U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit ("First Circuit") Case Nos. 12-9008, 12-9009
Ruling:
First Circuit affirmed ruling of Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the First Circuit (the "BAP") that appeals from orders of U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Massachusetts (J. Feeney)("Bankruptcy...
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the First Circuit, Case No. MB-13021
Ruling:
The First Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel ("BAP") reversed an order of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Massachusetts (J. Hillman) granting a secured creditor's motion for relief from stay...
Formatech, Inc. v. Sovereign Bank, et al. (In re Formatech, Inc.), No. MW 12-012 (1st Cir. B.A.P. December 7, 2012))
Ruling:
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the First Circuit ("BAP") entered an order DIMISSING the appeal initiated by Formatech, Inc., the debtor and appellant ("Debtor" or "Formatech"), subsequent to...
Fabrica de Muebles J.J. Alvarez, Inc. v. Inversiones Mendoza, Inc., Case No. 11-1985 (1st Cir. June 4, 2012)
Ruling:
The First Circuit Court of Appeals held that the United States District Court, District of Puerto Rico, did not abuse its discretion in denying a (non-debtor) plaintiff's motion for reconsideration...
Luis A. Soto-Rios and Brenda Tosada-Arbelo v. Banco Popular De Puerto Rico, United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, Appeal No. 10-227 (unpublished)
Ruling:
The United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit (J. Howard) ("First Circuit") found that a mortgagee and purported secured creditor held an "interest in property" as that term is used in both 11...
