Ritzen Group, Inc. v. Jackson Masonry, LLC

Decided January 14, 2020. Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 18-938 · 589 U.S. 35 · Cited 354 times

A bankruptcy court’s order unreservedly denying relief from the automatic stay of creditor debt-collection efforts outside the bankruptcy forum, see 11 U. S. C. §362(a), is final and immediately appealable under 28 U. S. C. §158(a).

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