The court employed a "commonsense inquiry" to determine whether the communication constitutes an attempt to collect a debt. Judge Shedd concluded that "the communications were for...
District Court properly dismissed appellant-pro se litigant's appeal for lack of prosecution based on the six-factor test under Poulis v State Farm, 747 F.2d 863 (3d Cir. 1984). ...
* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R....
Affirmed District Court judgment affirming Bankruptcy Court expunging claim and District Court declining to consider constructive trust argument. Court determined that: a.) creditor lacked...
The First Circuit affirmed the bankruptcy court's decision that a 1099-A form sent by the mortgagee did not violate the discharge injunction.
The Court of Appeals for the First Circuit AFFIRMS the order of the district court below finding that a certificate of acknowledgement for a mortgage was not materially...
Debtor bar-operator’s failure to obtain liquor-liability insurance warranted conversion to chapter, rather than dismissal, of its chapter 11 case.
A prepetition assignment of accounts receivable ordered by a California Superior Court under Cal. Civ. Code section 708.510 was effective to remove the accounts from the debtor’s...
In rem relief from stay was properly granted by the bankruptcy court where debtor had filed multiple cases and transferred fractional interests in residence.
