Courts May Bypass Equitable Mootness to Rule on the Merits, Fifth Circuit Says
Even if an appeal is equitably moot, the appellate court nonetheless has appellate jurisdiction. Equitable mootness is prudential, not jurisdictional.
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Denial of Withdrawal of the Reference Isn’t a Final, Appealable Order, Circuit Says
An appeal from an interlocutory order can’t be made final by the district court’s entry of judgment on the first appeal.
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Disagreement on Bankruptcy Court’s Jurisdiction to Give ‘Innocent Spouse’ Relief
Bankruptcy Judges Marvin Isgur and Gregory Taddonio disagree on whether the bankruptcy court has subject matter jurisdiction to grant ‘innocent spouse’ relief to a debtor.
Claim Isn’t Disallowed if the ‘Statute’ Lapses After the Claim Is Filed
Judge Goldblatt of Delaware wrote an opinion where the answer was self-evident but there was no authority on point.
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Supreme Court Holds: § 363(m) Isn’t Jurisdictional; It’s a Limitation on Appellate Relief
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Supreme Court Holds: § 363(m) Isn’t Jurisdictional; It’s a Limitation on Appellate Relief
The Supreme Court’s MOAC decision contains language casting doubt on the validity of the doctrine of equitable mootness.
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Bankruptcy Court Jurisdiction and Standing
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Second Circuit Won’t Vacate the Stay Pending Appeal from Voyager’s Confirmation Order
A terse Second Circuit order seems to mean that a stay of a confirmation order pending appeal granted in district court can’t be appealed to the circuit, at least when the appeal is being expedited.
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‘Person Aggrieved’ for Appellate Standing Test May Have Died, but May Be Resurrected
Sixth Circuit judges wrote 17 pages of dicta to muse on whether the ‘person aggrieved’ test for appellate standing died with the adoption of the Bankruptcy Code but remains good law under the ‘zone-of-interests’ test.
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