Legal Opinion

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria v. Family Restaurants, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided April 2, 2002No. 01-9014PublishedCited by 105 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge.

Appellant Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argen-taría (“the Bank”), a creditor in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceeding, claims that the bankruptcy court wrongly refused to grant it relief, under Fed.R.Civ.P. 60(b) and Fed. R. Bankr.P. 9024, from a default judgment totaling $24,506.55. 1 The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the First Circuit (“BAP”) affirmed the bankruptcy court’s ruling, and we likewise find no reversible error.

Although this case reaches us by way of the BAP, we are charged with direct review of the bankruptcy court’s decision. See In re Healthco Int’l, Inc., 132…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Hartford Underwriters Insurance v. Union Planters Bank, N. A.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Lawton v. State Mutual Life Assurance Co. of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
  3. Brockton Savings Bank v. Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co., First United Fund, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
  4. Hmg Property Investors, Inc. v. Parque Industrial Rio Canas, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
  5. Brandt v. Repco Printers & Lithographics, Inc. (In Re Healthco International, Inc.)Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997

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3Cited by105 opinions

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  3. Balzotti v. RAD Investments, LLC (In Re Shepherds Hill Development Co.)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit · 2004
  4. Securities & Exchange Commission v. Tropikgadget FZE.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 2015
  5. Universitas Education, LLC v. GrandersonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2024

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