March 19, 2024
The Supreme Court’s narrowing of Rooker-Feldman is showing up in circuit court opinions.
11th Circuit
March 18, 2024
A 14-day stay under Rule 7062 might have saved the chapter 13 debtor’s right to dismiss under Section 1307(b).
10th Circuit
March 07, 2024
Under binding circuit precedent, a Delaware district judge ruled that an order denying a motion to dismiss a chapter 11 case is final and appealable.
3rd Circuit, Delaware
March 06, 2024
By referring to the Rooker-Feldman doctrine, the appellant might have won an appeal where the bankruptcy court effectively set aside an erroneous decision by a state court regarding discharge.
7th Circuit
March 04, 2024
The Sixth Circuit explains how to appeal when the automatic stay prevents an order in a multi-defendant suit from becoming a final order.
6th Circuit
February 26, 2024
The Fifth Circuit used Section 363(m) to avoid ruling on equitable mootness following consummation of a chapter 11 plan.
5th Circuit
February 23, 2024
Extending statutes of limitations does not affect ‘substantive’ rights, thus the Rules Enabling Act does not preclude a rule from allowing an extension, Judge Julie Manning says.
2nd Circuit, Connecticut
February 21, 2024
Any day now, the Second Circuit could create a split of circuits importuning the Supreme Court to decide whether chapter 13 trustees are paid fees even if no plan is confirmed.
Supreme Court
February 20, 2024
Can Section 327(c) be unconstitutional as applied if it deprives shareholders of standing when the estate might be solvent?
3rd Circuit, Delaware
