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Jeremiah Vance v. Jeffery Mims
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 24-11037 · judgment May 12, 2025
Questions presented
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Whether bankruptcy-appeal deadlines under Fed. R. Bankr. P. 8002(d) are jurisdictional or subject to equitable excusable-neglect review consistent with Pioneer Inv. Servs. Co. v. Brunswick Assocs., 507 U.S. 380 (1993).
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Whether the Fifth Circuit violated Pioneer, by dismissing the Petitioner’s appeal without applying excusable-neglect analysis when the delay was solely caused by counsel’s incorrect advice.
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Whether bankruptcy trustees are immune or hold a fiduciary duty to pay the required taxes of an estate under: In re Texas Pig Stands, Inc., 610 F.3d 937 (5th Cir. 2010).
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Whether the bankruptcy court violated Texas Pig Stands by denying the Petitioner’s Motion to Remove the Trustee for Breach ofFiduciary Duty for failing to pay the taxes owed by the estate.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Jeremiah Vance
For respondent
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Proceedings
- Apr 06 2026Petition DENIED.
- Mar 18 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/2/2026.
- Nov 22 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 5, 2026)
- Oct 01 2025Application (25A375) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until November 24, 2025.
- Sep 25 2025Application (25A375) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 25, 2025 to November 24, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.