Legal Opinion

Buke, LLC v. Eastburg (In Re Eastburg)

Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit

Decided April 12, 2011No. BAP No. NM-10-060. Bankruptcy No. 10-10131. Adversary No. 10-01024PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MICHAEL, Bankruptcy Judge.

Most of us are familiar with the adage that in real estate, the three most important things are location, location, and location. The same can sometimes be said of litigation. Parties that seek the protection afforded under the United States Bankruptcy Code usually want matters pertaining to them to be tried in the bankruptcy court. Creditors often prefer to litigate in state courts, especially when a lawsuit was ongoing at the time of the bankruptcy case filing. The question before us today is whether a bankruptcy court may allow litigation against a debtor…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Catlin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. Quackenbush v. Allstate InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  3. Linda K. Moothart v. A. Gary Bell, Bradley P. Pollock, Bell & Pollock, P.C.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994
  4. Hertz v. Luzenac America, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2004
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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. George Gordon, Jr. v. United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of OklahomaBankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit · 2015
  2. In re RobbenUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Kansas · 2017
  3. Zilm v. Roberts (In re Roberts)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Oklahoma · 2014
  4. SuVicMon Development, Inc. v. Charles Morrison, Sr.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2021
  5. Pitts v. United States (In re Pitts)United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · 2013

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