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· 1/15/1997

In the Matter of Edward Richman Ilene Richman, Debtors. Edward Richman Ilene Richman v. First Woman's Bank

Citations

  • 104 F.3d 654
  • 36 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 1391
  • 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 584
  • 1997 WL 12117

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting that the goals of bankruptcy are achieved by “narrowly defining who has standing in a bankruptcy proceeding.”
  • determining that the bankruptcy trustee had standing as “the representative of the bankrupt’s estate”
  • affirming that chapter 7 debtors may not intervene in a turnover proceeding
  • “A creditor will [not] have RICO standing ... if the injury alleged was suffered only as a result of harm to the corporation.”
  • “As a general matter, in a Chapter 7 proceeding, the trustee alone has standing to raise issues before the bankruptcy court and to prosecute appeals.”
  • “Courts consistently have noted a public policy interest in. . . the swift and efficient administration of the bankrupt’s estate.”

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Judges: Wilkinson, Luttig, Smith, Eastern, Virginia

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