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Discharge Revocation Deadline is NOT Jurisdictional, Ninth Circuit Holds

Ninth Circuit is hesitant to make bankruptcy time deadlines jurisdictional.

9th Circuit

Judgment Void for Violating Discharge Doesn’t Qualify for Rooker-Feldman Protection

Kansas judge differs with a non-precedential Tenth Circuit opinion on Rooker-Feldman.

10th Circuit
Kansas

Circuits Split on Enjoining the IRS from Pursuing Corporate Officer to Collect Taxes

Puerto Rico judge sides with the Third Circuit by upholding the Anti-Injunction Act in bankruptcy cases.

1st Circuit
Puerto Rico

Retention of Jurisdiction by Itself Does Not Confer Subject Matter Jurisdiction, Circuit Holds

First Circuit narrowly interprets ‘arising in’ jurisdiction.

1st Circuit
Thursday, June 1, 2017
Article Tags
Court Administration
Venue/Jurisdiction
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Bankruptcy Judge Finds Jurisdiction over Nationwide Class Challenging Stale Claims

Suit in Texas attacks the filing of stale claims permitted by Midland Funding.

Bankruptcy Judge Finds Jurisdiction over Nationwide Class Challenging Bogus Claims

Class suit in Texas attacks the filing of bogus claims.

5th Circuit
Texas
Texas Southern District

Legislative Highlights May 2017

May 2017

Topic Tags
Legislation
Venue/Jurisdiction

Bankruptcy Judge Has No Power to ‘Unrefer’ a Suit to District Court

Another New York judge refuses to send a case to Delaware.

2nd Circuit
New York
New York Southern District

Enforcement of an Existing Injunction Is Not ‘Final’ and Thus Not Appealable

Tronox spans more law, this time on finality regarding injunctions.

2nd Circuit
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