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Summaries by David Treacy
- Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
- 1 day 11 hours ago
- Citation:
- 25-2139 (9th Circuit, Feb 23,2026) Not Published
- Case Status:
- Affirmed
- Ruling:
- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld a bankruptcy court's order reducing a debtor's homestead exemption to $0 under 11 U.S.C. § 522(o). The bankruptcy court did not clearly err...
- Judge(s):
- GRABER, CLIFTON, and JOHNSTONE
- Tag(s):
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- Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
- 5 days 12 hours ago
- Citation:
- 25-30193 (5th Circuit, Feb 11,2026) Not Published
- Case Status:
- Affirmed
- Ruling:
- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that bankruptcy professionals are entitled to derivative judicial immunity when they act pursuant to and in accordance with a bankruptcy court's...
- Judge(s):
- Haynes, Duncan, Ramirez
- Tag(s):
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- Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
- 1 week 1 day ago
- Citation:
- 25-1203 (6th Circuit, Feb 11,2026) Published
- Case Status:
- Affirmed
- Ruling:
- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held it had jurisdiction to review a bankruptcy court's denial of a chapter 13 debtor's Civil Rule 60(b) motion and affirmed, concluding his failure...
- Judge(s):
- Moore, Bush, and Davis
- Tag(s):
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- Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
- 1 month 4 days ago
- Citation:
- 24-1979 (6th Circuit, Jan 14,2026) Published
- Case Status:
- Affirmed
- Ruling:
- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed a bankruptcy court's summary judgment dismissal of a successor chapter 7 trustee's claims against the original trustee and the debtor's...
- Judge(s):
- Kethledge, Larsen, Bloomekatz
- Tag(s):
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- Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
- 1 month 6 days ago
- Citation:
- 25-20048 (5th Circuit, Jan 13,2026) Not Published
- Case Status:
- Affirmed
- Ruling:
- 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...
- Judge(s):
- Smith, Stewart, and Haynes
- Tag(s):
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- Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
- 1 month 1 week ago
- Citation:
- Nos. 25-2249, 25-2439 (4th Circuit, Jan 08,2026) Not Published
- Case Status:
- Dismissed
- Ruling:
- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denied a chapter 7 debtor's emergency petitions for writs of mandamus. The debtor had asked the circuit "to reassign his ongoing bankruptcy...
- Judge(s):
- Wilkinson, King, and Rushing
- Tag(s):
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- Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
- 1 month 3 weeks ago
- Citation:
- No. 25-1177 (3rd Circuit, Dec 30,2025) Not Published
- Case Status:
- Affirmed
- Ruling:
- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed a bankruptcy judge's order approving a settlement between a chapter 7 trustee and the debtor's landlord under F.R.B.P. 9019. The settlement...
- Judge(s):
- Matey, Montgomery-Reeves, and Nygaard
- Tag(s):
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- Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
- 2 months 1 day ago
- Citation:
- No. 25-6008 (8th Circuit, Dec 16,2025) Published
- Case Status:
- Dismissed
- Ruling:
- Over a dissent, the U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit dismissed an appeal from an order approving a Chapter 7 Trustee's free-and-clear sale of a debtor's half-interest in real...
- Judge(s):
- Hastings, Surratt-States, and Norton
- Tag(s):
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- Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
- 2 months 2 weeks ago
- Citation:
- No. 25-2352 (2nd Circuit, Dec 04,2025) Not Published
- Case Status:
- Affirmed
- Ruling:
- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed a district court's order dismissing with prejudice a pro se civil complaint against a bankruptcy judge for damages and injunctive relief...
- Judge(s):
- Krause, Restrepo, and Porter
- Tag(s):
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- Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
- 3 months 2 days ago
- Ruling:
- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld a bankruptcy court's (a) judgment that the appellant had to turn over $137,000 to the debtor's estate as prepetition checks he received were...
- Judge(s):
- R. NELSON and VANDYKE, Circuit Judges, and COLE, District Judge
- Tag(s):
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