Legal Opinion
Samson Energy Resources Co. v. Semcrude, L.P.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 27, 2013No. 12-2736PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
AMBRO, Circuit Judge.
We revisit equitable mootness, a judge-made abstention doctrine that allows a court to avoid hearing, the merits of a bankruptcy appeal because implementing the requested relief would cause havoc.1 As many courts have noted, though its name suggests mootness in the constitutional sense, that is where the similarity between the doctrines ends. See, e.g., In re UNR Industries, Inc., 20 F.3d 766, 769 (7th Cir.1994). Mootness is a threshold issue that prevents a federal court from hearing a case where there is no live case or controversy as required by…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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