22 Cited authorities

  1. McFarlin v. Conseco Services, LLC

    381 F.3d 1251 (11th Cir. 2004)   Cited 411 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that certification is proper "only in exceptional cases where a decision of the appeal may avoid protracted and expensive litigation . . . and there is serious doubt as to how [a dispositive question] should be decided"
  2. Klinghoffer v. S.N.C. Achille Lauro

    921 F.2d 21 (2d Cir. 1990)   Cited 414 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "it continues to be true that only 'exceptional circumstances [will] justify a departure from the basic policy of postponing appellate review until after the entry of a final judgment.'"
  3. In re Cole

    226 B.R. 647 (B.A.P. 9th Cir. 1998)   Cited 107 times
    Holding that a stipulated judgment in which a chapter 7 debtor agreed that a debt would be nondischargeable under Section 523 was an impermissible waiver of the bankruptcy discharge
  4. In re Lehman Bros. Holdings Inc.

    422 B.R. 407 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2010)   Cited 32 times   9 Legal Analyses
    Defining ipso facto clauses as clauses within a contract that “seek to modify the relationships of contracting parties due to the filing of a bankruptcy petition”
  5. Escondido Mission Village L.P. v. Best Prod.

    137 B.R. 114 (S.D.N.Y. 1992)   Cited 28 times
    Granting leave to appeal on the basis of exceptional circumstances where there was no controlling question of law over which substantial grounds for difference of opinion existed
  6. Northrop Grumman Technical Services, Inc. v. Shaw Group Inc. (In re IT Group, Inc.)

    302 B.R. 483 (D. Del. 2003)   Cited 11 times

    Bankruptcy No. 02-10118-MFW. CIV.A.02-1506-JJF, CIV.A.02-1507-JJF, CIV.A.02-1508-JJF. September 30, 2003 Laurie Selber Silverstein, Esquire and William A. Hazeltine, Esquire of Potter Anderson Corroon LLP, Wilmington, Delaware. Of Counsel: Karen L. Manos, Esquire of Howrey, Simon, Arnold White, LLP, Washington, D.C. Buckmaster de Wolf, Esquire of Howrey, Simon, Arnold White, LLP, San Francisco, California, for Northrop Grumman Technical Services, Inc. and Wackenhut Services, Inc. Philip Trainer,

  7. Lyons Sav. Loan v. Westside Bancorporation

    828 F.2d 387 (7th Cir. 1987)   Cited 21 times
    Adopting Hudspeth
  8. I.T.T. Small Business Fin. Corp. v. Frederique

    82 B.R. 4 (Bankr. E.D.N.Y. 1987)   Cited 5 times

    No. CV-87-0617. November 12, 1987. Platzer, Fineberg Swergold, New York City, for I.T.T.; Henry A. Swergold, Debra Kramer, of counsel. MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER COSTANTINO, District Judge. I.T.T. Small Business Finance Corp. ("I.T.T.") appeals from an order of the Bankruptcy Court, (Hall, J.) granting the debtor's motion to expunge I.T.T.'s proof of claim. FACTS: Gladys Frederique, the debtor, executed unconditional personal guarantees of two corporate promissory notes in favor of the appellant

  9. Section 157 - Procedures

    28 U.S.C. § 157   Cited 51,536 times   79 Legal Analyses
    Determining the validity, extent, or priority of liens
  10. Section 362 - Automatic stay

    11 U.S.C. § 362   Cited 29,545 times   175 Legal Analyses
    Concluding that cause exists to lift the stay because no bankruptcy purpose would be served by keeping the stay in place
  11. Section 101 - Definitions

    11 U.S.C. § 101   Cited 26,781 times   214 Legal Analyses
    Defining "securities clearing agency" by reference to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  12. Section 1292 - Interlocutory decisions

    28 U.S.C. § 1292   Cited 22,380 times   196 Legal Analyses
    Granting appellate jurisdiction over certain types of interlocutory orders
  13. Section 158 - Appeals

    28 U.S.C. § 158   Cited 18,165 times   57 Legal Analyses
    Granting district courts appellate jurisdiction over "final judgments, orders, and decrees" of bankruptcy courts
  14. Section 541 - Property of the estate

    11 U.S.C. § 541   Cited 14,408 times   74 Legal Analyses
    Defining the bankruptcy estate to include "all legal or equitable interests of the debtor in property as of the commencement of the [bankruptcy] case"
  15. Section 547 - Preferences

    11 U.S.C. § 547   Cited 8,141 times   85 Legal Analyses
    Seeking to avoid preferential transfers
  16. Section 548 - Fraudulent transfers and obligations

    11 U.S.C. § 548   Cited 6,530 times   84 Legal Analyses
    Seeking to avoid constructively fraudulent transfers
  17. Section 365 - Executory contracts and unexpired leases

    11 U.S.C. § 365   Cited 5,710 times   205 Legal Analyses
    Providing that a trustee may choose to either "assume or reject" certain contracts with the court's approval
  18. Section 507 - Priorities

    11 U.S.C. § 507   Cited 4,330 times   26 Legal Analyses
    Determining the priority of claims