The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a bankruptcy judge's entry of a contempt order and default judgment against the appellant/defendant/debtor in a non-dischargeability action...
In a decision that hinged on whether a transfer of part of a lessee's interest in real property was a sublease or an assignment under Louisiana law, the court affirmed the bankruptcy court's...
In yet another example of the truth of the adage that "the man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client," the Court of Appeals affirmed the defendant's convictions for bankruptcy and mail...
Legacy HOA was not a creditor of individual debtor Dombrowski, therefore Legacy did not violate the automatic stay and was not bound by the debtor's confirmed chapter 11 plan. The Eleventh Circuit...
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment on grounds of judicial estoppel, as well as the denial of Keathley’s motion for reconsideration. The court found no...
The Third Circuit affirmed a bankruptcy court's summary judgment ruling that a claim is not time barred when the claimant timely files a proof of claim in the bankruptcy case but does not file a...
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of the adversary proceeding against the Insurer for lack of standing. The Fourth Circuit held that: (1) the Geostellar Trustee lacked...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a bankruptcy court's decision that an individual debtor was ineligible to proceed in bankruptcy under Subchapter V of chapter 11. Because...
With no clear error in the bankruptcy court’s findings, nor abuse of discretion, it was well within the court’s authority to grant the motion for retroactive annulment of the automatic stay,...
Judge(s):
Judge Priscilla Richman; Judge Jerry Willett; and Judge Dana M. Douglas; Per Curiam:
