Administration
• Consumer Bankruptcy

PEYTON V. ALLISON, ET AL.

• Summarized by Jonathan Batiste , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• 8 months 11 hours ago

Citation:

No. 24-2102 (9th Circuit, Jun 27,2025) Not Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit affirmed the district court’s judgment affirming the bankruptcy court’s dismissal of adversarial proceedings surrounding state criminal convictions...

Judge(s):

Canby, S.R. Thomas, and Sung

Tag(s):

• 9th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Court Administration
• Venue/Jurisdiction
• 28 U.S.C. § 157(a)(1)

Grissett v. N. Dist. of Bankr. (In re Grissett)

• Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
• 8 months 3 weeks ago

Citation:

25-10293 (11th Circuit, May 28,2025) Not Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit upheld a district court's sua sponte dismissal, with prejudice, of a pro se plaintiff/debtor's in forma pauperis complaint against a bankruptcy...

Judge(s):

NEWSOM, GRANT, and BRASHER

Tag(s):

• 11th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Court Administration
• Practice and Procedure
• Venue/Jurisdiction
• Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1097

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