| 23-615 |
John Felix Castleman, Sr., et ux. v. Dennis Lee Burman, Chapter 7 Trustee |
Ninth Circuit |
2023-12-07 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
bankruptcy bankruptcy-conversion chapter-13 chapter-7 circuit-split debtor-rights homestead homestead-exemption property-rights valuation |
Whether the post-petition, pre-conversion increase in value of a debtor's homestead belongs to the debtor or the Chapter 7 estate |
| 22-7058 |
Michael S. Helmstetter v. David Herzog, Trustee, et al. |
Seventh Circuit |
2023-03-21 |
Denied |
Relisted (2)IFP |
bankruptcy-debtor bankruptcy-estate bankruptcy-standing court-valuation debtor-rights due-process settlement-challenge standing supervisory-authority valuation |
Did lower courts err in ruling that a bankruptcy debtor lacked standing to object to settlement of claims against third parties despite evidence of a … |
| 22-5787 |
William Paul Burch v. Freedom Mortgage Corporation, et al. |
Fifth Circuit |
2022-10-07 |
Dismissed |
Response WaivedIFP |
appeals-procedure bankruptcy-lien bankruptcy-lien-extinguishment bankruptcy-procedure constitutional-order debtor-rights in-forma-pauperis mortgage-servicing pro-se-litigation property-return void-lien |
If a mortgage holder and/or a mortgage service company were to have their lien extinguished in bankruptcy and then refuse to accept payments should th… |
| 22-214 |
Allana Baroni v. David Seror, Chapter 7 Trustee, et al. |
Ninth Circuit |
2022-09-08 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
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What happens to a debtor's property after a Chapter 11 bankruptcy is converted to a Chapter 7 bankruptcy? |
| 21-1448 |
Dustin Jade Wells v. Kathleen A. McCallister |
Ninth Circuit |
2022-05-16 |
Denied |
CVSGAmici (3)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (3) |
asset-liquidation bankruptcy bankruptcy-estate bankruptcy-filing bankruptcy-petition bankruptcy-proceedings debtor-rights homestead-exemption property-interests property-rights |
Whether a homestead exemption to which a debtor is entitled on the date of bankruptcy filing can be lost if the debtor sells the homestead during the … |
| 21-599 |
Margaret L. Kinney v. HSBC Bank USA, N.A. |
Tenth Circuit |
2021-10-26 |
Denied |
CVSGAmici (1)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (3) |
bankruptcy bankruptcy-court chapter-13 completion-discharge debtor-rights discharge modification motion-to-dismiss payment plan plan-modification |
Should a bankruptcy court deny a motion to dismiss and/or grant a completion discharge when there remains a shortfall that the debtor is willing and a… |
| 21-134 |
Jesus Vasquez, Jr., et ux. v. Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as Trustee of Stanwich Mortgage Trust F |
Fourth Circuit |
2021-08-02 |
Denied |
|
bankruptcy-code debtor-rights dewsnup-v-timm judicial-precedent lien lien-valuation secured-claim secured-claims statutory-interpretation unsecured-claim |
Whether Dewsnup v. Timm, 502 U.S. 410 (1992), should be overruled |
| 20-7601 |
Lynn Z. Smith v. New Jersey Bureau of Securities |
Third Circuit |
2021-04-01 |
Denied |
IFP |
additional-documents bankruptcy bankruptcy-claim claim-objection creditor creditor-documents debtor debtor-rights evidence-discovery judicial-procedure rooker-feldman-doctrine |
When a Bankruptcy Debtor files a formal objection to the amount of a Creditor's claim and requests that the Creditor provide the Additional Documents … |
| 20-1307 |
Michael White v. Donald Knapp, Jr., et al. |
Michigan |
2021-03-19 |
Denied |
|
bankruptcy-exemption bankruptcy-law debtor-rights due-process equal-protection full-faith-and-credit preemption preemption-doctrine property-ownership property-rights standing state-court-jurisdiction |
