Legal Opinion

In Re BEVERLY MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, Debtor. Robert BRAKE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jeanette TAVORMINA, Trustee, Defendant-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided December 16, 1985No. 85-5242PublishedCited by 45 opinions

Non-Argument Calendar.

1Opinion of the Court

CLARK, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Robert Brake brings this appeal from the district court’s sua sponte dismissal of his appeal from a bankruptcy court decision. Appellant had filed a claim against the debtor’s estate for the value of legal services rendered in the bankruptcy proceedings. When that claim was denied by the bankruptcy court, appellant timely filed an appeal in the district court. The district court dismissed the appeal nine and a half months later for failure to file briefs within 15 days after entry of the appeal on the court docket. Appellant contends that the dismissal should be…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jose Luis Marcaida and Wife, Anastasia Marcaida v. Ray Rascoe v. Industrial Indemnity Insurance Company, Intervenors-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  2. Fase v. Seafarers Welfare & Pension PlanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
  3. In Re QuevedoDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1983
  4. In Re Winner CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
  5. In Re SoterDistrict Court, D. Vermont · 1983

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3Cited by45 opinions

  1. In Re Spr Corporation, Debtor. Resolution Trust Corporation, as Receiver for Liberty Federal Savings Bank v. Spr CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
  2. In Re Robert E. Harris, Debtor, Robert E. Harris, Albany County Office, Mark Swimelar, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
  3. In Re Tampa Chain Company, Inc., Debtor. Barbara Balaber-Strauss, as Trustee Tampa Chain Company, Inc., Plaintiff v. Wolf Reichard and Leslie BlondCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
  4. English-Speaking Un v. Johnson, JamesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2004
  5. In the Matter of Ralph SCHERI, Debtor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995

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