10th Circuit Court of Appeals (Case No/ 11-1574) Entered - November 21, 2012
Ruling:
AFFIRMATION of the 10th Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel's (BAP) ruling denying debtor, Arthur James Reves, an extension of time to file a notice of appeal.
Rabalais v. Leon (In re Rabalais), No. 12-20255 (5th Cir. Nov. 19, 2012) [Not for Publication]
Ruling:
Affirming the District Court, the Fifth Circuit held that it lacked authority under the Rooker-Feldman doctrine to review a Debtor’s argument that a California state court improperly...
Summarized by Weston Eguchi , Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
13 years 5 months ago
Citation:
TC Healthcare I, LLC v. Dupuis (In re Haven Eldercare, LLC), Case No. 12-468-bk (2d Cir. Nov. 15, 2012) (summary order) [Not Precedential]
Ruling:
The Circuit Court AFFIRMED the District Court judgment barring, as res judicata, the motion of the Appellant, a Section 363 purchaser of the Debtor's assets, seeking an order declaring that...
Judge(s):
Barrington D. Parker, Reena Raggi, and Gerard Lynch.
In short, In re Scholz stands for the proposition that annuity income received by a former railroad employee under the Railroad Retirement Act ("RRA") "must be included when calculating [a...
Judge(s):
Bankruptcy Judge Lee presided over the bankruptcy proceedings. The Bankruptcy Court opinion is found at 427 B.R. 864. Judges Markell, Zive, and Jury presided over the BAP appeal. The BAP opinion, authored by Judge Markell, is found at 447 B.R. 887. Ninth Circuit Judges Callahan and Watford, along with District Court Judge Singleton (sitting by designation) sat on the Ninth Circuit Panel. Judge Watford authored the Ninth Circuit's published opinion.
Summarized by Kevin Baum , Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf, LLP
13 years 5 months ago
Citation:
Compton v. Anderson (In re MPF Holdings US LLC), No. 11-20478 (5th Cir. Nov. 14, 2012)
Ruling:
Vacating the Bankruptcy Court, the Fifth Circuit held that a reservation of jurisdiction clause of the plan of reorganization was sufficiently specific and unequivocal because the plan stated the...
Although a district court, at its discretion, may review interlocutory judgments and orders of a bankruptcy court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 158(a), a court of appeals only has jurisdiction over final...
Judge(s):
BARKETT, JORDAN, and HALL (District Judge, sitting by designation)
Summarized by Robert Miller , University of South Dakota, Knudson School of Law
13 years 6 months ago
Citation:
Stephenson v. Malloy, Case No. 11-1671 (6th Cir. Oct. 30, 2012)
Ruling:
The Court joined a number of other Circuits in holding that a debtor's alleged wrongdoing cannot be the basis for judicial estoppel of a trustee who is the real party in interest and did not...
Judge(s):
Opinion authored by District Judge Reeves who was joined by Circuit Judges White and Siler.t
Summarized by Steven Holmes , Cavazos Hendricks Poirot, PC
13 years 6 months ago
Citation:
Beaulieu, v. Ragos (In re: Ragos), Case No. 11-31046 (5th Cir. October 29, 2012)
Ruling:
Social Security income should not be included in a Chapter 13 debtor’s projected disposable income and may be excluded from the debtors’ plan payments. The debtors' retention of exempt social...
Waldman v. Stone (In re Stone), --- F.3d --- 2012 WL 5275241 (6th Cir. Oct. 26, 2012)
Ruling:
(1) Claim for disallowance / discharge of secured claim obtained by fraud and affirmative recovery for state law fraud are within the jurisdiction of the bankruptcy court.
(2) Creditor can...
Judge(s):
KETHLEDGE and STRANCH Circuit Judges; GWIN, District Judge
Woodman v. Concept Construction, LLC (In re Woodman); -- F. 3d --; 2012 WL 5259193 (10th Cir. Oct. 25, 2012)
Ruling:
A dismissal of an appeal after docketing must meet the standards of Fed. R. Bankr. P. 8001(c)(2) failing which, such appeal remains pending thereby rendering the filing of a second appeal to the US...
