559 U.S. 260 (2010) Cited 1,845 times 5 Legal Analyses
Holding that rule 60(b) applies "in the rare instance where a judgment is premised . . . on a violation of due process that deprives a party of notice or the opportunity to be heard"
266 B.R. 229 (B.A.P. 1st Cir. 2001) Cited 82 times
Holding that order denying confirmation of plan "became final when, upon being notified that the Debtors did not intend to seek confirmation of an alternate plan, the court dismissed their case"
Reversing bankruptcy court and concluding that plan providing for student loan to be paid in full but only paying ten to twenty percent of other general unsecured claims was unfair discrimination
93 B.R. 979 (Bankr. N.D. Ill. 1988) Cited 53 times
Holding that court has independent obligation to consider whether debtor has satisfied requirements for confirmation, even in the absence of objections
253 B.R. 220 (Bankr. W.D. Tenn. 2000) Cited 34 times
Applying Leser/Wolff test on a sua sponte motion to deny confirmation of a plan that would pay student loans in full with only a 15-25% dividend to other unsecured creditors
Providing that a debtor's reorganization plan “may place a claim or an interest in a particular class only if such claim or interest is substantially similar to the other claims or interests of such class”