No. 25-6706

Jeremiah Vance v. Jeffery Mims

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-02-03
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: bankruptcy-appeal equitable-review excusable-neglect fiduciary-duty jurisdictional-deadline pioneer-standard
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether bankruptcy-appeal deadlines under Fed. R. Bankr. P. 8002(d) are jurisdictional or subject to equitable excusable-neglect review consistent with Pioneer Inv. Servs. Co. v. Brunswick Assocs., 507 U.S. 380 (1993)

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

1. Whether bankruptcy-appeal deadlines under Fed. R. Bankr. P. 8002(d) are jurisdictional or subject to equitable excusable-neglect review consistent with Pioneer Inv. Servs. Co. v. Brunswick Assocs., 507 U.S. 380 (1993). 2. Whether the Fifth Circuit violated Pioneer, by dismissing the Petitioner ’s appeal without applying excusable-neglect analysis when the delay was solely caused by counsel ’s incorrect advice. 3. Whether bankruptcy trustees are immune or hold a fiduciary duty to pay the required taxes of an estate under: In re Texas Pig Stands, Inc., 610 F.3d 937 (5th Cir. 2010). 4. Whether the bankruptcy court violated Texas Pig Stands by denying the Petitioner ’s Motion to Remove the Trustee for Breach of Fiduciary Duty for failing to pay the taxes owed by the estate.

Docket Entries

2025-11-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 5, 2026)
2025-10-01
Application (25A375) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until November 24, 2025.
2025-09-25
Application (25A375) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 25, 2025 to November 24, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

Jeremiah Vance
Jeremiah Vance — Petitioner
Jeremiah Vance — Petitioner