In May 2021, Money and Dirt covered a case published by California’s Second Appellate District — Tsasu LLC v. U.S. Bank Trust, N.A. — holding that under Code of Civil Procedure section 764.060 (part ...
Supreme Court decisions regarding bankruptcy cases usually affect only bankruptcy litigation, but the recent decision in Coney Island Auto Parts Unlimited, Inc. vs. Burton[1] alters the landscape for ...
The Supreme Court on Tuesday held in Coney Island Auto Parts Unlimited, Inc. v. Burton that litigants do not have unlimited time to challenge judgments as void. Rather, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure ...
Under common law, void confessed judgments could be stricken off at any time, while valid or voidable ones needed to be stricken or opened in a "reasonable" time frame. A judgment is void if the court ...
In an apparent case of first impression, Judge Stevens and the Pennsylvania Superior Court have ruled that under the 1996 amendment to Rule 2959 of the Rules of Civil Procedure, a petition to strike a ...
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has been urged to set aside the October 11, 2018 judgement of the Federal High Court, Abuja upholding the constitutionality of the Presidential Executive Order 6. The ...