Practice and Procedure

A Bankrupt Defendant Complicates Filing an Appeal Against Everyone Else

The Sixth Circuit explains how to appeal when the automatic stay prevents an order in a multi-defendant suit from becoming a final order.
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Fifth Circuit: MOAC Didn’t Weaken Section 363(m) on Statutory Mootness for Sales

The Fifth Circuit used Section 363(m) to avoid ruling on equitable mootness following consummation of a chapter 11 plan.
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Rule 9006(b) Permits Bankruptcy Courts to Extend Statutes of Limitations

Extending statutes of limitations does not affect ‘substantive’ rights, thus the Rules Enabling Act does not preclude a rule from allowing an extension, Judge Julie Manning says.

Supreme Court Won’t Decide Whether ‘13’ Trustees Are Paid When Plans Aren’t Confirmed

Any day now, the Second Circuit could create a split of circuits importuning the Supreme Court to decide whether chapter 13 trustees are paid fees even if no plan is confirmed.

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