In re Alba Sanchez
- Citation:
- 18-679 (2nd Circuit, Oct 30,2019) Published
- Case Status:
- Affirmed
- Ruling:
- The bankruptcy courts possess the inherent power to sanction attorneys in appropriate circumstances.
- Judge(s):
- Walker, Carney and Sullivan
- Tag(s):
In re - Stuart Scott Snyder
- Citation:
- 18‐1578‐bk (2nd Circuit, Sep 12,2019) Not Published
- Case Status:
- Affirmed in part and Reversed in part
- Ruling:
- A default judgment issued as a sanction has preclusive effect for purposes of determining dischargeability of a debt, but where a single judgment involves two underlying debts, the court must...
- Judge(s):
- POOLER, CHIN, Circuit Judges, and VITALIANO, District Judge
- Tag(s):
Harold Jones v. The Brand Law Firm (In re: Alice Belmonte)
- Citation:
- No. 18-2098 (2nd Circuit, Jul 25,2019) Published
- Case Status:
- Affirmed
- Ruling:
- The Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the bankruptcy court’s decision, finding that the trustee’s recovery of a portion of the proceeds from the debtor’s unauthorized post-petition...
- Judge(s):
- Calabresi, Lynch and Lohier, Circuit Judges
- Tag(s):
In re Picard
- Citation:
- No. 17-2992(L), 2019 WL 903978 (2nd Circuit, Feb 25,2019) Published
- Case Status:
- Reversed and Remanded
- Ruling:
- Neither the presumption against extraterritoriality nor international comity principles bar the trustee of a domestic debtor from recovering property that the debtor transferred to a foreign entity...
- Judge(s):
- Jacobs, Pooler, Wesley
- Tag(s):
Lehman XS Trust v. Greenpoint Mortage Funding, Inc.
- Citation:
- No. 17-1290, 2019 WL 452888 (2nd Circuit, Feb 06,2019) Published
- Case Status:
- Affirmed
- Ruling:
- District court properly dismissed U.S. Bank's claims as untimely. The claims were for breach of contract, indemnification, and breach of indemnification agreements.
- Judge(s):
- Wesley, Chin, Carney
- Tag(s):
The PACA Trust Creditors v. Genecco Produce Inc.
- Citation:
- 17-1949-cv, 17-2051-cv (2nd Circuit, Jan 09,2019) Published
- Case Status:
- Affirmed
- Ruling:
- Defendant in PACA action, which was both a supplier to, and a buyer of, produce from the debtor, was not entitled to a complete offset of such mutual obligations existing on the bankruptcy filing...
- Judge(s):
- Sack, Raggi, and Chin, Circuit Judges
- Tag(s):
Federal Trade Commission v. Federal Check Processing
- Citation:
- 16-3811-cv, 16-3805-cv (2nd Circuit, Jan 11,2019) Published
- Case Status:
- Affirmed
- Ruling:
- By summary judgment in favor of the FTC, individual defendant was responsible for debt collection practices of his businesses that violated the Federal Debt Collection Practices Act and the FTCA...
- Judge(s):
- Cabranes, Sack, and Parker, Circuit Judges
- Tag(s):
Auslander v. Murray
- Citation:
- 17-1272 (2nd Circuit, Aug 14,2014) Published
- Case Status:
- Affirmed
- Ruling:
- Bankruptcy Court did not abuse its discretion in sua sponte dismissing a single creditor involuntary petition for cause, under 11 U.S.C. 707(a). Bankruptcy Court was being used as a collection...
- Judge(s):
- Walker, Hall, and Lohier, Circuit Judges
- Tag(s):
Bank v. Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.
- Citation:
- 17-2700-bk (2nd Circuit, Jul 18,2018) Not Published
- Case Status:
- Affirmed
- Ruling:
- Applying the "Winston" factors, See, Winston v. Mediafare Entm’t Corp., 777 F.2d 78 (2d Cir. 1985), the Court determined that the parties intended to be bound to a settlement, absent a signed...
- Judge(s):
- Peter W. Hall Susan L. Carney Circuit Judges John G. Koelti District Judge
- Tag(s):
A&G Goldman PA v. Picard
- Citation:
- 17-512-bk (2nd Circuit, Jun 27,2018) Not Published
- Case Status:
- Affirmed
- Ruling:
- SUMMARY ORDER WITH NO PRECEDENTIAL EFFECT. Held that purported securities claim for control person liability asserted by customers in Florida action was instead a disguised claim for the...
- Judge(s):
- Pierre N. Leval, Gerard E. Lynch, and Christopher F. Droney, Circuit Judges
- Tag(s):
