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‘Disinterestedness’ doesn’t apply to a foreign representative in chapter 15.

Two years in jail and $1,000 in daily fines are ok as civil contempt sanctions.

A ‘no harm, no foul’ stay violation is harmless error.

Appeals court avoids a split of circuits by deciding a different issue this time.

Section 105(a) was utilized because Section 1301 is silent on sanctions.

Supreme Court held that Section 157(b)(5) is not jurisdictional, Delaware district judge says.

Dismissing the debtor as plaintiff is not a final order when the trustee is substituted.

Seventh Circuit complicates life for bankruptcy judges in deciding a case involving magistrates.

Kansas judge differs with a non-precedential Tenth Circuit opinion on Rooker-Feldman.

Marrama permits relief that’s not explicitly prohibited by the Code, even if policies shown in the statute suggest otherwise.