Over a dissent, the U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit dismissed an appeal from an order approving a Chapter 7 Trustee's free-and-clear sale of a debtor's half-interest in real...
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...
The Court of Appeals lacked jurisdiction to hear an appeal of an interlocutory order of the bankruptcy court, even though the bankruptcy court granted leave to appeal to the district court, because...
In this Summary Order, the Second Circuit affirmed as "moot" the District Court's dismissal of an appeal by a landlord contesting the failure of the bankruptcy court to rule on its stay relief...
Judge(s):
For the Court Catherine O’Hagan Wolfe, Clerk of Court
A section 341 first meeting of creditors does not automatically conclude if the trustee fails to comply with the requirements of Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2003(e), so that the 30-day window under Fed. R....
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a bankruptcy court's order finding a bank account held by the chapter 7 debtor and his non-debtor spouse was exempt property. In Florida,...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed a district court's order dismissing an amended complaint, sua sponte, based on judicial estoppel as the plaintiff/appellant did not disclose...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held a district court abused its discretion in dismissing an appeal owing to the appellant's failure to file a designation of the record on appeal...
Creditors must affirmatively demonstrate their intent to enforce claims against debtors before creditor’s claim bar date. Debtors’ schedules do not constitute informal proofs of claim and do...
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit (BAP) reversed the order of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of North Dakota (BC) granting Capital Credit Union (CCU) relief...
Judge(s):
Phyllis M. Jones; Cynthia A. Norton; and Katherine A. Constantine
