Legal Opinion
Linda Mastro v. James Rigby, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 22, 2014No. 13-35209PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TASHIMA, Circuit Judge:
Linda Mastro (“Linda”), a nonclaimant to the bankruptcy estate, appeals the district court’s dismissal of her appeal of the bankruptcy court’s judgment in this fraudulent conveyance case. We hold that the bankruptcy court had authority to enter judgment based on the parties’ consent. We conclude, however, that the district court abused its discretion in dismissing Linda’s appeal under the fugitive disen-titlement doctrine, because no necessity justified invoking the rule of disentitlement in this case.
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James Rigby (the “Trustee”), in his capacity as Trustee for…
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