Summarized by Madison Conquest , State of Tennessee Real Estate Asset Management
14 years 3 months ago
Citation:
First Chicago Bank & Trust v. Leibowitz (In re IFC Credit Corp.), Ch. 7 Case No. 09-27094, Adv. No. 09-01230, aff'd No. 11-cv-1976, No. 11-2172 (7th Cir. Dec. 5, 2011).
Ruling:
Affirmed. The rule prohibiting pro se corporate filings is nonjurisdictional. Even though a pro se corporate filing is defective, it can be cured by an amended petition signed by an attorney...
Following the confirmation of a debtor's plan of reorganization, a group of former investors in the debtor filed suit in federal district court against the administrative agent for certain...
No. 09-15668 / D.C. No. 2:08-cv-01896-FCD (not appropriate for publication and not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3)
Ruling:
1. The bankruptcy court did not abuse its discretion by awarding chapter 7 trustee costs because Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7054(b) allows the awarding of costs to the prevailing party in an adversary...
Court held that a flexible and less stringent standard is used in bankruptcy cases to determine if orders are final for purposes of appellate jurisdiction. Court further held that the business...
Judge(s):
The Hon. Smith and the Hon. Stewart, decided by a quorum due to the death of the Hon. Garwood.
Healthtrio, Inc. v. Centennial River Corp. (In re Healthtrio, Inc.) No. 10-1351 (10th Cir. Aug. 5, 2011)
Ruling:
Affirmed. BAP did not have jurisdiction to review an "order for relief" entered by a bankruptcy judge serving in the District of Delaware where a Delaware bankruptcy judge entered an order for...
Judge(s):
Brorby, Senior Circuit Judge, Holmes and Anderson, Circuit Judges
