Ninth Circuit Upholds Tough Civil Sanctions for Contempt of Turnover Order
Two years in jail and $1,000 in daily fines are ok as civil contempt sanctions.
Florida Judge Narrowly Interprets Eleventh Circuit’s Failla Decision on Surrender
Decisions to surrender aren’t made in ‘perpetuity,’ Judge Isicoff holds.
Massachusetts Judge Limits Chapter 13 Debtor’s Standing to Sue
Chapter 11 committees achieve standing more readily than chapter 13 debtors.
Co-Conspirator’s Intent Is Enough for Nondischargeability, Fifth Circuit Holds
A ‘no harm, no foul’ stay violation is harmless error.
Trustee Can’t Evict Debtors in Advance of Selling Their Home, Sixth Circuit Rules
Debtors have standing for a motion compelling a trustee to abandon.
Ninth Circuit Revises an Automatic Stay Opinion from Three Years Ago
Appeals court avoids a split of circuits by deciding a different issue this time.
Rooker-Feldman Protects Unperfected Mortgages and Permits Foreclosure
Unperfected mortgage can be perfected after discharge, BAP implies.