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Claims Located in the U.S. Make a Foreign Debtor Eligible for Chapter 15

The Second Circuit’s Barnet opinion on Section 109(a)’s requirement of property in the U.S. is satisfied by claims located in the U.S.

2nd Circuit
New York
New York Southern District

Granting or Denying a Homestead Exemption Remains a Final Order in the Ninth Circuit

Bullard did not undermine the automatic appealability of orders granting or denying homestead exemptions.

9th Circuit

Automatic Stay Doesn’t Apply to Enforcement of Maritime Liens, Ninth Circuit Says

Filing bankruptcy won’t divest a district court of maritime jurisdiction, and a bankruptcy court can’t adjudicate maritime lien rights.

9th Circuit

Rooker-Feldman in the Third Circuit and Philadelphia Entertainment

May 2018

Topic Tags
Fraudulent Transfers
Venue/Jurisdiction
Monday, March 5, 2018
Article Tags
Court Administration
Legislation
Venue/Jurisdiction
Business Reorganization
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Benchnotes April 2018

April 2018

Bankruptcy Code
11 U.S.C. §§ 101-1532
Topic Tags
Claims
Bankruptcy Litigation
Fraudulent Transfers
Plan Confirmation
Venue/Jurisdiction
Consumer Bankruptcy
Business Reorganization

California District Judge Requires Property in the U.S. to File Chapter 15

A security retainer held by a foreign liquidator’s U.S. counsel satisfies the chapter 15 requirement of property in the U.S.

9th Circuit
California
California Northern District

Second Circuit Says Tenuous Connections Establish “Related To” Bankruptcy Jurisdiction

‘Plausibility’ evidently does not apply when pleading ‘related to’ bankruptcy jurisdiction.

2nd Circuit

Are Bankruptcy Courts Sanctioned to Sanction?

April 2018

Bankruptcy Code
11 U.S.C. § 105
9014
7037
Topic Tags
Bankruptcy Litigation
Practice and Procedure
Venue/Jurisdiction

Another Piece of the Jurisdictional Puzzle: Bankruptcy Courts Not "Courts" Under 28 U.S.C. § 1631

March 2018

Topic Tags
Bankruptcy Litigation
Legislation
Plan Confirmation
Practice and Procedure
Venue/Jurisdiction
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