The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court's summary judgment decision dismissing a bankruptcy debtor's counterclaims and third party claims in a non-adversary...
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 circuit court affirmed the district court’s finding that Creditor’s appeal was equitably moot. Creditor did not move to stay the bankruptcy court’s confirmation order; relief would be...
Judge(s):
Reena Raggi, Raymond J. Lohier, Jr., and Michael H. Park
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the bankruptcy court and district court's denials of an investor's post-confirmation objection to a plan that provided for the cancellation of equity...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed a district court's dismissal of a bankruptcy appeal for failure to comply with Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 8009 because the...
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit (BAP) affirmed the decision of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas (BC) to dismiss two debtors chapter 13 case,...
Judge(s):
Shon Hastings; Cynthia A. Norton; and Katherine A. Constantine
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit dismissed Claimant’s appeal after he did not respond to Debtor’s service of documents regarding his tort claim. Proper service depends on the...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit affirmed the district court's affirmation of the bankruptcy court’s denial of Trustee’s motions to modify confirmed chapter 13 bankruptcy plans...
Reversing the U.S. Bankruptcy and U.S. District Courts for the Southern District of Texas (BC and DC), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Circuit) deemed that the settlement and...
Faced with a dispute among unsecured and secured creditors over the allocation of equity in a reconstituted chapter 11 debtor, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Circuit) found the...
Judge(s):
Edith H. Jones; Kurt D. Engelhardt; and Andrew S. Oldham
