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“One Nortel” Inches Closer to Final Adjudication of the Allocation Decision—Direct Certification to the Third Circuit Granted
In re Nortel Networks Inc., No. 15-624 (LPS), 2016 WL 2899225 (D. Del. May 17, 2016)
After the Court of Appeal for Ontario denied any further appeal of the Allocation Decision in the Canadian proceeding as a “barrier to progress”, the Delaware District Court, acting sua sponte, directed the parties to submit letter briefs on the issue of whether the District Court should grant direct certification to the Third Circuit. Having both the benefit of the Ontario Court’s denial of further appeals, and the appeals themselves, Chief Judge Stark granted certification of an appeal of the Allocation Decision to… Read More
Non-Consensual Third Party Releases Certified Directly to the Third Circuit
In re Millennium Lab Holdings II, LLC, No. 15-12284 (LSS), 2016 WL 155500 (Bankr. D. Del. Jan. 12, 2016)
The Delaware Bankruptcy Court has granted direct certification of a hot-button issue surrounding confirmation of plans in bankruptcy to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals—namely, whether a bankruptcy court has the authority to release a non-debtor’s direct clams against other non-debtors without the consent of… Read More
District Court Grants Direct Certification on Question of Whether Bankruptcy Courts Have Power to Transfer Cases under 28 U.S.C. § 1631
Troisio v. Erickson (In re IMMC Corp.), Civ. No. 15-1043 (GMS), 2016 WL 356026 (D. Del. Jan. 28, 2016)
The District of Delaware in this case granted direct certification to the Third Circuit on the question, “whether bankruptcy judges have the authority to order a transfer of an adversary proceeding pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1631.” Op. *4-5. The issue is whether a bankruptcy court is a “court” as defined in 28 U.S.C. § 610 that is authorized under 28 U.S.C. § 1631 to transfer a civil action to another court for want of jurisdiction. Determining that the definition… Read More
Practice Point: Direct Appeals to the Third Circuit When A Majority Of Appellants And Appellees Agree
Stanziale v. Car-Ber Testing, Inc. (In re Conex Holdings, LLC), — B.R. —- (D. Del. Mar. 23, 2015)
This Memorandum involves a request for direct appeal from a Bankruptcy Court Order granting summary judgment in favor of Car-Ber Testing, Inc. (the “Appellee”) on its new value defense to certain preferential payments received from Conex Holdings, LLC (with its affiliated entities, the “Debtors”). Delaware’s District Court denied the request of the chapter 7 trustee (the “Appellant”) despite Appellee joining in the request, ruling that Appellant had not shown that (i) no controlling authority or matter of public importance existed; (ii)… Read More
Fisker’s Capped Credit Bidder is Denied Interlocutory Appeal and Direct Certification to the Third Circuit
Hybrid Tech Holdings, LLC v. Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors (In re Fisker Automotive Holdings, Inc.), No. 14-99 (GMS), 2014 WL 546036 (D. Del. Feb. 7, 2014); Hybrid Tech Holdings, LLC v. Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors (In re Fisker Automotive Holdings, Inc.), No. 14-99 (GMS), 2014 WL 576370 (D. Del. Feb. 12, 2014)
Chief Judge Sleet of the District Court has denied the emergency request of Hybrid Tech Holdings, LLC (“Hybrid”) for leave to appeal the Bankruptcy Court’s order capping for cause Hybrid’s credit bid as well as Hybrid’s emergency request for… Read More
District Court Certifies Estimation Appeal to the Third Circuit – Highlights Its Limited Role in Estimation Appeals
Specialty Products Holding Corp. v. Official Committee of Asbestos Personal Injury Claimants (In re Specialty Products Holding Corp.), No. 13-1244 (SLR), 2014 WL 545780 (D. Del. Feb. 7, 2014)
On February 7, 2014, Judge Sue L. Robinson of the District Court granted a motion filed by appellants, Specialty Products Holding Corp. and its affiliated debtors and debtors-in-possession, for certification of an order, which was entered by the Bankruptcy Court estimating the appellants’ liability for present and future asbestos claims asserted against the appellants’ bankruptcy estates, for immediate appeal to the Third Circuit. … Read More