News & Analysis as of

Appeals Right To Appeal

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

The Right to be Heard: Second Circuit Vacates Sentence of Criminal Defendant Denied Allocution

In United States v. Lajeunesse, the Second Circuit (Leval, Chin, Lee) vacated the conviction of a criminal defendant denied an opportunity to personally address the court during his sentencing hearing....more

Woods Rogers

[Webinar] A Right of Appeal: Navigating the Court of Appeals of Virginia After Expansion in Size and Jurisdiction - June 7th,...

Woods Rogers on

- Learn about the significant changes that will enable almost all litigants to have a right to appeal to the Court of Appeals of Virginia - Become aware of pitfalls at trial that could hurt your chances on appeal -...more

Woods Rogers

Virginia Has Created a New Right of Appeal for Civil and Criminal Litigants

Woods Rogers on

Until this last legislative session, Virginia was the only state in the nation without a right of appeal from civil judgments and criminal convictions.  However, the most recent General Assembly session passed, and the...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Joined Parties Have Rights Too

McDermott Will & Emery on

In vacating an unpatentability decision by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (Board), the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit found that the rights of a joined party to an inter partes review (IPR) proceeding applies...more

Jackson Walker

The Fifth Circuit Returns Common Sense to the Law of Appellate Jurisdiction

Jackson Walker on

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has issued an en banc decision in Williams v. Taylor Seidenbach Incorporated that is designed to re-connect the law of federal appellate jurisdiction with common sense....more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Argentum Pharmaceuticals LLC v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. (Fed. Cir. 2020)

Last week, the Federal Circuit had the occasion to address anew the requirements for standing to appeal an adverse decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board in an inter partes review proceeding under Article III of the...more

Jaburg Wilk

Top Ten Things to Know About Appeals

Jaburg Wilk on

1. IT’S ALL ABOUT THE RECORD. The first question I’m typically asked by a prospective appellate client is “How can we tell the appellate court about all the emails from my ex-husband (credit card receipts, nasty texts) my...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

The LHD/ERISA Advisor: First Circuit Clarifies ERISA's Timing Requirements for Appealing Adverse Benefits Determination

In Fortier v. Hartford Life & Accident Ins. Co., 916 F.3d 74 (1st Cir. 2019) the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit clarified ERISA's timing requirements with respect to appealing an adverse benefits determination...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

US Supreme Court Gives the Final Word: Denial of Lift Stay Motions Are Final and Immediately Appealable

The Bottom Line - The United States Supreme Court recently issued a unanimous decision in Ritzen Group, Inc. v. Jackson Masonry, LLC, No. 19-938 589 U.S. __ (2020), which held that a bankruptcy court’s unreserved denial...more

A&O Shearman

The Final Stay: Supreme Court Holds that Any Bankruptcy Court Order Denying Relief from the Automatic Stay Constitutes a Final,...

A&O Shearman on

On January 14, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a decision resolving the question of whether a motion for relief from the automatic stay constitutes a discrete dispute within the bankruptcy that creates a...more

Jones Day

U.S. Supreme Court: Creditors May Immediately Appeal Denials of Automatic-Stay Relief

Jones Day on

The Situation. In Ritzen Group, Inc. v. Jackson Masonry, LLC, the U.S. Supreme Court considered whether bankruptcy court orders conclusively denying relief from the Bankruptcy Code's automatic stay are immediately appealable....more

Dechert LLP

The U.S. Supreme Court Holds that Orders Granting or Denying Lift Stay Motions are Final

Dechert LLP on

The consequences of an order or judgement being final or interlocutory are enormous. An order from an interlocutory order requires leave since these orders are not appealable as of right. In addition, a failure to obtain...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Supreme Court Resolves the Appealability of Orders Denying Relief from the Automatic Stay

When a debtor files for bankruptcy, the Bankruptcy Code provides for an automatic stay of almost all proceedings to recover property from the debtor. See 11 U.S.C. § 362(a). A party in interest can seek an order exempting...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Supreme Court Holds That an Order on a Motion for Relief from Stay Is a Final, Appealable Order

In a unanimous opinion released last week, the Supreme Court provided guidance as to how to determine the finality of an order in a bankruptcy case for purposes of an appeal under 28 U.S.C. § 158(a). The Court held that the...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

More Clarity on What Constitutes a Final, Appealable Order in Bankruptcy After Ritzen Group Inc. v. Jackson Masonry, LLC

Foley & Lardner LLP on

On January 14, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States issued an opinion clarifying what constitutes a final order for purposes of bankruptcy appeal. The Ritzen decision comes a few years after the Supreme Court in...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Supreme Court Rules "Now or Never" to Appeal Stay Relief Denials

Ward and Smith, P.A. on

Under the Bankruptcy Code, filing a bankruptcy petition automatically halts efforts to collect pre-petition debts from the debtor outside of bankruptcy. This is the "automatic stay," and it is a command, not a suggestion....more

Fox Rothschild LLP

U.S. Supreme Court Confirms That Stay Relief Orders Must Be Appealed Right Away

Fox Rothschild LLP on

Earlier this week, the United States Supreme Court issued an opinion regarding appeals of orders denying relief from the automatic stay. Generally, the automatic stay (section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code) prevents creditors...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

The Supreme Court - January 14, 2020

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on

Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued two opinions: Ritzen Group, Inc. v. Jackson Masonry, LLC, No. 18-938: After petitioner Ritzen Group brought a breach of contract claim against respondent Jackson Masonry...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Supreme Court Decides Ritzen Group, Inc. v. Jackson Masonry, LLC

On January 14, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States decided Ritzen Group, Inc. v. Jackson Masonry, LLC, No. 18-938, holding that an order unreservedly ruling on a creditor’s motion for relief from bankruptcy’s...more

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

The Fourteen-Day Time to Appeal Applies to Orders Enforcing the Automatic Stay

Tucker Arensberg, P.C. on

Today, the United States Supreme Court issued an opinion of interest to every debtor and creditor in a bankruptcy case as the decision involves the automatic stay.  The appeal involved a bankruptcy court’s order that enforced...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Ending Up On The Naughty List: Dismissal Of A Pending Appeal Under The Disentitlement Doctrine

The end of the year is often a time of self-reflection to determine if one has ended up on the “Nice” or “Naughty” List. In appellate practice, ending up on the “Naughty List” can result in serious consequences, including the...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

PTAB Strategies and Insights - September 2019: PTAB Further Clarifies DJ Action Time Bar and Statutory Disclaimers

The PTAB designated at least three more decisions as precedential. Of note, two of the cases rely on the Federal Circuit’s en banc decision in Click to Call, which is scheduled for argument at the Supreme Court on December 9,...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

Supreme Court Places Another Limitation on Chevron Deference

The justices of the Supreme Court of the United States have again limited the reach of Chevron deference. On May 28, 2019, the Court in Smith v. Berryhill carved another exception into what has lately proven to be its...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Supreme Court Decides Smith v. Berryhill

On May 28, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Smith v. Berryhill, holding a dismissal by the Social Security Administration’s Appeals Council on timeliness grounds after a claimant has had an administrative law judge...more

Knobbe Martens

Federal Circuit Review - March 2019

Knobbe Martens on

Federal Circuit Determines Time-Barred Petitioner Joined to an IPR Has Appellate Standing - In Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Research Corporation Tech., Appeal Nos. 2017-2088, -2089, -2091, the Federal Circuit held that a...more

48 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 2

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide