Lightsway Litigation Services erred under New Jersey’s issue preclusion laws. Under New Jersey law, precluded issues must be identical to previously decided issues; issues are not identical if a...
By not previously bringing claims against Creditor, Debtor forfeited such claims after reaching a settlement agreement with Creditor. While the settlement agreement contains a carve-out provision...
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's order. The Fifth Circuit held: (1) the bankruptcy court had proper related to jurisdiction since the contested tax liens in the state court action...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed a district court's order dismissing with prejudice a pro se civil complaint against a bankruptcy judge for damages and injunctive relief...
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's order to uphold the modification of the automatic stay, and dismissed the portion of the order where the bankruptcy court decided to abstain and...
In this Summary Order, the Second Circuit affirmed as "moot" the District Court's dismissal of an appeal by a landlord contesting the failure of the bankruptcy court to rule on its stay relief...
Judge(s):
For the Court Catherine O’Hagan Wolfe, Clerk of Court
Appellant did not make a substantial contribution to the reorganization process under Section 503(b)(3)(D). Appellant acted out of self-interest. Appellant’s stated fees included fees unrelated...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld a bankruptcy court's (a) judgment that the appellant had to turn over $137,000 to the debtor's estate as prepetition checks he received were...
Judge(s):
R. NELSON and VANDYKE, Circuit Judges, and COLE, District Judge
The district court erred by granting the defendants’ summary judgment motion for the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Acts claim because the plaintiff attached the required Qualified Written...
Appellant forfeited his challenge to the bankruptcy court’s alternate rationale for its decision by not briefing it. The circuit court can affirm the judgment based on the alternate rationale....
