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Bankruptcy – Diversity Jurisdiction

By: Derek Hawkins//February 6, 2017//

Bankruptcy – Diversity Jurisdiction

By: Derek Hawkins//February 6, 2017//

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7th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Patti Lardas v. Slavko Grcic, et al; Danny Christofalos v. Joseph E. Cohen; John Laurenc eKienlen v. Danny Christofalos; Patti Lardas & Danny Christofalos v. Slavko Grcic, et al 

Case No.: 15-1685; 15-1685; 15-1704; 16-2913; 16-4210

Officials: WOOD, Chief Judge, and EASTERBROOK and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges

Focus: Bankruptcy – Diversity Jurisdiction

These four related appeals arise from a long‐running and acrimonious business dispute between appellants Patti Lardas and her nephew Danny Christofalos on one side and appellees Slavko Grcic and associates on the other. Appeal Nos. 15‐1685 (Lardas I) and 15‐1704 (Co‐ hen) were consolidated for oral argument, which took place on October 28, 2015. Appeal No. 16‐4210 (Lardas II) concerns the district court’s denial of a motion by Christofalos to re‐ open proceedings in Lardas I, and we treat it as a successive appeal. Appeal No. 16‐2913 (Kienlen) is also successive to the earlier consolidated appeals. We can decide Kienlen and Lardas II without further oral argument. The briefs and record adequately present the facts and legal issues, and oral argument would not significantly aid our decision‐making process. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2)(C). We affirm the judgments and orders on appeal in Lardas I, Lardas II, and Kienlen, and we dismiss the appeal in Cohen as moot.

Affirmed as to Lardas I, Lardas II & Kienlen

Dismissed as to Cohen

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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