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Summaries by Kristen Siracusa
- Summarized by Kristen Siracusa , Office of the U.S. Trustee
- 5 years 9 months ago
- Citation:
- No. 16-1681 (4th Circuit, Jun 12,2017) Published
- Case Status:
- Affirmed
- Ruling:
- As to the threshold requirements of Rule 60(b), the court found that Wells failed to timely file its motion and that granting relief to Wells would prejudice the bona fide purchaser at the...
- Judge(s):
- Before Judges Niemeyer, King, and Duncan, Circuit Judges.
- Tag(s):
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- Summarized by Kristen Siracusa , Office of the U.S. Trustee
- 6 years 2 months ago
- Citation:
- No. 15-1800 (4th Circuit, Jan 18,2017) Published
- Case Status:
- Affirmed
- Ruling:
- The Fourth Circuit determined that the provisions of the deed of trust cited to by the Debtor do not create " ' separate or additional security interest[s]. nut [are] merely [] provision[s] to...
- Judge(s):
- U.S. Disitrict Judge Gerald Bruce Lee, sitting by designation, and Circuit Judges Thacker and Harris
- Tag(s):
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- Summarized by Kristen Siracusa , Office of the U.S. Trustee
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Citation:
- No. 15-2158 (4th Circuit, Dec 20,2016) Not Published
- Case Status:
- Affirmed
- Ruling:
The court employed a "commonsense inquiry" to determine whether the communication constitutes an attempt to collect a debt. Judge Shedd concluded that "the communications were for...
- Judge(s):
- Before Judges Shedd, Keenan and Senior Judge Davis
- Tag(s):
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- Summarized by Kristen Siracusa , Office of the U.S. Trustee
- 6 years 7 months ago
- Citation:
- Dubois v. Atlas Acquisitions LLC (In re Dubois), No. 15-1945 (4th Cir. Aug. 25, 2016)
- Ruling:
- The issue on appeal was whether Atlas violated the FDCPA by filing proofs of claim based on time-barred debts. The Fourth Circuit concluded that Atlas’s conduct did not violate the FDCPA and...
- Judge(s):
- Judge Albert Diaz, Judge Henry F. Floyd, and Judge Stephanie D. Thacker.
- Tag(s):
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- Summarized by Kristen Siracusa , Office of the U.S. Trustee
- 8 years 8 months ago
- Citation:
- Guttman v. Construction Program Group (In re Railworks Corp), No. 13-1931 (4th Cir. July 28, 2014)
- Ruling:
- The court held that the bankruptcy court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Construction Program Group (CPG) was proper, thus reversing the district court. First, the 4th Circuit held that...
- Judge(s):
- Judge Keenan and Judge Floyd, Circuit Judges, and Judge Max O. Cogburn, Jr., United States District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina, sitting by designation.
- Tag(s):
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- Summarized by Kristen Siracusa , Office of the U.S. Trustee
- 9 years 5 months ago
- Citation:
- No. 13-1418, ---F.3d --- (4th Cir. Oct. 30, 2013)
- Ruling:
- The Court concluded that Appellant, by executing a series of four loan restructuring agreements, waived “any and all” claims (including her ECOA claims) against the Bank in exchange for the...
- Judge(s):
- Motz, Shedd, and Thacker, Circuit Judges
- Tag(s):
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- Summarized by Kristen Siracusa , Office of the U.S. Trustee
- 9 years 10 months ago
- Citation:
- Grayson Consulting, Inc. v. Wachovia Securities, LLC (In re Derivium Capital LLC), No. 12-1518, --- F.3d --- (4th Cir. May 24, 2013)
- Ruling:
- The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court, first holding that the $161 million in stocks that customers transferred into the Wachovia brokerage accounts before Derivium's stock loan...
- Judge(s):
- King, Wynn, and Diaz, Circuit Judges
- Tag(s):
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