9th Circuit Nov 7, 2025

Ninth Circuit Will Sit En Banc to Decide Whether Trustees Have Qualified Judicial Immunity

Quick Take The Ninth Circuit will sit en banc, presenting the possibility of a circuit split that could end up stripping bankruptcy trustees of qualified judicial immunity.

Docketing Judgment Doesn’t Create a Lien on Personalty Until Execution

Quick Take The issuance of an execution to the sheriff in New York results in the creation of a lien on personalty and the time of a transfer for preference purposes.

Administratively Closing an Individual’s Chapter 11 Case Terminates the Stay

Quick Take If an individual chapter 11 debtor administratively closes a confirmed case to avoid U.S. Trustee fees, be sure to have an order continuing the stay until a discharge is entered.