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First Circuit Holds That Bankruptcy Rules, Rather Than Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Govern Cases Proceeding Under 28 U.S.C. § 1334(b)

In Roy v. Canadian Pacific Railway Co., No.  17-1108 (1st Cir. June 2, 2021), the First Circuit decides an issue of first impression and holds that those cases proceeding in the district court as “related to” a pending bankruptcy proceeding, 28 U.S.C. § 1334(b), follow the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure rather than the FederalContinue reading “First Circuit Holds That Bankruptcy Rules, Rather Than Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Govern Cases Proceeding Under 28 U.S.C. § 1334(b)”