Pro se chapter 7 debtor failed to meet burden of justifying relief under FRCP 60(b) by failing to present evidence or legal arguments at an evidentiary hearing.
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the conversion of Debtor's Chapter 13 case to a Chapter 7 case. The Debtor debts exceeded the amounts set forth in 11 U.S.C. § 109(e). The Debtor did...
BAP of the 9th Circuit affirmed the ruling of the bankruptcy court (C.D. Cal.) granting summary judgment to creditor on an issue of whether debtor should be barred from relitigating the fraud...
Affirmed the dismissal of claimant's appeal of a confirmed chapter 11 plan because appellant failed to demonstrate "person aggrieved" bankruptcy standing. Claimant filed a proof of claim in the...
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the orders of the Bankruptcy Court and District Court, finding, in part, that the Bankruptcy Court lacked jurisdiction to transfer the trustee’s...
Judicial estoppel precluded debtor from pursuing (on behalf of the United States) False Claims Act retaliatory claims against the Tangipahoa Parish School Board, even though the action arose after...
An appeal of a denial of a Rule 60(b) motion must be filed within 14 days after entry of the denial. Fed. R. Bankr. P. 8002(a). The appellants waited 23 days before filing the appeal. Because Rule...
Tenth Circuit affirmed summary judgment entered by district court (D. Wyo.) against plaintiff on claims for rescission, restitution, fraudulent transfer, and breach of contract. Plaintiff waived...
9th Cir. certified question for California Supreme Court regarding conflicting presumptions in real property ownership related to community property and title in deed. Community property...
The BAP dismissed creditor's appeal from an order denying a post-confirmation motion to dismiss, holding it was not a final order under In re Jackson Masonry and Bullard v. Blue Hills Bank. The BAP...
