Case Doctrine

LAW OF THE CASE DOCTRINE

In re Commercial Money Centers, Inc., 392 B.R. 814, 832 (9th Cir. BAP 2008)

Under the law of the case doctrine, bankruptcy court was not barred from considering an

issue that was not specifically raised by the parties.

Wyler Summit Partnership v. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., 235 F.3d 1184 (9th Cir. 2000)

Under the law of the case doctrine, “the decision of an appellate court on a legal issue must

be followed in all subsequent proceedings in the same case….” “For the doctrine…to apply, the

issue in question must have been decided explicitly or by necessary implication in [the] previous

disposition.” (citations omitted)

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