Legal Opinion

In Re Christina Thompson, Debtor. Sanford A. Kowal v. Charles M. Malkemus

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided April 29, 1992No. 91-1750PublishedCited by 168 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CYR, Circuit Judge.

The present appeal requires us to determine whether either the chapter 7 debtor or an unsecured creditor possesses standing to appeal a bankruptcy court order authorizing the chapter 7 trustee to settle an adversary proceeding to which the appellants were neither original nor intervening parties. We dismiss their appeal for lack of standing.

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BACKGROUND

Appellant Christina T. Thompson, the chapter 7 debtor, and appellee Charles M. Malkemus, alleged holder of a secured claim against property of the chapter 7 estate, initiated divorce proceedings in November 1985 after twelve…

2Cases cited52 opinions

  1. Donaldson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Orr v. OrrSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Karcher v. MaySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  4. In the Matter of Harry Fondiller, Debtor. Rosalyn Fondiller v. Jerome E. RobertsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
  5. In Re a & C Properties, Debtors. William W. Martin, Superseded by Gilbert Robinson, in Intervention v. William E. Kane, Barbara Kelly, K & K Properties, Inc., and Investors Replacement, Inc., William W. Martin, Objectors-Plaintiffs-Appellants v. Gilbert Robinson, Trustee in Bankruptcy, in InterventionCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986

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3Cited by168 opinions

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  3. In the Matter of Edward Richman Ilene Richman, Debtors. Edward Richman Ilene Richman v. First Woman's BankCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
  4. Ashford v. Consolidated Pioneer Mortgage (In Re Consolidated Pioneer Mortgage)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
  5. Boyer v. Crown Stock Distribution, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009

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