Wortley v. Chrispus Venture Capital, LLC (In re Global Energies, LLC), Case No. 13-11666 (11th Cir. Aug. 15, 2014) (unpublished) (per curiam).
Ruling:
The Eleventh Circuit held that the bankruptcy court abused its discretion and applied the incorrect legal standard in denying Joseph G. Wortley’s (“Wortley”) Rule 60(b)(2) motion to set aside...
Judge(s):
Fay, Circuit Judge, and Hodges and Huck, District Judges.
Graham Mortgage Corp. v. Goff (In re Goff), Case No.: 13-41148 (5ht Cir. Aug. 22, 2014)
Ruling:
Fifth Circuit affirmed denial of Debtor's discharge pursuant to11 U.S.C. §727(a)(3) for debtor's failure to maintain adequate books and records without justification, where the only evidence the...
Summarized by Tiffany DiIorio , U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the U.S. Trustee
11 years 7 months ago
Citation:
General Lending Corp. v. Cancio, Case No. 14-10838 (11th Cir. Aug. 21, 2014) (unpublished) (per curiam).
Ruling:
The Circuit Court found that GLC could have identified the eligibility issues as early as July 2010 but failed to closely inspect the Debtor's schedules, that the Debtors had maintained their plan...
Order allowing debtor to extinguish second-priority mortgage lien on home when first-priority lien exceeded fair market value of home was affirmed, with the Court observing that it was bound to...
Escorihuela v. Faidengold (In re Faidengold), No. 14-10587 (11th Cir. Aug. 19, 2014)
Ruling:
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a District Court’s order which affirmed a Bankruptcy Court’s ruling that certain of a Chapter 7 debtor’s debts were not excepted from discharge under 11 U.S.C....
The Circuit Court, per curiam, affirmed the Debtor's convictions.
The Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit held that the U.S. federal district courts have original and exclusive jurisdiction...
Summarized by Lynn Hinson , Dean Mead Egerton Bloodworth Capouano & Bozarth PA
11 years 7 months ago
Citation:
11th United States Court of Appeals case number 12-11161 [will be published]
Ruling:
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the decision of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Judge(s):
Circuit Judges Anderson and Gilman and District Judge Johnson, sitting by designation.
Stuart v. Mendenhall (In re Mendenhall), Case No. 14-10943 (11th Cir. July 22, 2014) (unpublished) (per curiam).
Ruling:
The Eleventh Circuit held that (i) the bankruptcy court did not abuse its discretion in interpreting its order granting a 60 day extension of the Rule 4007(c) deadline to file a complaint to...
Filing of proofs of claim by debt collectors in respect of debts deemed unenforceable under state statutes of limitations violates Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Under "least-sophisticated...
Judge(s):
HULL, Circuit Judge, WALTER, District Judge (W.D. La.), and GOLDBERG, U.S Court of International Trade Judge
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's affirmance of the bankruptcy court's order voiding a wholly unsecured second priority lien on residential property owned by a Chapter 7 debtor.
