· 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
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- 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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