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· 5/4/2012

In Re VistaCare Group, LLC

Citations

  • 678 F.3d 218
  • 2012 WL 1563924
  • 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 9147
  • 56 Bankr. Ct. Dec. (CRR) 111

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that failure to obtain permission from the appointing court means that “no other court would have jurisdiction to hear the suit.”
  • holding that the Barton doctrine extends to lawsuits against a bankruptcy trustee for acts done in the trustee’s official capacity
  • holding that the Barton doctrine continued to apply to actions against a trustee in bankruptcy and that the bankruptcy court did not abuse its discretion in allowing a garnishment action to proceed in that case
  • holding that \the Barton doctrine continues to apply to bankruptcy trustees\
  • noting that movant provided testimony during lift stay hearing
  • discussing the appointing bankruptcy court as \uniquely situated to determine whether a claim against the trustee has merit... [and] uniquely situated to determine the potential effect of a judgment against the trustee.\

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Judges: McKee, Fisher, Greenaway

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