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 10 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...
Summarized by Bruce Weiner , Rosenberg, Musso & Weiner
10 years 10 months ago
Citation:
2015 WL 3756720
Ruling:
Eighth Circuit affirmed bankruptcy court's imposition of sanctions on debtor's counsel for mischaracterizing post-petition alimony as pre-petition and for certifying that the debtor was current on...
Williams v. Lynch, No. 14-1881 (4th Cir. June 9, 2015) (unpublished) (per curiam)
Ruling:
In an unpublished opinion, the Fourth Circuit found no reversible error and affirmed the district court’s order affirming the bankruptcy courts order suspending an attorney from practicing in the...
BAP No. EC-14-1067-KuPaJu/Bk. No. 14-20064 (not appropriate for publication)
Ruling:
The Ninth Circuit BAP vacated the Bankruptcy Court's order converting the chapter 11 case to chapter 7 and remanded the case to the Bankruptcy Court to consider whether, as an alternative to...
Flores v. Salven (In re DDJ, Inc.), BAP Nos. EC-13-1409-KuPaJu & EC-13-1410-KuPaJu (BAP 9th Cir. May 29, 2015)
Ruling:
The BAP for the 9th Circuit affirmed the bankruptcy court's (ED Cal.) order overruling creditors' objection to chapter 7 trustee's final report. Creditors failed to comply with vexatious litigants...
Summarized by Gregory Hesse , Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
10 years 11 months ago
Citation:
___ F.3d ___; Case No. 14-10900 (5th Cir. June 1, 2015)
Ruling:
The court of appeals affirmed the decision by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas to dismiss causes of action brought by reorganized debtors under Fed. R. Civ. P....
