U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT August Term, 2013, Docket No. 12‐1603‐bk
Ruling:
Affirmed District Court affirming Bankruptcy Court's determination that New York State's increased homestead exemption, from $10,000 to $50,000, applied to judgment liens existing before the...
Judge(s):
Circuit Judges: Richard C. Wesley and Christopher F. Droney, and District Court Judge Vincent L. Briccetti (SDNY) sitting by designation.
Summarized by Joel Levitin , Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP
11 years 8 months ago
Citation:
Docket No. 13-1931 (2nd Cir. July 25, 2014)
Ruling:
Court of Appeals affirmed the lower courts' decisions that the debtor was entitled to a discharge because denial of discharge is an extreme penalty, with exceptions to be narrowly construed, and...
The Sixth Circuit affirmed the bankruptcy court's disallowance of the Debtors' Michigan homestead exemption. The bankruptcy court found that there was no equity in the sale proceeds of the Debtors'...
Stuart v. Mendenhall (In re Mendenhall), Case No. 14-10943 (11th Cir. July 22, 2014) (unpublished) (per curiam).
Ruling:
The Eleventh Circuit held that (i) the bankruptcy court did not abuse its discretion in interpreting its order granting a 60 day extension of the Rule 4007(c) deadline to file a complaint to...
A Chapter 13 debtor who is ineligible for a discharge due to a prior Chapter 7 discharge, may strip a wholly unsecured junior lien on real property through the Chapter 13 plan.
Judge(s):
Judges Harrison, Humphrey, Preston. Opinion by J. Harrison.
2nd Cir. Court of Appeals, Docket No. 13-2514, Decided July 11, 2014
Ruling:
Reversed district court on dismissing TILA and common law fraud claims, based on estoppel and lack of standing. Affirmed denial of plaintiff's motion for summary judgment and granting defendants'...
Filing of proofs of claim by debt collectors in respect of debts deemed unenforceable under state statutes of limitations violates Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Under "least-sophisticated...
Judge(s):
HULL, Circuit Judge, WALTER, District Judge (W.D. La.), and GOLDBERG, U.S Court of International Trade Judge
In the unpublished decision, the 9th Circuit BAP ruled that the bankruptcy court's order denying the debtor's discharge pursuant to 11 U.S.C. Sec. 727 did not make sufficient findings to support...
Judge(s):
Honorable Judge Frank L. Kurtz, Honorable Judge Meredith A. Jury, Honorable Laura S. Taylor
- District Court's judgment vacated and case remanded for further proceedings.
- Under applicable Pennsylvania law, an action in debt does not constitute the proper method to enforce a statutory...
Summarized by Brian Meldrum , Kaplan Johnson Abate & Bird LLP
11 years 10 months ago
Citation:
Case No. 13-8033; File Name 14b0004n.06
Ruling:
Party's pre-petition initiation of criminal proceedings for criminal theft against debtor, and post-petition cooperation with county attorney, did not constitute violation of automatic stay. Panel...
