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TABLE OF CONTENTS
* IN RE AQUATIC DEV. GROUP, INC.
* IN RE MORONEY
* US v. NEEDHAM
* IN RE HOMEOWNERS MORTGAGE AND EQUITY, INC.
* IN RE ATD CORP.
* BROOKOVER v. BODENSTEIN
* BETHEA v. ROBERT J. ADAMS & ASSOC.
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U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals
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IN RE AQUATIC DEV. GROUP, INC. (12/17/03 - No.
02-5059)
The record does not support the Bankruptcy Court's conclusion that
debtor's delay in closing its bankruptcy case "resulted" from
circumstances sufficiently extraordinary to justify the rare and
powerful relief of retroactive closure. Granting a nunc pro tunc order,
which relieved the debtor of the obligation to pay statutory bankruptcy
trustee fees, was thus an abuse of discretion.
To read the full text of this opinion, go to:[PDF File]
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/circs/2nd/025059p.pdf
IN RE AQUATIC DEV. GROUP, INC. (12/17/03 - No. 02-5059)
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U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals
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IN RE MORONEY (12/19/03 - No. 02-2417)
Income tax forms unjustifiably filed years late, where the IRS has
already prepared substitute returns and assessed taxes, do not
constitute "returns" for purposes of Bankruptcy Code section
523(a)(1)(B)(i). Accordingly, the debtor's tax liabilities were not
dischargeable in bankruptcy.
To read the full text of this opinion, go to:[PDF File]
http://caselaw.findlaw.com/data2/circs/4th/022417p.pdf
IN RE MORONEY (12/19/03 - No. 02-2417)
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U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals
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US v. NEEDHAM (12/16/03 - No. 02-30217)
Because oil discharged from defendants' facility spilled into waters
adjacent to an open body of navigable water, it contaminated waters
regulated by the federal government under the Oil Pollution Act,
triggering federal regulatory jurisdiction pursuant to that Act.
To read the full text of this opinion, go to:[PDF File]
http://caselaw.findlaw.com/data2/circs/5th/0230217cv0p.pdf
US v. NEEDHAM (12/16/03 - No. 02-30217)
IN RE HOMEOWNERS MORTGAGE AND EQUITY, INC.
(12/17/03 - No. 02-50954)
Bankruptcy court correctly decided that Fannie Mae was entitled to a
claim on the bankruptcy estate despite the fact that Fannie Mae had
already unilaterally terminated its contract with the debtor. The loan
repurchase obligations triggered by debtor's breach of warranty survived
the termination of the contract itself.
To read the full text of this opinion, go to:[PDF File]
http://caselaw.findlaw.com/data2/circs/5th/0250954cv0p.pdf
IN RE HOMEOWNERS MORTGAGE AND EQUITY, INC.
(12/17/03 - No. 02-50954)
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IN RE ATD CORP. (12/17/03 - No. 02-3785)
Bankruptcy court did not err in determining that creditors' claims were
"deemed filed" pursuant to 11 U.S.C. section 1111(a), rejecting debtor's
interpretation of the Bar Date Order on due process grounds.
To read the full text of this opinion, go to:
http://laws.lp.findlaw.com/6th/03a0445p.html
IN RE ATD CORP. (12/17/03 - No. 02-3785)
BROOKOVER v. BODENSTEIN (12/19/03 - No. 02-3237)
The United States Trustee has congressionally conferred authority,
pursuant to 28 U.S.C. section 586(b), to accept the voluntary
resignation of a bankruptcy trustee in a pending case, and the law does
not require the decision to be submitted to the bankruptcy court for
approval.
To read the full text of this opinion, go to:
http://laws.lp.findlaw.com/6th/03a0451p.html
BROOKOVER v. BODENSTEIN (12/19/03 - No. 02-3237)
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U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals
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BETHEA v. ROBERT J. ADAMS & ASSOC. (12/17/03 - No.
03-1303)
Bankruptcy Code Section 329, which deals directly with attorney's
compensation, does not supersede section 727, the discharge provision.
Since attorney fees are not among the debts excepted from discharge by
section 523, debts to the attorney defendants were discharged.
To read the full text of this opinion, go to:[PDF File]
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/circs/7th/031303p.pdf
BETHEA v. ROBERT J. ADAMS & ASSOC. (12/17/03 - No.
03-1303)
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