Ambac Assurance Corp. v. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
- Citation:
- 18-1214 (1st Circuit, Jun 24,2019) Published
- Case Status:
- Affirmed
- Ruling:
- District Court affirmed.
- Judge(s):
- Kayatta (Author), Torruella, and Lopez
- Tag(s):
SEC, et al v. Stanford International Bank, et a
- Citation:
- No. 17-10663 (5th Circuit, Jun 17,2019) Published
- Case Status:
- Reversed and Remanded
- Ruling:
- Based on the nature of in rem jurisdiction and the limitations on the court’s and Receiver’s equitable power, the Fifth Circuit concluded that the district court lacked authority to approve the...
- Judge(s):
- Before JONES, CLEMENT, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.
- Tag(s):
UMB Bank, National Association v. Berry Petroleum (In re Linn Energy)
- Citation:
- 18=40443 (5th Circuit, Jun 14,2019) Published
- Case Status:
- Affirmed
- Ruling:
- Secured creditor group was not entitled, under the confirmed Plan of Reorganization (which it had accepted), to post-petition default interest (even though the group was fully secured and its debt...
- Judge(s):
- Stewart, Southwick and Engelhardt
- Tag(s):
The Bascom Group, LLC v. Douglas Patrick (In re Commercial Services Building, Inc.)
- Citation:
- CC-18-1279-STaL CC-18-1280-STaL CC-18-1281-STaL (related appeals); Bk. No.: 8:09-bk-20845-ES (9th Circuit, Jun 05,2019) Not Published
- Case Status:
- Affirmed
- Ruling:
- Bankruptcy court's orders sustaining claim objection, denying creditor's reconsideration motion, and granting motion in limine affirmed.
- Judge(s):
- Spraker, Taylor, Lafferty
- Tag(s):
Life Partners Creditors' Trust, et al v. James Sun
- Citation:
- No. 17-11477 (5th Circuit, May 31,2019) Published
- Case Status:
- Affirmed in part and Reversed in part
- Ruling:
- AFFIRM the district court’s judgment of dismissal as to Counts 5, 8, 11, and 12. However, it REVERSED the dismissal of Counts 1–4, 6, 9, and 10 and REMAND
- Judge(s):
- ELROD, HIGGINSON, and ENGELHARDT, Circuit Judges
- Tag(s):
United States v. Thomas Thompson
- Citation:
- No. 17-4264; File Name: 19a01107p.06 (6th Circuit, May 29,2019) Published
- Case Status:
- Affirmed
- Ruling:
- Sixth Circuit affirmed the District Court's denial of a motion to terminate a defendant's civil-contempt sanctions in accordance with U.S.C. Section 1826. The Sixth Circuit found that because the...
- Judge(s):
- Moore, Clay and Donald, Circuit Judges
- Tag(s):
Ralph Janvey v. GMAG, L.L.C.
- Citation:
- No. 17-11526, 2019 WL 2240565 (5th Circuit, May 24,2019) Published
- Case Status:
- Reversed and Remanded
- Ruling:
- Fifth Circuit certified question to Texas Supreme Court: whether UFTA good faith requires a transferee on inquiry notice to conduct an investigation or show such an investigation would have been...
- Judge(s):
- Stewart, Dennis, Willett
- Tag(s):
Schier v. Nathan (In re Capital Contracting Co.)
- Citation:
- No. 18-2219, 2019 WL 2183203 (6th Circuit, May 21,2019) Published
- Case Status:
- Affirmed
- Ruling:
- Lawyer failed to establish Article III standing to appeal bankruptcy court's order approving trustee's final report because lawyer failed to show that it suffered an injury in fact.
- Judge(s):
- Moore, Sutton, Murphy
- Tag(s):
Harold Rosbottom, Jr. v. Gerald Schiff, et al
- Citation:
- 18-30888 (5th Circuit, May 20,2019) Not Published
- Case Status:
- Affirmed
- Ruling:
- Affirmed entry of final decree in individual chapter 11 case, over the objection of an incarcerated pro se debtor. Debtor appealed, claiming his due process rights had been violated because he was...
- Judge(s):
- Per Curiam (Haynes, Graves and Ho)
- Tag(s):
Houston Bluebonnet, L.L.C. v. JPMorgan Chase Bank
- Citation:
- 18-20462 (5th Circuit, May 16,2019) Published
- Case Status:
- Reversed and Remanded
- Ruling:
- Fifth Circuit reversed and remanded ruling of district court (SD Tex.), which affirmed ruling of bankruptcy court determining that creditors satisfied Fifth Circuit's "informal proof of claim"...
- Judge(s):
- Jolly, Costa, Engelhardt
- Tag(s):