In a summary order, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s decision to dismiss the appellant’s appeal of the bankruptcy court's order due to lack of standing.
The Second Circuit affirmed the lower court's rulings concerning priority of the Second-Lien Holders over the Subordinate Notes holders; affirmed lower court's ruling finding Senior Lien Holders...
Circuit Court affirmed the District Court's affirmance of decisions by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (1) disallowing the claim the pro se debtor lodged with ResCap...
Judge(s):
Hon. Robert D. Stack; Hon. Reena Raggi; Hon. Susan L. Carney.
Bankruptcy court had jurisdiction to disallow a claim that was based on the same claims that had been the subject of litigation outside of bankruptcy. Claims allowance is a core proceeding, and...
(1)Bankruptcy court had post-confirmation jurisdiction to adjudicate dispute over interpretation of contract assumed by debtor during bankruptcy-if Netflix had been permitted to stream films before...
Judge(s):
Reena Raggi and Raymond J. Lohler, Jr., Circuit Judges, and Joan M. Azrack, District Judge for E.D.N.Y. sitting by designation
SUMMARY ORDER -- NO PRECEDENTIAL EFFECT. Two former employees of Lehman were not entitled to separate claims against Lehman for bonus claims tied to their employment that were assumed and paid by...
Judge(s):
Dennis Jacobs, Debra Ann Livingston, Circuit Judges; George B. Daniels, District Judge
Appeal of district court order dismissing individual plaintiff from case and allowing a bankruptcy trustee to substitute as plaintiff was dismissed for lack of appellate jurisdiction due to the...
AFFIRMING the judgment of the district court dismissing claims asserted by former debtors (collectively, “BPP”) against the Royal Bank of Scotland Group, PLC (“RBS”), RBS Citizens, N.A....
Judge(s):
Jacobs, Pooler, Circuit Judges, and Crawford, District Judge (sitting by designation)
The Second Circuit reversed the decisions of the District Court and Bankruptcy Court imposing sanctions on a debtor's attorney for a repeat chapter 11 filing on the eve of a foreclosure sale and in...
