UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v WILLIAMS

• Summarized by Nascine Howell , Seyfarth Shaw LLP
• 5 years 6 months ago

Citation:

17-2244 (7th Circuit, Jun 06,2018) Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s decision, finding, among other things, that the district court: (i) did not violate the 6th Amendment’s Confrontation Clause...

Judge(s):

Flaum, Sykes, and Hamilton

Tag(s):

• 7th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Fraud
• 18 U.S.C. §§ 157(1) and (2)

Gleason v. Jansen

• Summarized by Madison Conquest , State of Tennessee Real Estate Asset Management
• 5 years 7 months ago

Citation:

No. 17-1658 (7th Circuit, Apr 25,2018) Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

Denial of Rule 60 relief proper when the "new evidence" was available via PACER at the time of trial. Court reiterated its statement in Kunilk v. Racine Cnty., 106 F.3d 168, 174 (7th Cir. 1997),...

Judge(s):

Wood, Chief Judge, and Kanne and Barrett, Circuit Judges

Tag(s):

• 7th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Ethics
• Fraud
• Practice and Procedure
• Venue/Jurisdiction
• Personal Bankruptcy Topics
• Discharge/Dischargeability
• Rule 9024 (Fed. R. Civ. P. 60)
• § 523(a)(2)(A)

Marshall v. Blake

• Summarized by Daniel Waxman , KEWA Financial Inc.
• 5 years 8 months ago

Citation:

17-2809 (7th Circuit, Mar 22,2018) Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

1. The Circuit Court had jurisdiction over the "direct appeal" because (i) the Bankruptcy Court certified that the order "involved" a question of law that warranted a direct appeal and the Circuit...

Judge(s):

Flaum, Bauer, and Manion

Tag(s):

• 7th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• BAPCPA at 10
• Certification
• Plan Confirmation
• Practice and Procedure
• Venue/Jurisdiction
• Personal Bankruptcy Topics
• Consumer Bankruptcy
• Rule 8006
• Rule 8008
• § 1325
• 101

Reinbold v. Thorpe (In re Thorpe)

• Summarized by Steven Mulligan , Coan, Payton & Payne, LLC
• 5 years 10 months ago

Citation:

17-1766 (7th Circuit, Jan 31,2018) Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

Under the Illinois law, each spouse is vested with independent contingent interests in marital property when the divorce petition is filed. When one spouse files bankruptcy, a trustee succeeds only...

Judge(s):

Bauer, Flaum, Sykes (Sykes)

Tag(s):

• 7th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Family/Divorce Issues
• 11 U.S.C § 541
• 11 U.S.C § 544

Bank of America, N.A. v. Veluchamy

• Summarized by Nascine Howell , Seyfarth Shaw LLP
• 5 years 10 months ago

Citation:

Nos. 15-2902, 15-2908, 15-3815, and 16-3496 (7th Circuit, Jan 12,2018) Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s ruling, finding the district court did not commit any reversible errors regarding the six main issues on appeal.

Judge(s):

Manion and Kanne, Circuit Judges, and Miller, District Judge, sitting by designation

Tag(s):

• 7th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Fraudulent Transfers
• Consumer Bankruptcy
• Rule 7019
• 11 U.S.C § 542
• 11 U.S.C § 550

Banco Panamericano, Inc. v. City of Peoria, Ill.

• Summarized by Bonnie Clair , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Missouri, St. Louis
• 5 years 10 months ago

Citation:

No. 17-1019 (7th Circuit, Jan 11,2018) Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

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...

Judge(s):

Hamilton, Bauer, Posner

Tag(s):

• 7th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Executory Contracts/Leases

USA v. Fadden

• Summarized by Kurt Carlson , Carlson Dash LLC
• 5 years 11 months ago

Citation:

No. 17-1400 (7th Circuit, Nov 01,2017) Not Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

The district court’s refusal to allow the defendant’s theory-of-defense jury instruction did not deny him a fair trial where the proposed instruction restated the court’s charge to the jury...

Judge(s):

Easterbrook, Kanne, and Williams

Tag(s):

• 7th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Practice and Procedure
• 18 U.S.C. § 152(1)
• 18 U.S.C. §152(3)
• 18 U.S.C. §1001(a)(2)

IN RE: ONESTAR LONG DISTANCE, INC.

• Summarized by Bonnie Clair , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Missouri, St. Louis
• 6 years 2 months ago

Citation:

Nos. 16-1940 & 16-2094 (7th Circuit, Sep 22,2017) Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

The Seventh Circuit affirmed the rulings below to hold $1.9 million paid by the debtor pre-petition unavoidable under Code § 547(c)(4). The Court found that the Bankruptcy Court reasonably used a...

Judge(s):

Sykes, Posner, Easterbrook

Tag(s):

• 7th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Preferences
• Telecom/Tech
• 11 U.S.C. § 547(b); 11 U.S.C. § 547(c)(2); 11 U.S.C. § 547(c)(4); 11 U.S.C. § 547(c)(4)(B)

Hendricks v. Novae Corp. Underwriting, Ltd.

• Summarized by Daniel Waxman , KEWA Financial Inc.
• 6 years 3 months ago

Citation:

16-1712 (7th Circuit, Aug 08,2017) Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

Settlement of cause of action between plaintiff and defendant where defendant agrees to a judgment in the full amount of the claim and assigns its claim against its insurer (who has declined...

Judge(s):

Posner, Williams, and Sykes

Tag(s):

• 7th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Litigation

Caudill Seed & Warehouse v. Rose (MMR Farms LLC)

• Summarized by Steven Mulligan , Coan, Payton & Payne, LLC
• 6 years 3 months ago

Citation:

16-4072 (7th Circuit, Aug 18,2017) Not Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

A settlement agreement is not a judicial decision and thus, does not give rise to issue preclusion and defending a case on the basis of a release is an affirmative defense that must be raised in a...

Judge(s):

Easterbrook, Rovner, Sykes (Easterbrook)

Tag(s):

• 7th Circuit
• Fraudulent Transfers
• § 548
• § 727

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