Fifth Circuit: MOAC Didn’t Weaken Section 363(m) on Statutory Mootness for Sales
The Fifth Circuit used Section 363(m) to avoid ruling on equitable mootness following consummation of a chapter 11 plan.
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Fifth Circuit Bans Molina Provisions in Chapter 13 Plans
Court cannot impose a nonstatutory provision on a chapter 13 ‘full payment’ plan that restricts the debtor’s right to modify a confirmed plan.
Discharge Is Enforceable Only in the Issuing District, Fifth Circuit Says
Fifth Circuit bars nationwide class actions to enforce the discharge injunction. However, the appeals court ruled that private student loans are dischargeable.
Fifth Circuit Holds that Chapter 7 Trustees Presumptively Get Statutory Commissions
In the Fifth Circuit, chapter 7 trustees lock in higher compensation.
Judge Name - Do not use it.
Leslie H. Southwick
Fifth Circuit Denies Exemption to Nonfiling Spouse for Home Owned Fewer than 1,215 Days
Community property homestead rights are lost if only one spouse files bankruptcy.
Judge Name - Do not use it.
Leslie Southwick