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· 12/6/1994

Paul J. Grella, Trustee v. Salem Five Cent Savings Bank

Citations

  • 42 F.3d 26
  • 32 Collier Bankr. Cas. 2d 1303
  • 1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 34163
  • 26 Bankr. Ct. Dec. (CRR) 402
  • 1994 WL 670863

How courts have described this case

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

  • stating that a motion for relief from the automatic stay is “analogous to a preliminary injunction hearing”
  • stating that \the determi- nation of the issue must have been essential to the judgment\
  • observing that essential issues can “constitute[], logically or practically, a necessary component of the decision reached in the prior litigation” without being explicitly identified in the decision
  • explaining that 22 relief from the stay is \merely a grant of permission from 23 the court allowing the creditor to litigate its substantive 24 claims elsewhere without violating the automatic stay\
  • noting that ___ basis for bankruptcy court decision was unclear, and observing that labels \res judicata\ and \collateral estoppel\ are ___ less important than substance of parties' argumentation in light of factual circumstances
  • stating issue is actually litigated as long as it is “logically” necessary to court’s final decision

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Judges: Torruella, Coffin, Campbell

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