Court Administration

Third Circuit Dissenter Says that Bankruptcy Judges ‘Assist’ Article III Judges

The dissenter on rehearing believes there are narrow grounds for reopening a closed bankruptcy case.

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Third Circuit: Confirmation Order Was Res Judicata Between Third Parties

The majority on a Third Circuit panel decided that a confirmation order many years earlier prevented one nondebtor from suing another nondebtor on an issue that wouldn’t affect the debtor’s estate but did entail interpreting the confirmation order.

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3rd Circuit

On Panel Rehearing, Third Circuit Permits Reopening a 22-Year-Old Case

Reversing its prior decision after rehearing, the Third Circuit allowed a bankruptcy judge to interpret a confirmation decision made 12 years before by a district judge.

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3rd Circuit

Another Judge Will Hold a Status Conference to Hear from Sex Abuse Survivors

Bankruptcy Judge Harner of Baltimore and Sacramento’s Bankruptcy Judge Klein have both authorized status conferences allowing abuse survivors to address the court and the church.

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Maryland

Liquidating Trustee Ousted for an Undisclosed Litigation Funding Agreement

The pricey litigation funding agreement had not been disclosed to creditors before confirmation.

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Texas Northern District

On a Split, First Circuit Holds that Deadlines to Join Involuntary Petitions Are Permissible

Changing the rule under the former Bankruptcy Act, the Code and Federal Rule 24 now allow bankruptcy courts to impose deadlines for creditors to join involuntary petitions.

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1st Circuit