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IN RE: JOHNIE LEE NANCE, DEBTOR

Citation:
No. 24-2745 (9th Circuit, Oct 14,2025) Published
Case Status:
Reversed and Remanded
Ruling:
Claim preclusion does not bar a debtor from amending their schedule of exemptions (which is allowed under Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1009(a)) when the amendments assert different grounds for exempting...
Judge(s):
Marsha S. Berzon and Mark J. Bennett, Circuit Judges, and Joan H. Lefkow, District Judge, sitting by designation
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Myer’s Lawn Care Servs., Inc. v. Pryor

Citation:
24-2345-bk (2nd Circuit, Oct 08,2025) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
A bankruptcy court's holdings in a dischargeability adversary proceeding between a creditor and the debtor are not binding on the debtor's chapter 7 trustee unless the trustee is made a party to...
Judge(s):
REENA RAGGI, GERARD E. LYNCH, MICHAEL H. PARK, Circuit Judges.
Tag(s):

re: SYLVIA N. EMIABATA; PHILIP O. EMIABATA

  • Summarized by Jonathan Batiste , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • 5 months 1 week ago
Citation:
No. 24-2870 (3rd Circuit, Oct 07,2025) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
The circuit court affirmed the district court’s decision upholding the bankruptcy court’s dismissal of Debtors’ petition and imposition of a new filing bar. The bankruptcy court had the...
Judge(s):
Hardiman, Matey, and Chung
Tag(s):

In the Matter of Darren Scott Matloff

Citation:
24-10439 (5th Circuit, Oct 08,2025) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed in part and Reversed in part
Ruling:
In addition to providing an excellent summary of the legal standards for dischargeability and discharge under 11 U.S.C. §§ 523 and 727, the Court of Appeals reversed the bankruptcy court's...
Judge(s):
Graves, Engelhardt, and Oldham, Circuit Judges
Tag(s):

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