Legal Opinion

Merchants & Farmers Bank v. Rishel (In re Rishel)

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided February 15, 2011No. 10-60408PublishedCited by 3 opinions

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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  2. Price v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010

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