Summarized by Weston Eguchi , Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
13 years 6 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Healthcare I, LLC v. Dupuis (In re Haven Eldercare, LLC), Case No. 12-468-bk (2d Cir. Nov. 15, 2012) (summary order) [Not Precedential]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.
Summarized by Kevin Baum , Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf, LLP
13 years 6 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)
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
Ball Kelly, LLC, d/b/a Taylor Kelly, LLC v. Bank of America, N.A., No. 11-3369 (10th Cir. 2012)
Ruling:
10th Circuit affirmed the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas dismissal of complaint for failure to state a claim where plaintiff subcontractor asserted claim for equitable lien in...
Fisette v. Keller, No. 11-3119 (8th Cir. BAP, September 12, 2012)
Ruling:
The BAP dismissed the US Trustee's appeal of the BAP's prior order order because that order was interlocutory in that "further judicial activity" by the bankruptcy court remained to be completed.
Nuveen Municipal Trust v. Withumsmith Brown, P.C., No. 10-4633 (3d Cir. August 16, 2012)
Ruling:
Affirming the district court, the Third Circuit held that the district court did have “related to” jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1334(b) to adjudicate Appellant's action against the...
Judge(s):
Judges Ambro, Vanaskie, and Aldisert. (Judge Aldisert dissented to non-bankruptcy portions of the decision.)
Case No. 11-40557 (5th Cir. June 15, 2012) (Not for Publication)
Ruling:
AFFIRMED the decision of the District Court for Southern District of Texas which found that (1) Bodden exercised complete control over Debtor RJMW Corporation so that he was the Debtor...
AFFIRMING the Bankruptcy Court, a three judge panel of the 10th Circuit BAP held that (1) a foreclosing creditor did not willfully violate the automatic stay by serving an amended foreclosure...
Alderwoods Group, Inc. v. Garcia, et al., Case No. 10-14726 (11th Cir. May 30, 2012) (published)
Ruling:
The judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida ("District Court") is vacated because the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida...
Judge(s):
TJOFLAT and MARTIN, Circuit Judges, and Robert T. DAWSON, United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, sitting by designation
