9th Cir. BAP held that a bankruptcy court has authority under § 105(a) and Rule 2004 to compel a debtor to sign a "Consent Directive" which directs foreign banks and financial institutions that...
9th Cir. reversed district court (D. Or.), which had affirmed bankruptcy court ruling granting chapter 11 debtor's motion to designate claims for bad faith and preclude the claims from being voted...
Fifth Circuit affirmed bankruptcy court (SD Miss) on direct appeal of order dismissing chapter 11 case based on failure to obtain shareholder consent for bankruptcy. Federal law does not prevent...
In the bankruptcy context, a more stringent standing requirement than the case or controversy standing requirement of Article III is applied and only a person aggrieved by a bankruptcy court order...
BAP for 9th Circuit affirmed summary judgment entered by bankruptcy court (SD Cal.) in favor of plaintiff-chapter 7 trustee avoiding debtor's postpetition transfer of inheritance proceeds to his...
Ninth Circuit affirmed bankruptcy court (D. Hawaii) ruling, affirmed by district court, finding that Trustee's adversary proceeding constituted valid objection under FRBP 4003 to debtor's claim of...
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed bankruptcy court's award of attorney fees and costs (and subsequent finding of civil contempt for failure to pay the award as ordered) related to...
Once the Court finds that an appeal is frivolous, the prevailing party must file a motion for sanctions under Fed. R. App. P. 38 and 28 U.S.C. § 1927 within the time limits for filing a request...
Judge(s):
Kim McLane Wardlaw, Ronald M. Gould, and Paul J. Watford
