· 9/29/2009
Bank of New York Trust Co. v. Official Unsecured Creditors' Committee
Citations
- 584 F.3d 229
- 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 21749
- 52 Bankr. Ct. Dec. (CRR) 46
- 2009 WL 3082066
How courts have described this case
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- holding certain claims equitably moot where “the smaller unsecured creditors” had already “received payment for their claims”
- explaining that equitable mootness is not jurisdictional Article III mootness but rather is “a kind of appellate abstention that favors the finality of reorganizations”
- holding certain claims equitably moot where “the smaller unsecured creditors” had already “received payment for their claims”
- noting that we “generally apply equitable mootness with a scalpel rather than an axe”
- noting that we “generally apply equitable mootness with a scalpel rather than an axe”
- noting that we “generally apply equitable mootness with a scalpel rather than an axe”
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Judges: Jones, Owen, Southwick
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