Dorsey v. US Department of Education, No. 16-31085 (5th Cir. 2017)
Annotate this CaseThe Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's determination that it lacked jurisdiction to consider debtor's appeal of the bankruptcy court's decision in debtor's adversary proceeding. The court also affirmed the bankruptcy court's decision to reopen his main bankruptcy proceeding to allow the DOE and ECMC to file proofs of claim. In this case, the amended statement of issues and designation of record could not fairly be called a notice of appeal within the meaning of Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 8003(3). Furthermore, allowing DOE and ECMC to reopen the main bankruptcy proceeding served to establish their standing in the adversary proceeding and enabled debtor, should he have prevailed, to obtain a discharge against the correct entities. Likewise, the bankruptcy court did not err by allowing DOE and ECMC to file proofs of claim.
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