Firefighters' Retirement System v. Citco Group Ltd.

Summarized by Craig Geno , Law Offices of Craig M Geno, PLLC
10 years 7 months ago

Citation:

No. 14-30857; Fifth Circuit

Tag(s):

5th Circuit
Bankruptcy Process and Procedure

Ruling:

The Fifth Circuit ruled that there is a limited exception to the "nonreviewability" provisions of remand orders under 28 USC Sections 1334(c)(1) and 1452(b), where the removed case involves a question of permissive abstention and is related to a case filed under Chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code.

Procedural context:

Appeal from District Court.

Facts:

Lower courts remanded a removed case where it was determined that permissive abstention was appropriate in a case related to a Chapter 15 case.

Judge(s):

Stewart, Haynes and Brown

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