Legal Opinion

John Williams v. United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Mexico

Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit

Decided April 3, 2018No. 17-33PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KARLIN, Chief Judge.

John Williams, Ellen Williams, and Belleview Valley Land Co., Inc. (the "Appellants") appeal three bankruptcy court rulings: (1) the Order Denying Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction ; (2) the Order Granting Partial Summary Judgment and Denying Other Relief ; 2 and (3) the Final Judgment , 3 which ordered Appellants to pay $50,000 in actual and punitive damages. Appellants contend the bankruptcy court erred in denying their motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction, failing to certify issues to the New Mexico Supreme Court, finding Appellants violated the discharge…

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Kellogg v. First Land Dev., LLC (In re Kellogg)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Colorado · 2019
  2. Sprague v. John Williams, Ellen B. Williams(In re Van Winkle)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Mexico · 2019
  3. In re GroomsUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 2019
  4. In re HafenUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Utah · 2019
  5. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of ColoradoBankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit · 2020

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