jurisdiction

Fifth Circuit Report: Oct.-Dec. 2015

02/24/16
The Fifth Circuit decided cases dealing with appellate procedure, exemptions, judicial estoppel, jurisdiction, sanctions, standing and surcharging collateral during the fourth quarter of 2015.  A common theme among the cases is parties being disappointed in a variety of contexts, including having an appeal dismissed on procedural grounds, having a lawsuit dismissed based on incomplete filings in a bankruptcy case, losing exem
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Fifth Circuit Provides Valuable Guidance on Jurisdiction and Authority Post-Stern

08/30/14
Many cases deal with debtors who fraudulently convey away their assets before filing bankruptcy.   But what about the situation where the debtor is the victim of a fraudulent conveyance rather than the perpetrator?    In Galaz v. Galaz (In re Galaz), No. 13-50781 (5th Cir.
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Fifth Circuit Affirms Ruling That "The Loan Has Been Paid!!!;" Rejects Stern and Jurisdictional Defenses

03/14/13
The case of a creditor who did not want to acknowledge that its debt had really and truly been paid received little sympathy from the Fifth Circuit which rejected a panoply of defenses and affirmed the Bankruptcy Court ruling that "The Senior Loan Has Been PAID!!!"   Fire Eagle, LLC v. Bischoff (Matter of Spillman Development Group, Ltd., Case No. 11-51057 (5th Cir.
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Summer 2012 Edition Of Bankruptcy Resource Now Available

07/26/12

The Summer 2012 edition of the Absolute Priority newsletter, published by the Bankruptcy & Restructuring group at Cooley LLP, of which I am a member, has now been released. The newsletter gives updates on current developments and trends in the bankruptcy and workout area.

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Winter 2012 Edition Of Bankruptcy Resource Now Available

02/13/12

The Winter 2012 edition of the Absolute Priority newsletter, published by the Bankruptcy & Restructuring group at Cooley LLP, of which I am a member, has recently been released. The newsletter gives updates on current developments and trends in the bankruptcy and workout area.

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The Salazar Saga Continues

02/12/12

Bankruptcy and foreclosure lawyers everywhere have beenvitally interested in the fate of In re Salazar, 448 B.R. 814 (Bankr.S.D. Cal.

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Would You Buy a Used Car From This Man?

02/12/12

A recent unpublished decision by BankuptcyJudge Mann of the Southern District of California is a good quick resource for briefingdischargeability actions in her courtroom. In Whited v. Galindo, 2012 WL345942 (Feb. 1, 2012), S.D. Cal. Adv. No.

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