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Summaries by Amir Shachmurove
- Ruling:
- Presented with a creditor (CR) seeking to avoid the discharge of debt allegedly caused by a nondebtor spouse's fraud, the BAP found that the CR's non-dischargeability complaint had been...
- Judge(s):
- Scott H. Gan; Christopher M. Klein; and Laura S. Taylor
- Tag(s):
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- Ruling:
- In a two-part opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (Panel) held that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) does not preempt a bankrupt entity's creditor's state...
- Judge(s):
- Michael S. Kanne; Ilana K. D. Rovner; and David F. Hamilton
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- Citation:
- 20-6018 (8th Circuit, Jul 21,2021) Published
- Case Status:
- Affirmed
- Ruling:
- Finding no error in the ruling, made by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota (BC), on the amount of damages owed to Madison Resource Funding Corp. (Madison) by Jerry Marsh...
- Judge(s):
- Charles L. Nail, Jr.; Barry S. Schermer; and Thomas L. Saladino
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- Citation:
- 20-1857 (8th Circuit, Jul 21,2021) Published
- Case Status:
- Affirmed
- Ruling:
- In this latest chapter of a long-running dispute over farmland (Property) once owned by John and Lorie Finstad (Finstads)—and their second federal appeal involving that parcel’s ownership—the...
- Judge(s):
- James B. Loken; William D. Benton; and Jane L. Kelly
- Tag(s):
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- Ruling:
- Remanding to the Bankruptcy Court for District of Minnesota (BC), the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit (BAP) first vacate the BC's ruling denying a creditor's objection to the...
- Judge(s):
- Charles L. Nail, Jr.; Barry S. Schermer; and Thomas L. Saladino
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- Citation:
- 20-1154 (9th Circuit, Jul 01,2021) Not Published
- Case Status:
- Affirmed
- Ruling:
- The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit found no error in the decision of the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California (BC) to deny a discharge to Sean P. Nevett (SPN)...
- Judge(s):
- Gary A. Spraker; Scott H. Gan; and Julia W. Brand
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- Citation:
- 20-046 (10th Circuit, Jun 30,2021) Not Published
- Case Status:
- Affirmed
- Ruling:
- Discerning no clear error in the post-trial factual findings of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado (BC), the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit (BAP) affirmed its...
- Judge(s):
- Tom R. Cornish; Terrence L. Michael; and Sarah A. Hall
- Tag(s):
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- Citation:
- 21-1001 & 21-1002 (9th Circuit, Jun 28,2021) Not Published
- Case Status:
- Affirmed
- Ruling:
- Echoing a similar ruling in a separate case, the U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (BAP) affirmed orders (1) overruling the objection by Carol Lee DePuydt-Meier (DR) to a proof...
- Judge(s):
- Gary A. Spraker; Robert J. Faris; and Julia W. Brand
- Tag(s):
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- Citation:
- 19-1149 (9th Circuit, Jun 24,2021) Not Published
- Case Status:
- Affirmed
- Ruling:
- The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (BAP) affirmed the bankruptcy court’s order granting the motion to dismiss the third amended complaint of Kimberly Franklin (DR) against U.S....
- Judge(s):
- Gary A. Spraker; Scott H. Gan; and Julia W. Brand
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- Citation:
- 20-1243 (9th Circuit, Jun 22,2021) Not Published
- Case Status:
- Reversed
- Ruling:
- In this one of two related opinions, the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (BAP) reversed the decision of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California (BC) to...
- Judge(s):
- Laura S. Taylor; Robert J. Faris; and William J. Lafferty III
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