Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (BAP) reversed the decision of the Bankruptcy Court which had (i) granted a second motion by the U.S. Trustee's Office (UST) to extend the time to file a complaint...
BAP for 9th Circuit affirmed bankruptcy court's (C.D. Cal.) dismissal of debtor's chapter 11 case for bad faith, finding no error in application of judicially-created bad faith tests, rather than...
The Sixth Circuit affirmed the opinion of the District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, which granted summary judgment in favor of the debtor's homeowner's insurance carrier, finding the...
Judge(s):
Batchelder, Sutton and Kethledge; opinion by Batchelder
BAP for 10th Cir. affirmed bankruptcy court (D. Colo.) entry of summary judgment declaring criminal restitution obligation nondischargeable under 523(a)(7). While 523(a)(7) excepts debt other than...
"With no opinion on how this [Rule 11 sanctions] issue should come out on remand, we reverse and remand this issue to the district court for a 'brief statement of reasons' justifying its denial of...
Affirming the district court's order, which affirmed the bankruptcy court's orders, dismissing Appellant's adversary proceeding and holding that (a) Appellant lacked standing to bring lawsuit on...
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed two orders of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey affirming on appeal an order of the United States...
Bankruptcy court's order approving the sale of two apartment buildings and finding that purchaser was a good faith purchaser within the meaning of § 363(m) affirmed.
BAP for 9th Circuit affirmed ruling of bankruptcy court denying motion for relief from stay because movants did not need relief from stay to prosecute claim in bankruptcy court. While creditor...
The Second Circuit held that a claim against a law firm for settlement proceeds received by the law firm on behalf of the client was a general unsecured claim where the law firm dissipated the...
Judge(s):
Dennis Jacobs, Robert D. Sack, and Paul A. Engelmayer (District Judge)
