In a summary order, the Second Circuit rejected the debtor's argument that the government's filing of a Notice of Federal Tax lien allegedly in violation of the automatic stay provides a basis to...
Pro Se Debtor's appeal challenging bankruptcy court's decision granting landlord/creditor relief from the automatic stay to continue an ejectment was dismissed as moot because during the pendency...
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (BAP) affirmed the denial of an order denying the contempt motion filed by chapter 13 debtor Jerome Perryman (DR) against his ex-wife, Karen Dal Poggetto (PG),...
Judge(s):
Julia W. Brand; Robert J. Faris; and Gary A. Spraker
BAP for 9th Cir. affirmed bankruptcy court (ND Cal.) dismissed debtor's adversary complaint against foreclosing creditors and their attorney for willful violation of automatic stay. Real property...
Debtor's Notice of Appeal only attached the order denying Debtor's motion for reconsideration. Therefore, the BAP's ruling was limited to only the reconsideration order and not the prior stay...
Judge(s):
Honorable Faris, Lafferty, and Taylor, Bankruptcy Judges
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (Circuit) held that the judge sitting by designation on the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico solely for hearing petitions under...
Judge(s):
Sandra L. Lynch; Kermit V. Lipez, and Ojetta R. Thompson
The Panel dismissed the appeal, of Jennifer Skurko (Skurko) and Leslie Gentile (Gentile, and with Skurko, Defendants), of an order of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (BAP), which reversed the...
Judge(s):
Helene N. White; Alice M. Batchelder; and Eric E. Murphy
5th Circuit affirmed District Court (W.D. Tx.) grant of summary judgment in favor of creditors seeking foreclosure against former serial bankruptcy filer. Texas common law and Section 362(c)(3)(A)...
BAP for 9th Circuit affirmed ruling of bankruptcy court (SD Cal.) retroactively annulling automatic stay after creditor with notice of bankruptcy proceeded with foreclosure sale. Bankruptcy court...
The Sixth Circuit affirmed dismissal of claims for breach of contract and violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, finding that Peoples Bank did not misapply a payment to the wrong month, even...
