Legal Opinion
Kupfer v. Salma (In re Kupfer)
District Court, N.D. California
Decided August 26, 2014No. Case No. 14-cv-00668-WHOPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AFFIRMING BANKRUPTCY COURT’S ORDER
Re: Dkt. No. 1
WILLIAM H. ORRICK, United States District Judge
INTRODUCTION
This bankruptcy appeal raises the question of the extent to which attorney’s fees and costs awarded against the Debtors, Konstantin and Margarita Kupfer, in a pre-petition arbitration proceeding that established the Debtors’ obligation to Creditors for the breach of two leases are subject to the Bankruptcy Code’s cap on claims by creditors for damages resulting from the termination of a lease.1 The Hon. Dennis Montali of the United States Bankruptcy Court determined that the fees…
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- Kuske v. McSheridan (In Re McSheridan)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
- Wall Street Plaza v. JSJF Corp. (In Re JSJF Corp.)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
- Saddleback Valley Community Church v. El Toro Materials Co. (In Re El Toro Materials Co.)Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
- In Re Iron-Oak Supply Corp.United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. California · 1994
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Lariat Companies v. Wigley (In re Wigley)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit · 2015
- Konstantin Kupfer v. Karim SalmaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2016
- Konstantin Kupfer v. Karim SalmaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2016
- Lariat Companies, Inc. v. Michael R. WigleyUnited States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit · 2015