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PRIOR HISTORY: Carroll v. N. Shore Real Estate Corp. (In re Prosser), 2010 Bankr.
LEXIS 1566 (Bankr. D.V.I., May 26, 2010)
CASE SUMMARY:
OVERVIEW: Appellant filed a notice of appeal ... Appellee trustee moved to dismiss the appeal for failure to prosecute under Fed. R. Bankr.
P. 8001(a). Of the six Poulis factors. five weighed in favor of dismissal ... LexisNexis(R) Headnotes
Bankruptcy Law > Practice 8. Proceedings > Appeals > Procedures
[FIN11 Under Fed. R. Bankr. P. 8001(a), the district court is empowered to dismiss an
appeal for failure
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EFTA01407189Set 10
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PRIOR HISTORY: Carroll v. N. Shore Real Estate Corp. (In re Prosser), 2010
Bankr.
LEXIS 1566 (Bankr. D.V.I., May 26, 2010)
CASE SUMMARY:
OVERVIEW: Appellant filed a notice of appeal ... Appellee trustee moved to dismiss the appeal for failure to prosecute under
Fed. R. Bankr.
P. 8001(a). Of the six Poulis factors, five weighed in favor of dismissal ... error
LexisNexis(R) Headnotes
Bankruptcy Law > Practice & Proceedings > Appeals > Procedures
[HN1] Under Fed. R. Bankr. P. 8001(a), the district court is empowered to
dismiss an
appeal for failure
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payment derived from the judgment. In re
Zapas, 530 B.R. 560, 568-71 (Bankr. E.D.N.Y. 2015) See also In re Mid-America Indus., Inc.
236 B.R. 640 (Bankr ... Richard A. Turner Co.. Inc., 209 B.R. 177, 180 (Bankr. D. Mass. 1997) citing Boynton v
Ball, 121 U.S. 457, 466 (1887).
26. In sum, even assuming arguendo that ... Marciano, supra at 44, citing In re Kidwell, 158
B.R. 203, 217 (Bankr. E.D.Cal. 1993). If the grounds for sustaining an involuntary petition for
bankruptcy relief exist under Section
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judgment as a matter of law.
Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c); Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7056: Ce/otex Corp. v. Catrett, 477 U.S. 317, 322-23
(1986).
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Case ... outside of the federal
system." In re Loe, 2007 WL 997581 at '1 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. Mar. 29, 2007). Accordingly, the Court takes
judicial notice of the criminal Information ... Fransen v. Nicassio
Corp. (In re Metro Sewer Servs., Inc.), 374 B.R. 316, 324 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2007) (citing Kapila
v. WLN Ltd. P'ship (In re Leneve
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judgment as a matter of law.
Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c); Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7056: Ce/otex Corp. v. Catrett, 477 U.S. 317, 322-23
(1986).
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Case ... outside of the federal
system." In re Loe, 2007 WL 997581 at '1 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. Mar. 29, 2007). Accordingly, the Court takes
judicial notice of the criminal Information ... Fransen v. Nicassio
Corp. (In re Metro Sewer Servs., Inc.), 374 B.R. 316, 324 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2007) (citing Kapila
v. WLN Ltd. P'ship (In re Leneve
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actual fraud
provision); In re Valley Bldg. & Constr. Corp., 435 B.R. 276, 285 (Bankr. E.D. Pa. 2010)
(stating actual fraud provisions require the trustee to establish the debtor made payments ... intent, actual fraud is rarely proven by direct evidence," In re Pa. Gear
Corp., Bankr. No. 02-36436, Adv. Nos. 03-940, 03-942, 2008 WL 2370169, at *9 (Bankr ... fraud has been proven by circumstantial evidence. In re Am. Rehab &
Physical Therapy, Inc., Bankr. No. 04-14562, Adv. No. 04-847, 2006 Bankr. LEXIS
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Bankr. L. Rep. (CCH) P83,176; 64 Bankr. Ct. Dec. 216
Despite these objections, the bankruptcy court confirmed the Plan ... following a four-day
hearing. In re MPM Silicones, LLC, 2014 Bankr. LEXIS 3926, 2014 WL 4436335 (Bankr.
S.D.N.Y. Sept. 9, 2014), aff'd, 531 B.R. 321 (S.D.N.Y. 2015). Confirmation ... their subordination to the
Second-Lien Notes. In re MPM Silicones, LLC, 2014 Bankr. LEXIS 3926, 2014 WL
4436335, at *2*11. It held the plan was fair
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EFTA01363323Set 10
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PRIOR HISTORY: Carroll v. N. Shore Real Estate Corp. (In re Prosser), 2010 Bankr.
LEXIS 1566 (Bankr. D.V.I., May 26, 2010)
CASE SUMMARY:
OVERVIEW: Appellant filed a notice of appeal ... Appellee trustee moved to dismiss the appeal for failure to prosecute under Fed. R. Bankr.
P. 8001(a). Of the six Poulis factors. five weighed in favor of dismissal ... error
LexisNexis(R) Headnotes
Bankruptcy Law > Practice & Proceedings > Appeals > Procedures
[IiN1] Under Fed. R. Bankr. P. 8001(a), the district court is empowered to dismiss an
appeal for failure
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NewKey Grp., LLC (In re SGK Ventures, LLC),
521 B.R. 842, 848 (Bankr. N.D. III. 2014) ("[T]he Seventh Circuit has repeatedly recognized the
availability of derivative . . . standing ... Bank of Am., N.A. (In re Adelphia Commc 'ns Corp.), 330 B.R. 364, 376 (Bankr.
