May 31, 2024
Amending a Claim After Confirmation Requires ‘Compelling Circumstances’
The Fifth Circuit joins two other circuits in requiring ‘more’ to amend a proof of claim after confirmation of a chapter 11 plan.
5th CircuitMay 22, 2024
District Judge Explains What a Notice of Appeal Does and Doesn’t Do
A notice of appeal precludes the court from modifying an order on appeal but does not impair enforcement of the order absent a stay pending appeal.
9th Circuit, IdahoMay 21, 2024
Receivership Didn’t Prevent an LLC’s Manager from Filing Bankruptcy for the LLC
Judge Randal Mashburn described what a state court must do in appointing a receiver that would prevent an LLC’s manager from filing a bankruptcy petition.
6th Circuit, Tennessee, Tennessee Middle DistrictMay 14, 2024
Federal Government Doesn’t Have Sovereign Immunity to Avoid Contempt Sanctions
Bankruptcy Judge Scott Clarkson nailed the government with $38,000 in sanctions for a ‘willful’ violation of a discovery order shown by ‘clear and convincing evidence.’
9th Circuit, California, California Central DistrictMay 08, 2024
MOAC Again: No Remedy for the Landlord Despite Beating Sears in the Supreme Court
On remand from the Supreme Court and the Second Circuit, the district court decides that the Mall of America landlord isn’t entitled to more than the bargain it made with Sears in 1991.
2nd Circuit, New York, New York Southern DistrictMay 06, 2024
After 180 Days, Confirmation Can’t Be Vacated, Even for the Best of Reasons
Federal Rule 60(b) can’t ‘end run’ Section 1144, Bankruptcy Judge Kimball holds.
11th Circuit, Florida, Florida Southern DistrictMay 03, 2024
District Court Narrowly Reads a Nondebtor Release in a Sale-Approval Order
A potential bidder wasn’t barred from suing the successful bidder outside of bankruptcy court.
2nd Circuit, New York, New York Southern DistrictMay 02, 2024
District Court Orders Arbitration of All Noncore Claims, Reversing the Bankruptcy Court
Absent ‘concerns peculiar to bankruptcy’ when there is an arbitration clause, the district court followed Henry Schein by saying that the bankruptcy court should have allowed arbitrators to decide which claims are arbitrable, or not.
2nd Circuit, New York, New York Southern DistrictMay 01, 2024
Fifth Circuit Reaffirms the Use of ‘Gatekeeping’ Orders
As a follow-up to Highland Capital Management, the Fifth Circuit explained when gatekeeping orders are appropriate.
5th CircuitApril 29, 2024
10th Circuit BAP Judges Survey the Appealability of Contempt Orders and Sanctions
The BAP judges disagreed over whether the amount of sanctions had to be fixed before there could be an appeal from an order declaring that the injured party was entitled to an award of attorneys’ fees for the contemnor’s contempt.
10th Circuit