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Summaries by David Treacy
- Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
- 1 week 2 days ago
- Citation:
- No. 24-1776 (1st Circuit, Apr 02,2026) Published
- Case Status:
- Affirmed
- Ruling:
- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit upheld a district court's order staying and enjoining Plaintiffs/Appellants' continued litigation against Defendant/Appellee Puerto Rico Police...
- Judge(s):
- Barron, Thompson, Aframe
- Tag(s):
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- Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
- 1 week 4 days ago
- Citation:
- No. 24-1822 (1st Circuit, Apr 01,2026) Published
- Case Status:
- Reversed
- Ruling:
- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit reversed a district court decision allowing plaintiffs to collect attorneys' fees from Puerto Rico related to a lawsuit about COVID-19 pandemic...
- Judge(s):
- Gelpí, Hamilton, and Aframe
- Tag(s):
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- Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
- 2 weeks 6 days ago
- Citation:
- 25-60204 (5th Circuit, Mar 27,2026) Not Published
- Case Status:
- Affirmed
- Ruling:
- A Fifth Circuit majority upheld an order stating a Chapter 7 Trustee could not include surplus funds paid to a debtor's equity security holder in calculating a commission under 11 U.S.C. § 326(a)....
- Judge(s):
- King, Southwick, and Haynes
- Tag(s):
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- Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
- 3 weeks 5 days ago
- Citation:
- 25-4036 (10th Circuit, Mar 23,2026) Not Published
- Case Status:
- Affirmed
- Ruling:
- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit upheld a debtor/defendant's conviction for making a false bankruptcy declaration in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 152(3) despite the absence of a...
- Judge(s):
- Phillips, Eid, and Federico
- Tag(s):
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- Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
- 3 weeks 6 days ago
- Citation:
- 25-2138 (7th Circuit, Mar 16,2026) Not Published
- Case Status:
- Affirmed
- Ruling:
- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed the appellant/individual debtor's convictions and sentence for bankruptcy fraud and criminal contempt (for violating a preliminary...
- Judge(s):
- Pryor, Kolar, and Maldonado
- Tag(s):
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- Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
- 1 month 1 week ago
- Citation:
- 25-3867 (9th Circuit, Mar 06,2026) Not Published
- Case Status:
- Affirmed
- Ruling:
- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a Bankruptcy Appellate Panel decision upholding the bankruptcy court's denial of the appellant/plaintiff/creditor's motion for relief from a...
- Judge(s):
- Hawkins, Bybee, and Friedland
- Tag(s):
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- Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
- 1 month 3 weeks 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
- 1 month 4 weeks 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
- 2 months 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
- 2 months 3 weeks 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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