Venue/Jurisdiction

Pursuing an Untimely Appeal Is Frivolous and Warrants Sanctions in the Fifth Circuit

Losing its patience with late-filed appeals, the Fifth Circuit is close to making significant sanctions automatic.

Third Circuit Pushes Back on Widespread Invocation of Rooker-Feldman

A federal court can undermine a state court judgment without offending Rooker-Feldman, Third Circuit says.

Bankruptcy Courts Cannot Impose Punitive Contempt Sanctions, District Judge Says

Circuits split on power of bankruptcy courts to impose punitive or criminal contempt sanctions.

Intersection of Bankruptcy Court and State Court

Extraterritoriality of Avoiding Powers Goes to the Second Circuit

A split of circuits will result if the Second Circuit does not reverse a Madoff decision.

Bankruptcy Courts Aren’t ‘Courts’ and Don’t Have Power to Transfer

Don’t stretch bankruptcy jurisdiction when the statute of limitations is about to expire.

The Cautionary Tale of Arcapita: Foreign Banks Are Subject to U.S. Jurisdiction if They Use a U.S. Bank Account for Foreign Transactions

Feb 2018

Even ‘False’ Debts Are Discharged

Student loan lender’s argument was ‘preposterous,’ judge says.