Merchants & Farmers Bank v. Rishel (In re Rishel)
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM: *
Appellants Brian and Betty Rishel (“Rishels”) appeal the district court’s order to remand this bankruptcy matter to Mississippi state court. We DISMISS the appeal because we lack jurisdiction to review a district court’s order to remand when such a decision is based on procedural defects in the removal process.
*396Several months after the Rishels closed their Chapter 7 bankruptcy case, Merchants & Farmers Bank (“Merchants”) joined the Rishels as defendants to a Mississippi court case in which Merchants sought to reform a deed of trust for real property owned by the Rishels. The…
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