- 28 U.S.C.
Lindsey v. Pinnacle Natl Bank (In re Lindsey)
Aug
13
2013
Ruling
District court decision affirming denial of confirmation was not a final appealable order.
Issue(s)
Whether the a district court ruling affirming the denial of confirmation of a chapter 11 plan due to application of the absolute priority rule created a final appealable order.
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- 11 U.S.C.
Daley v. Mostoller (In re Daley)
Jun
17
2013
Ruling
IRA should have been presumed exempt absent evidence that debtor used the account to obtain credit.
Procedural posture
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Knoxville granted judgment in favor of appellee bankruptcy trustee by finding that appellant debtor had impermissibly used the individual retirement account (IRA) to extend himself credit by granting the securities firm a lien on the retirement funds to cover any potential future debts to the firm. The debtor appealed.
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- 28 U.S.C.
United States v. Kurlemann
Feb
13
2013
Ruling
Conviction for bankruptcy fraud based on nondisclosure of agreement to buy back property affirmed.
Procedural posture
Defendant realtor pled guilty to loan fraud and making false statements to a lending institution. A jury convicted defendant home builder of making false statements to a lending institution, 18 U.S.C.S. § 1014; and committing bankruptcy fraud, 18 U.S.C.S. § 157. The United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio sentenced the builder to concurrent 24-month sentences ordered $1.1 million in restitution. Defendants appealed.
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- 11 U.S.C.
Auday v. Wet Seal Retail Inc.
Oct
25
2012
Ruling
Cause of action for age discrimination that arose prepetition was property of the estate and had to be brought by trustee.
Procedural posture
Employee sued her former employer for age discrimination in employment. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, at Chattanooga, granted judgment on the pleadings to the employer, holding that the employee's failure to list a potential claim on her bankruptcy petition barred her from bringing the claim later. The employee appealed.
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United States v. Carroll
Jan
30
2012
Ruling
United States lacked standing to seek declaratory and injunctive relief against trustee on bankruptcy court order on grounds of sovereign immunity.
Procedural posture
United States sued standing chapter 13 bankruptcy trustees seeking declaratory and mandamus relief, arguing sovereign immunity prevented enforcement of orders of the bankruptcy courts that required chapter 13 debtors' tax refunds be directed to the trustees. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan granted both forms of relief. The trustees appealed.
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Saylersville Natl Bank v. Bailey (In re Bailey)
Dec
12
2011
Ruling
Reaffirmation agreement for unsecured debt that was not enforceable under state law properly voided.
Procedural posture
Debtors signed a reaffirmation agreement with appellant bank, which allowed them to stay in their home, and obligated them to continue making their full mortgage payments after bankruptcy. On a subsequent motion by debtors, the bankruptcy court voided the reaffirmation agreement on the ground of mutual mistake. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky affirmed, and the bank appealed.
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- 11 U.S.C.
Carroll v. Sanders (In re Sanders)
Dec
29
2008
Ruling
Four year discharge ban runs from petition date of original chapter 7 case, not from date of discharge.
Procedural posture
Appellant, a chapter 13 bankruptcy trustee, sought review of a judgment from the district court for the Eastern District of Michigan which reversed the bankruptcy court's denial of appellee debtor's request for a discharge after concluding that 11 U.S.C.S. § 1328(f)(1) did not bar the discharge.
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Glance v. Carroll (In re Glance)
Jun
01
2007
Ruling
Chapter 13 case properly dismissed where sum of debt secured by two properties exceeded limit.
Procedural posture
Appellant, a chapter 13 debtor, challenged the decision entered by the District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan that affirmed the bankruptcy court's decision that dismissed the debtor's chapter 13 petition after appellee chapter 13 trustee moved to dismiss the petition, claiming the debtor's secured debts exceeded the $922,975 cap for filing a chapter 13 petition.
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- 11 U.S.C.
Caradon Doors & Windows Inc. v. Eagle-Picher Industries Inc.(In re Eagle-Picher Indus.)
May
05
2006
Ruling
Reorganization plan did not discharge manufacturer's claim since the plan permitted certain administrative expense claims to be filed after the plan confirmation and the plan's definition of recoverable administrative expense claims covered the claims rai
Procedural posture
Appellee manufacturer was named a defendant in a patent infringement case along with appellant debtor. The bankruptcy court agreed with the debtor that the patent infringement claim could not proceed because the confirmation of the 1996 reorganization plan discharged the manufacturer's claim, but the District Court for the Southern District of Ohio disagreed and reversed the bankruptcy court's decision.
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