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Lenders Beware: Foreclosure Judgments Can be Set Aside At Any Time Before The Sale Occurs

Jimerson Firm

Although a lender may have won the battle by obtaining a final judgment of foreclosure from the court, it may not win the war. Although a lender may not be able to avoid this from happening, it should be aware of how and why their final judgment of foreclosure may be set aside. Why Would a Final Judgment of Foreclosure be Set Aside?

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Eleventh Circuit Holds Bankruptcy Rules Applicable to Matters on Which the Reference has been Withdrawn to the U.S. District Court

The Creditors Rights

When an adversary proceeding is transferred to the district court pursuant to a withdrawal of the reference, which rules—and deadlines—apply: those contained within the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, or those contained within the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure? Rosenberg v. DVI Receivables XIV, LLC , 2016 WL 1392642 (11 th Cir.

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Burr & Forman Names Eight New Partners Across Five Offices

Burr Forman

From Burr & Forman’s Jacksonville office: Armando Nozzolillo is a member of the firm’s CreditorsRights and Bankruptcy practice group. About Burr & Forman LLP.

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Eighth Circuit Holds a Lender to a Special Purpose Entity is not a “Person Aggrieved” by an Order Substantively Consolidating the SPE’s Bankruptcy Estate with Another Estate

The Creditors Rights

Lenders often go to great lengths to ensure their borrowers are Special Purpose Entities —entities whose assets will not be commingled with the assets of parent or affiliated companies—rendering bankruptcy filings by the SPE less likely. First, the court stated that “standing in a bankruptcy appeal is narrower than Article III standing.”

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Ninth Circuit Holds that the One-Year Period in Sec. 727(a)(2) is not Subject to Equitable Tolling

The Creditors Rights

Ronald Neff was a dentist against whom his patient, Douglas DeNoce, obtained a judgment for malpractice. Neff then filed his third bankruptcy case, a chapter 7 proceeding, more than one year following the recording of the quit-claim deed. This first chapter 13 case was dismissed, as was a second chapter 13 case filed by Neff.

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Canceling and Rescheduling a Mortgage Foreclosure Sale Now Requires a Motion

Jimerson Firm

Form 1.996(c), Motion to Cancel and Reschedule Foreclosure Sale, was adopted because “many foreclosure sales set by the final judgment and handled by the clerks of court [were] the subject of vague last-minute motions to reset sales without giving any specific information as to why the sale [was] being reset. In re Amendments To The Fla.

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Overview of Florida’s New Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act

Jimerson Firm

While the traditional common law grounds for the appointment of a receiver remain, the Act also offers additional grounds and provides lenders with valuable options to protect their interests in the commercial property, including the right of receivership after judgment. 714.14, Fla.