In a per curiam opinion, the Fourth Circuit affirmed the "thorough, well-reasoned opinions" of the Bankruptcy Court and the District Court that the Debtor, Alpha Natural Resources, Inc., could...
Judge(s):
Circuit Judges Thacker and Harris and Senior Circuit Judge Shedd.
Fourth Circuit reviewed bankruptcy court's analysis of the eleven factors adopted in In re Dornier Aviation (North America), Inc., 453 F.3d 225 (4th Cir. 2006) and, in a per curiam decision,...
Judge(s):
Chief Judge Roger L. Gregory, Circuit Judge William B. Traxler, Jr., and Senior U.S. District Judge Joseph F. Anderson, sitting by designation
Biltmore Investments, LTD v. TD Bank, N.A., Case No. 15-1076 (4th Cir. Oct. 1, 2015) (unpublished) (per curiam).
Ruling:
The court of appeals held the automatic stay expired upon confirmation of a Chapter 11 plan of reorganization. The district court erred in extending the automatic stay stay to enjoin a bank from...
Judge(s):
Before Circuit Judges Paul V. Niemeyer,Robert B. King, and Roger L. Gregory.
In a unanimous decision, a three judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit confirmed that judicial review of arbitration awards is “severely circumscribed” and...
Judge(s):
Judge Keenan wrote the opinion in which Chief Judge Traxler and Judge Gregory joined.
Susquehanna Bank v. USA/IRS, No. 13-2249 (4th Cir. October 31, 2014)
Ruling:
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals parsed the langue of Section 6323(h)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code to determine the priority under Maryland law of an IRS tax lien and a bank deed of trust...
In a published decision, the Fourth Circuit reversed the decision of the District Court of South Carolina which had reversed the bankruptcy court's decision that the debtor's transfer of her...
Judge(s):
Before Circuit Judges Motz, King and Shedd. Judge Motz wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge King joined. Judge Shedd wrote a dissenting opinion.
Branigan v. Davis (In re Davis) Case No. 12-1184 (4th Cir. May 10, 2013)
Ruling:
In two “Chapter 20” cases, the Fourth Circuit affirmed confirmation orders stripping off valueless junior liens against debtors’ property. In a 2-1 ruling, the Court rejected the argument of...
Judge(s):
Before Circuit Judges Paul V. Niemeyer, Barbara Milano Keenan, and Andre M. Diaz. Judge Diaz wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge Niemeyer joined. Judge Keenan wrote a dissenting opinion.