S.D.N.Y. 2005); In re Midway Airlines, Inc., 167 B.R. 880, 884 (Bankr ... parent corporation." Claybrook v. Morris (In re Scott Acquisition Corp.), 344 B.R. 283,
288 (Bankr. D. Del. 2006) (citation omitted)). Nor can there be dispute that the directors
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Massa Falida do
Banco Cruzeiro do Sul S.A., 567 B.R. 212, 219 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 2017) (citing St. George v.
Pinellas Cnty., 285 F.3d ... applies in adversary proceedings."); see, e.g., In re
Steffensen, 511 B.R. 149, 157 (Bankr. D. Utah 2014) ("Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(f) [is] made applicable
in adversary proceedings ... Bankr. P. 7012(b)."). In an effort to force motions to strike
to be filed rapidly, Rule 12(f) specifically sets a 21-day limit after the date
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Bankr. L. Rep. (CCH) P83,176; 64 Bankr. Ct. Dec. 216
Second-Lien Notes are Senior Indebtedness. The judgment ... Debtors' reorganization plan proposed interest rates of 3.6% and 4.09%. See 2014 Bankr. LEXIS 3926. 2014 WL 4436335, at
'24. However, the bankruptcy court concluded that those rates should ... Treasury rate, rather than the prime rate (which reflects additional risk).
2014 Bankr. LEXIS 3926. (WL) at '32. On appeal to the district court. the Senior-Lien Notes holders argued
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lenders to provide that financing. Those lenders quoted ... rates of interest ranging
between 5 and See In re MPM Silicones, LLC, 2014 Bankr. LEXIS 3926, 2014 WL
4436335, at *29.
At these rates, the First-Lien Note holders ... that process may not in fact have been produced by an
efficient market. 2014 Bankr. LEXIS 3926, 2014 WI 4436335. at '26. '29: 531 B.R. at 334 n.9. Nevertheless. Judge
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Bankr. L. Rep. (CCH) P83,176; 64 Bankr. Ct. Dec. 216
reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code ... bankruptcy courts decision confirming Debtors' reorganization plan, In
re MPM Silicones. LLC. 2014 Bankr. LEXIS 3926. 2014 WL 4436335 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. Seq. 9, 2014). affd 531 B.R. 321
(S.0.N.Y
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consider
criminal contempt sanctions. See also In re Lickman, 288 B.R. 291, 292-93 (Bankr. M.D. Fla.
2003)(as Article I courts, bankruptcy courts lack criminal contempt powers, at least ... court); Growers Packing Co. v. Community Bank of Homestead, 134
B.R. 438, 444 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 1991)(any implied power of bankruptcy courts to impose
sanctions for criminal contempt would ... impose
sanctions [for criminal contempt)); In re WVF Acquisition, LLC, 420 B.R. 902, 913 (Bankr. S.D.
Fla. 2009)("without further guidance from the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals
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2009-03-0216p3,973w
justify invocation of the privilege." In re I.M.V..
Inc. 90 F.R. 737, 739 (Bankr. E.D. Pa. 1988). The privilege must be asserted in response to a
particular question ... itself establish the hazard of self-incrimination"); In re Wincek 202
B.R. 161, 168 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 1996) (rejecting assertion of Fifth Amendment privilege in "broad,
unsupported fashion").
The "reasonable ... FLSD Docket 03/02/2009 Page 6 of 16
re Ross 156 B.R. 272, 177-78 (Bankr. D. Idaho 1993). Nor would production of items in response
to these requests "implicitly authenticate
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Cammeby's Funding LLC, 20 N.Y.3d ... reason for such a distinction,
notwithstanding the subordinated noteholders' attempt to find one." 2014 Bankr. LEXIS
3926, 2014 WL 4436335, at *9.
Third, the Subordinated Notes holders' proposed interpretation that
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justify invocation of the privilege." In re I.M.V..
Inc. 90 F.R. 737, 739 (Bankr. E.D. Pa. 1988). The privilege must be asserted in response to a
particular question ... itself establish the hazard of self-incrimination"); In re Wincek 202
B.R. 161, 168 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 1996) (rejecting assertion of Fifth Amendment privilege in "broad,
unsupported fashion").
The "reasonable ... FLSD Docket 03/02/2009 Page 6 of 16
re Ross 156 B.R. 272, 177-78 (Bankr. D. Idaho 1993). Nor would production of items in response
to these requests "implicitly authenticate
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makes the following findings of fact and conclusions of law pursuant to Fed. R. Bankr. P.
7052, made applicable to this contested proceeding by Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9014.
Procedural ... also In re
New Midland Plaza Associates, 247 B.R. 877, 883 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 2000) ("Preponderance means
that the existence of a fact is simply more likely than not, while
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loans
to Banyon. In re Gayla Sue Levin, Case No. 10-27946-BKC-JKO (Bankr. S.D. Fla.) and In re
George Levin, Case No. 10-33696-BKC-RBR (Bankr ... Stettin v. Centurion Structured Growth
LLC, et at, Adv. Pro. No. 10.03802-RBR-A (Bankr. S.D. Fla.). That suit was one of dozens of
similar suits brought by the trustee
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