Joining the Tenth Circuit, the Ninth Circuit also has held that chapter 13 trustees are not paid their fees when cases are dismissed before confirmation. The identical issue was argued on February 15 before the Second Circuit.
In short order, we’ll have either unanimity or a split of circuits. A split will give rise to an issue worthy of a grant of certiorari by the Supreme Court.
Notably, the Ninth Circuit’s opinion on June 12 adopted reasoning in an amicus brief filed in support of the debtor by the National Consumer Bankruptcy Rights Center and National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys.
Generally, a default judgment is not grounds for invoking collateral estoppel because the underlying issue was not actually litigated, the Second Circuit said.
However, the Manhattan-based appeals.....
If “related to” jurisdiction exists at the outset of a lawsuit, the court retains personal and subject matter jurisdiction even if the basis for “related to” jurisdiction disappears later, the Fifth.....
Fifth Circuit Makes Student Loans Even More Difficult to Discharge
In the Fifth Circuit, student loans are arguably more difficult to discharge than elsewhere. The New Orleans based appeals raised the.....
Second Circuit Defines a Prohibited Double Recovery on Fraudulent Transfers
Affirming Bankruptcy Judge Alan S Trust, the Second Circuit explained when a trustee is prohibited from making a double.....
If contempt proceedings were enjoined by the automatic stay, the non-bankruptcy court cannot proceed even if the contempt sanctions were not to be imposed until after conclusion of the bankruptcy, the.....
Religious Contributions Not Considered in Dischargeability of Student Loans
The court is not required to take religious contributions into consideration when deciding whether a debtor is entitled to.....
Fifth Circuit Muses on the Split over Pleading Standards for Fraudulent Schemes
The Fifth Circuit wrote a primer on pleading standards for claims of fraudulent transfer, preference, equitable.....
Fifth Circuit Facilitates ‘No Money Down’ Chapter 13s
The Fifth Circuit opened the door a crack for so-called no-money-down chapter 13s, where debtors’ counsel are not required to eat the filing fee.....
Fifth Circuit Upholds Sanctions Against Nationwide Law Firm
In September, District Judge Elizabeth Erny Foote of Shreveport, Louisiana, upheld a plethora of sanctions and injunctions imposed on a self.....
Disclosing an Asset in the Wrong Place Won’t Invoke Judicial Estoppel, Circuit Says
If a pro se chapter 7 debtor lists a lawsuit on his schedule of financial affairs, but fails to list the lawsuit.....