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Belton, In re--Belton v. GE Capital Retail Bank

Ruling
Proceeding for violation of the discharge order was not an arbitrable dispute. (2d Cir.)
Issue(s)
Effect of Discharge; Avoidance And Injunctive Relief; Injunction Against Actions to Recover a Debt as Personal Liability of Debtor.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on June 16, 2020 , LexisNexis #0720-087

Davis v. Elliot Mgmt. Corp. (In re Lehman Bros. Holdings Inc.)

Ruling
Plan could not provide for payment of professional fees of individual members of the official committee of unsecured creditors.
Issue(s)
Did bankruptcy court err in allowing professional fees of individual members of the official committee of unsecured creditors?

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on March 31, 2014 , LexisNexis #0714-043

In re Lehman Bros. Holdings

Ruling
Investors in creditor lacked standing to object to amendment of order establishing settlement procedures.
Procedural posture

Investors filed an objection in the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York to a proposed order in a chapter 11 case that set forth procedures for settling disputes with creditors. The bankruptcy court overruled the objection and entered the order. The investors appealed.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on March 26, 2012 , LexisNexis #0512-027

In re Refco Inc.

Ruling
District court could not revisit merits of motion for relief from stay on appeal of denial.
Procedural posture

Pro se appellant, a putative creditor of bankruptcy debtors, asserted that she was entitled to relief from the automatic bankruptcy stay to pursue claims against the debtors. The creditor appealed the order of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York which denied the creditor's motion for reconsideration of the order denying relief from the stay.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on July 29, 2009 , LexisNexis #0909-065

Olsen v. 419 Apt. Corp.

Ruling
Bankruptcy court did not err in denying motions to vacate settlement and reconsideration of same.
Procedural posture

Appellant challenged two decisions of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. The first decision denied denying appellant's motion to vacate a settlement agreement between appellee apartment corporation, appellant, and appellant's wife (the debtor) on the basis of fraud, and the second decision denied appellant's motion for reconsideration of that decision.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on September 19, 2008 , LexisNexis #1008-067