Ritzen Group, Inc. v. Jackson Masonry, LLC
2019 United States Supreme Court opinion / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
'Ritzen Group, Inc. v. Jackson Masonry, LLC, 589 U.S. ___ (2020)' was a United States Supreme Court case from the October 2019 term. In a unanimous opinion, the Supreme Court ruled that "when the bankruptcy court unreservedly grants or denies relief", in this case on a motion for relief from an automatic stay, that decision presents a final order that may be appealed. In a 12-page opinion the Court relied upon its own precedent in Bullard v. Blue Hills Bank to affirm the court below.
Quick Facts Ritzen Group, Inc. v. Jackson Masonry, LLC, Argued November 13, 2019 Decided January 14, 2020 ...
Ritzen Group, Inc. v. Jackson Masonry, LLC | |
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Argued November 13, 2019 Decided January 14, 2020 | |
Full case name | Ritzen Group, Inc. v. Jackson Masonry, LLC |
Docket no. | 18-938 |
Citations | 589 U.S. (more) 140 S. Ct. 582; 205 L. Ed. 2d 419 |
Argument | Oral argument |
Opinion announcement | Opinion announcement |
Case history | |
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Holding | |
An unreserved adjudication of a motion of relief from automatic stay by a bankruptcy court yields a final, appealable order | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Ginsburg, joined by unanimous |
Laws applied | |
28 U.S.C. § 158(a)(1) |
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