In a per curiam opinion, the Fourth Circuit affirmed the "thorough, well-reasoned opinions" of the Bankruptcy Court and the District Court that the Debtor, Alpha Natural Resources, Inc., could...
Judge(s):
Circuit Judges Thacker and Harris and Senior Circuit Judge Shedd.
BAP for 9th Circuit affirmed judgment of bankruptcy court (ND Cal.) denying discharge of chapter 7 debtor under 11 USC 727 for knowing and fraudulent oath after debtor failed to disclose he was an...
BAP for 9th Cir. reversed and remanded ruling of bankruptcy court (D. Nev.-Reno) dismissing chapter 13 debtor's case sua sponte on ground that debtor's postpetition acceptance of rent from...
28 U.S.C. § 1334(b) gives U.S. district courts jurisdiction over actions that may result in the filing of a proof of claim in a bankruptcy case, potentially resulting in (1) the estate incurring...
Judge(s):
CALABRESI, POOLER, RAMOS (S.D.NY., sitting by designation)
First, a motion for “reconsideration” under Fed. R. Civ. P. 59 or 60 does not toll the 14-day deadline for filing an appeal under Fed. R. Bankr. P. 8002(b). Second, since the discharge in...
BAP for 9th Circuit issued single ruling on four separate appeals. BAP dismissed appeals as moot, and in alternative, affirmed on the merits. After bankruptcy court (C.D. Cal.) approved settlement...
Concerning Chapter 7 trustee fees, the Fifth Circuit rejected the rule that Section 326 is merely a statutory cap on fees that may be awarded to chapter 7 trustees. Instead, the Court held that...
In this well-written opinion [author's opinion], the Eighth Circuit concluded that due process requires only that the debtor provide notice to "reasonably ascertainable," not "reasonably...
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the District Court's affirmance of the Bankruptcy Court's confirmation of a cramdown joint plan filed by five related debtors.
Judge(s):
J. Clifford Wallace, Milan D. Smith and Michelle T. Friedland
In an opinion decided by quorum due to Judge Posner's retirement, the Court found that the plain language of the subject lease permitted the City to retain structures and improvements on City...