When a debtor's bankruptcy exemptions conflict with state court jurisdiction, are state courts required to give full faith and credit to bankruptcy la… |
| 20-1064 |
Lloyd Allan Jones v. U.S. Bank, N.A., as Trustee for Residential Asset Securities Corporation, et al. |
Third Circuit |
2021-02-05 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
bankruptcy-code chapter-13 debtor-rights home-ownership modification-of-claim nobelman-v-american-savings-bank present-value property-valuation secured-claim secured-creditor |
Whether 11 U.S.C. § 1325(a)(5)(B) allows Petitioner to satisfy Respondents' claim secured by Petitioner's home via a Chapter 13 Plan pursuant to 11 U.… |
| 20-5886 |
Lynn Z. Smith v. Andrea Dobin |
Third Circuit |
2020-10-02 |
Denied |
Relisted (2)IFP |
additional-documents bankruptcy bankruptcy-claim bankruptcy-judge bankruptcy-trustee creditor-claim creditor-documents debtor-rights evidence-discovery judicial-procedure rooker-feldman-doctrine |
When can a bankruptcy debtor obtain additional documents from a creditor to challenge the creditor's claim? |
| 20-46 |
Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County, Texas v. Sherwin Alumina Company, LLC, et al. |
Fifth Circuit |
2020-07-20 |
Denied |
Amici (1)Response Waived |
bankruptcy-code bankruptcy-court bankruptcy-jurisdiction debtor-rights due-process in-rem-jurisdiction sovereign-immunity state-property state-property-rights takings |
Whether a bankruptcy court's in rem jurisdiction over a debtor's property allows it to exercise in rem jurisdiction over the separate property of an a… |
| 19-8288 |
Mac Truong, et al. v. R. Kenneth Barnard, et al. |
Second Circuit |
2020-04-17 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
341(a)-meeting asset-collection bankruptcy-law bankruptcy-procedure chapter-7 chapter-7-trustee creditor-meeting debtor-rights discharge discharge-denial trustee |
May a Chapter 7 Trustee proceed to collect a Chapter 7 Debtor's assets before the Debtor would have successfully attended at least one 11 USC 341(a) C… |
| 18-9184 |
Michael B. White v. Collene K. Corcoran, Trustee, et al. |
Sixth Circuit |
2019-05-07 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
bankruptcy-code-11-usc-506-c bankruptcy-code-11-usc-506(c) bankruptcy-conversion chapter-11 chapter-7 debtor-in-possession debtor-recovery debtor-rights preservation-costs recovery statutory-interpretation trustee-duties |
Did the 6 Circuit Court of Appeals err when it determined that a Chapter 11 debtor-in-possession loses all rights to recover under 11 USC 506(c) upon … |
| 18-1339 |
Mark Anthony Fornesa, et al. v. Fifth Third Mortgage Company |
Fifth Circuit |
2019-04-25 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
' 'appeals' ' 'bankruptcy-law" ' 'civil-rights" ' 'constitutional-law" ' 'foreclosure" ' 'fraud" automatic-stay bankruptcy bankruptcy-stay constitutional-rights constitutional-validity constitutional-violation damages debtor-rights eviction foreclosure foreclosure-fraud fraud-allegation mortgage-dispute mortgage-law property-seizure |
Unlawful seizure of debtor's property during bankruptcy without relief from stay, fraud against the United States, violation of 4th and 7th Amendment … |
| 18-489 |
Bradley Weston Taggart v. Shelley A. Lorenzen, Executor of the Estate of Stuart Brown, et al. |
Ninth Circuit |
2018-10-16 |
Judgment Issued |
Amici (8) |
bankruptcy-code bankruptcy-law bankruptcy-procedure civil-contempt creditor-good-faith creditor-rights debtor-rights discharge-injunction good-faith judicial-conflict |
Whether a creditor's good-faith belief that the discharge injunction does not apply precludes a finding of civil contempt |