Mohammad Reza Assadi v. Randolph N. Osherow, Chapter 7 Trustee
DueProcess Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
Whether Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 43(b) and Article III permit a federal appellate court to enter judgment in the name of a discharged Chapter 7 trustee without substitution or notice during a pending appeal, and whether due process is violated by treating electronic docket entries as sufficient notice to non-ECF participants
Whether Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 43(b) — and Article III permit a federal appellate court to enter judgment in the name of a Chapter 7 trustee who had been discharged months earlier, without substitution or notice during pending appeal. Whether due process is violated when courts treat electronic docket entries as sufficient notice to non-ECF participants, allowing dispositive orders — including a Chapter 7 trustee ’s discharge — to issue without actual notice. II