In light of Bank of America, N.A. v. Caulkett , 575 U.S. ____, 135 S. Ct. 1995 (2015), which held that 11 U.S.C. § 506(d) does not permit a bankruptcy court to strip off the underwater second lien...
Summarized by Hale Lake , Hinshaw & Culbertson, LLP
10 years 6 months ago
Citation:
Belser v. Nationstar Mortgage, (In re Belser), BAP No. NH 14-065, --- B.R. --- (1st Cir. BAP Aug. 6, 2015)
Ruling:
The BAP first determined that Nationstar had standing to object to the plan confirmation contrary to the debtor's reasoning that Nationstar lacked standing because it did not file a proof of claim...
Summarized by Mazyar Hedayat , M. Hedayat & Associates, PC
10 years 6 months ago
Citation:
13-2359 (7th Cir. August 10, 2015)
Ruling:
Affirmed. Judgment foreclosing a Federal Tax Lien and specifying how proceeds should be applied is "final and appealable" because it ends litigation and leaves nothing but execution of the...
Case No. 14-10458 (5th Cir. July 23, 2015) (not precedential)
Ruling:
AFFIRMED (in a 2-1 decision) the dismissal of a contested matter following the bankruptcy court's denial of a motion under section 303(i) for costs and fees, concluding that a contested matter is...
Judge(s):
Per Curiam (Dennis, Prado and Higginson), Dennis dissenting.
Summarized by Kevin Baum , Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf, LLP
10 years 7 months ago
Citation:
In re Taylor, No. 14–3017, 2015 WL 4393732, --- F.3d --- (7th Cir. July 20, 2015)
Ruling:
Affirming the district court, the Seventh Circuit first held that the appeal was not moot even though the debtor had entered into a settlement agreement with one of the appellees because the other...
Judge(s):
Wood, Chief Judge; Rovner, Circuit Judge; and Springmann, District Judge (sitting by designation)
Summarized by Dean Langdon , DelCotto Law Group PLLC
10 years 7 months ago
Citation:
15 FED App 0003P (6th Cir.); Docket No. 14-8045
Ruling:
Reversing a bankruptcy court order refusing to extend the Rule 4007(c) deadline to object to discharge, the Sixth Circuit BAP remanded the case. The BAP relied on the fact that local counsel for...
Jones, Jr. v. Castellucci, , No. 14-8060 (10th Cir. July, 6, 2015)
Ruling:
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the district court's (D. Colo.) grant of summary judgment in favor of plaintiff and the district court's denial of post-judgment motion to reconsider. The Tenth Circuit...
Meyer Trust v. U.S. Bank National Association, App. No. 14-1560 (8th Cir. July 6, 2015)
Ruling:
A revocable trust's appeal of summary judgment on tortious interference claim was not inherently frivolous, but was frivolously argued, warranting the imposition of double costs as a Rule 38...
Summarized by Sarah Smegal , Bartlett Hackett Feinberg PC
10 years 8 months ago
Citation:
Ross v. Garcia (In re Garcia), 2015 WL 3889388, --- B.R. ---- (1st Cir. B.A.P. Jun. 24, 2015)
Ruling:
Regarding the order denying motion for reconsideration, the BAP found the creditor-appellant "failed to show exceptional circumstances justifying Rule 60(b)(6) relief" and further found no error in...
Sangha v. Schrader (In re Sangha), BAP No. CC-14-1397-PaKiTa (BAP 9th Cir. June 11, 2015)
Ruling:
The BAP for the 9th Circuit reversed and remanded the bankruptcy court (C.D. Cal.), which had granted summary judgment on a creditor's 523(a)(6) nondischargeability claim after applying collateral...
