Mortgage

Fifth Circuit Majority Bars Reforming Mortgages in Bankruptcy

In a nonprecedential opinion, the Fifth Circuit suggests that a mortgage that could be reformed in state court cannot be reformed in bankruptcy.
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BAP Describes When a Nonbankruptcy Court’s Order Does or Does Not Violate the Stay

If a proceeding is sub judice when the defendant files bankruptcy, the plaintiff should figure out whether a decision after bankruptcy would violate the automatic stay.
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