Legal Opinion
Forever Green Athletic Fields, Inc. v. Dawson
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 13, 2014No. Civil Action No. 14-641PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
DALZELL, District Judge.
Before us is an appeal from a Bankruptcy Court decision dismissing an involuntary petition based solely on that Court’s finding that a petitioning creditor imper-missibly used the involuntary petition as a litigation tactic and thus acted in bad faith.
We have jurisdiction to consider this appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 128(a)(1), which provides that the district courts shall have jurisdiction to hear appeals from final judgments, orders and decrees of the Bankruptcy Courts. We draw our recital of the facts from the Bankruptcy Court’s decision and the record…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Saudi Basic Industries Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 2005
- Great Western Mining & Mineral Co. v. Fox Rothschild LLPCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2010
- Bank of America National Trust & Savings Ass'n v. 203 North LaSalle Street PartnershipSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
- Carolin Corporation v. Robert J. Miller, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1989
- American Flint Glass Workers Union, in 99-5291 v. Anchor Resolution Corp., Debtor-Appellee. Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics & Allied Workers International Union, in 99-5292 v. Anchor Resolution Corp., Debtor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- In re HuntUnited States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 2014
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