Legal Opinion

In Re El San Juan Hotel, Debtor, Appeal of Hector M. Rodriguez-Estrada

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided January 15, 1987No. 86-1283PublishedCited by 159 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a district court order dismissing as nonappealable a bankruptcy court decision granting leave to the United States to file suit on behalf of a Chapter 7 trustee against appellant Hector Rodriguez-Estrada (Rodriguez), a former trustee, for the alleged breach of his fiduciary duties to the estate. The United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico held that the Bankruptcy Court’s order was interlocutory within the purview of 28 U.S.C. § 158(a) and thereby declined to exercise jurisdiction. We affirm, and adopt the appellate standing…

2Cases cited17 opinions

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In re Saco Local Development Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
In Re Cosmopolitan Aviation Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
In Re J. M. Wells, Inc., Bankrupt, in Re J. M. Wells, Inc., Bankrupt, Harold A. LeventhalCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978

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3Cited by159 opinions

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United States v. Hector M. Rodriguez-EstradaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
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