Affirming the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts (BC), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (Circuit) for the first time formally extended its preexisting...
Judge(s):
Jeffrey R. Howard; Kermit V. Lipez; and Ojetta Rogeriee Thompson
The BAP affirmed the decision to allow the UST leave to amend the complaint, because the amended complaint related back to the original complaint under FRBP 7015. The additional objection to...
BAP for 8th Circuit affirmed ruling of bankruptcy court (WD Missouri - KC) denying debtors' motions for (1) sanctions against attorney for creditor; (2) to alter or amend the order denying the...
The bankruptcy court did not abuse its discretion by relying exclusively on the schedules to calculate chapter 13 Debtor's eligibility. The BAP also rejected Appellant’s argument that the...
Judge(s):
Honorable Spraker, Gan, and Faris, Bankruptcy Judges
The 9th Circuit BAP affirmed the bankruptcy court's orders striking the debtor's answer as a sanction for failure to comply with the court's order to show cause and entry of a default judgment...
Defendants of malpractice claims of former Chapter 11 debtors did not have standing to object to a bankruptcy court's decision allowing the debtors to reopen their bankruptcy cases to file amended...
BAP for 8th Cir. affirmed ruling of bankruptcy court (D. Neb.) granting debtors' motion for summary judgment on creditor's 11 USC 523 suit. There were no genuine issues of material fact and debtors...
Reviewing the decision of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado (BC), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (Circuit) affirmed its dismissal of a debtor’s adversary...
Judge(s):
Jerome A. Holmes; Carolyn B. McHugh; and Nancy L. Moritz
Pension-plan plaintiffs poured out. Fifth Circuit affirmed District Court's summary judgment for defendant entities that provided administrative and lending services to a now-bankrupt hedge fund. ...
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the bankruptcy court's decision dismissing the debtor's chapter 7 case for failure to file documents.
The BAP noted that the...
