financial-crisis

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
23-674 Rafael Hernández-Montañez v. Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico First Circuit 2023-12-21 Denied Amici (1) bankruptcy civil-procedure financial-crisis financial-oversight-and-management-board judicial-jurisdiction municipal-bankruptcy promesa promesa-act puerto-rico puerto-rico-debt territorial-instrumentality territorial-oversight On June 30, 2016, in response to a severe financial crisis that rendered the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico insolvent after the territory declared its in…
20-610 Linda L. Howland v. Michael Kelly, et al. Second Circuit 2020-11-05 Denied bank-fraud bankruptcy civil-rights conspiracy conspiracy-to-defraud due-process false-claims financial-crisis fraud mortgage-fraud racketeer-influenced-organizations wire-fraud 1. Did the Second Circuit Court of Appeals prematurely dismiss the case without viewing the facts proving violations to Federal Statutes that shows a …
19-1349 George L. Miller, Chapter 7 Trustee for the Estate of HomeBanc Corp. v. Bear Stearns & Co., Inc., et al. Third Circuit 2020-06-09 Denied Response Waived automatic-stay bankruptcy-code collateral collateral-liquidation creditor-protection financial-crisis repurchase-agreements safe-harbor statutory-interpretation In times of acute economic distress, the automatic stay of the Bankruptcy Code functions as a critical circuit breaker: it backstops a vulnerable fina…
18-5381 Aslam Handy v. Johnson & Johnson, et al. Fourth Circuit 2018-07-27 Denied Response WaivedIFP civil-rights constitutional-law constitutional-rights discrimination due-process eeoc federal-reserve financial-crisis financial-misconduct free-speech job-discrimination sovereign-immunity whistle-blower Why has the Federal Reserve still not been asked to open its books to find out who exactly they have been giving backdoor help since 2001 that lead to…