Nelson v. Welch (In Re Repository Technologies, Inc.)

How courts have described this case

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

• noting language not essential to the outcome of a case is dicta
• “A proceeding ‘arises in’ bankruptcy only if it has ‘no existence outside of the bankruptcy’ ”
• the bankruptcy code “does not provide such comprehensive, express remedies for a creditor … allegedly harmed by a debtor’s abusive, voluntary bankruptcy petition”
• “If, by virtue of an intervening event, the appellate court cannot grant any effectual relief whatever for the appellant, the court must dismiss the case as moot.”
• “If, by virtue of an intervening event, the appellate court cannot grant any effectual relief whatever for the appellant, the court must dismiss the case as moot.”
• “We have likewise recognized the narrowness of the doctrine, applying complete preemption only where Congress clearly intended completely to replace state law with federal law and create a federal forum.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).