In the face of a partial dissent, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Circuit) agreed with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (DC) in reversing the judgment of...
Judge(s):
Priscilla Richman; Jennifer Walker Elrod; and Andrew Oldham
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
The circuit court held that courts must follow a two-step analysis to determine which presumption of reliance, the Affiliated Ute presumption or the Basic presumption, is applicable in...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Merit System Protection Board’s decision dismissing Plaintiff's individual right of action (“IRA”) appeal for a lack of...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit affirmed Defendants’ convictions. Rudimentary math and attention to detail do not constitute expert testimony. The allowance of summary witness...
Overruling the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California (DC) and deeming mootness inapposite, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Circuit) held the plain language of...
Judge(s):
Carlos T. Bea; Ana de Alba; and Jeffrey Vincent Brown
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a bankruptcy judge's entry of a contempt order and default judgment against the appellant/defendant/debtor in a non-dischargeability action...
In yet another example of the truth of the adage that "the man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client," the Court of Appeals affirmed the defendant's convictions for bankruptcy and mail...
The Court of Appeals found that the facts supported the bankruptcy court's finding that a debt was nondischargeable due to the debtor's failure to disclose material facts before entering into an...
Judge(s):
SANCHEZ and H.A. THOMAS, Circuit Judges, and DONATO, District Judge, sitting by designation
