Legal Opinion

In re Sykes

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided February 14, 2014No. 13-3041PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

Gloria Jean Sykes appeals the decision to modify the automatic stay in her Chapter 11 case, allowing JPMorgan Chase Bank to foreclose on her home loan. The district court dismissed the appeal because, during the appeal, her challenge to the order modifying the stay had become moot, and in any case the appeal was also untimely. Because both reasons are correct, we affirm.

*528Sykes financed her home with a loan from JPMorgan Chase Bank in April 2007. Four years later, Sykes filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 (though unusual, it is possible for a person to obtain relief under Chapter 11, see…

2Cases cited6 opinions

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  4. In the Matter of John A. Maurice, Debtor. Appeal of Kenneth A. KozelCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
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