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· 11/26/1993

In the Matter of Jimmie L. QUERNER, Sr., Debtor. Thera QUERNER, Appellant, v. Jimmie L. QUERNER, Jr., Appellee

Citations

  • 7 F.3d 1199
  • 30 Collier Bankr. Cas. 2d 231
  • 1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 30889
  • 1993 WL 460239

How courts have described this case

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

  • analogizing postbankruptcy jurisdiction over related claims to pendent jurisdiction over state law claims
  • “[T]he dismissal or closing of a bankruptcy case should result in the dismissal of related proceedings.”
  • when main bankruptcy case dismissed or closed, court has discretion to retain jurisdiction or dismiss related proceedings
  • “[A]s a general rule the dismissal . . . of a bankruptcy case should result in the dismissal of related proceedings.”
  • matter rests within the discretion of the court based on the issues of economy, convenience, fairness and comity
  • \The general rule favors dismissal because the court's jurisdiction over the related proceedings depends upon the nexus between the underlying bankruptcy case and the related proceeding.\

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Judges: Sneed, Garza, Jolly

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