Monday, June 15, 2015

Supreme Court Rullings: Bankruptcy Fees/ Immigration Deadlines/ Spouse Visa

Missoulian: High court rules against law firm in bankruptcy fee fight
6/15/15 - Baker Botts L.L.P. v. ASARCO LLC
“Held: Section §330(a)(1) does not permit bankruptcy courts to award fees to §327(a) professionals for defending fee applications.”

Missoulian: High court says immigration deadlines can be extended
6/15/15 - Reyes Mata v. Lynch
“If Mata is not entitled to relief on the merits, then the correct disposition is to take jurisdiction and affirm the BIA’s denial of his motion. For a court retains jurisdiction even if a litigant’s request for relief lacks merit, see Steel Co. v. Citizens for Better Environment, 523 U. S. 83, 89, and a federal court has a “virtually unflagging obligation,” Colorado River Water Conservation Dist. v. United States, 424 U. S. 800, 817, to assert jurisdiction where it has that authority.”


Missoulian: Court: Spouse can't protest husband's visa denial
6/15/15 - Kerry v. Din
“Respondent Fauzia Din petitioned to have her husband, Kanishka Berashk, a resident citizen of Afghanistan and former civil servant in the Taliban regime, classified as an “immediate relative” entitled to priority immigration status. Din’s petition was approved, but Berashk’s visa application was ultimately denied.” 

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