Legal Opinion
Miles v. Okun
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 12, 2005No. 03-55963, 03-55964, 03-55965, 03-55966, 03-55967, 03-55969PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WARDLAW, Circuit Judge:
Ann Miles, Melinda Miles, and Kelly Cunningham (collectively “Appellants”) appeal from a decision of the United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (“BAP”) affirming the removal and dismissal of their state law causes of action for damages resulting from the filing of involuntary bankruptcy petitions against their relatives. We hold that because 11 U.S.C. § 303(i) completely preempts state law tort causes of action for damages predicated upon the filing of an involuntary bankruptcy petition, the bankruptcy court had “arising under” jurisdiction over…
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