The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court and remanded to the bankruptcy court with instructions to dismiss the adversary proceeding for lack of jurisdiction.
The circuit court affirmed the district court’s decision upholding the bankruptcy court’s dismissal of Debtors’ petition and imposition of a new filing bar. The bankruptcy court had the...
In this consolidated appeal of two decisions by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (DC) by creditor Shanni Snyder (Snyder) arising out of the bankruptcy of U Lock,...
Judge(s):
Stephanos Bibas; Arianna J. Freeman; and Richard L. Nygaard
Per Ritzen Group v. Jackson Masonry, the bankruptcy court's order vacating its prior stay relief and abstention order and reimposing the automatic stay was a final order subject to immediate appeal...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the sentence imposed by the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (DC) on Douglas Eligha Taylor (DET) upon the...
Judge(s):
Sandra S. Ikuta; Ryan D. Nelson; and Kenneth K. Lee
Seeking to clarify the Rooker-Feldman doctrine, the Third Circuit explained that the Rooker-Feldman doctrine applied to preclude federal courts, other than the Supreme Court, from entering any...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed a bankruptcy court's order granting in rem relief from the automatic stay in favor of a mortgage creditor so it could sell a house based on...
The circuit court affirmed the bankruptcy court’s decision to reopen Debtor’s bankruptcy case and to hold that Creditor could not recover against Appellant for environmental claims, reversing...
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the bankruptcy court’s denial of the motion to dismiss for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction filed by the Official Committee of Asbestos Claimants. The Fourth...
