Consumer Bankruptcy

Rochelle’s Daily Wire

Expert analysis of the latest court decisions affecting consumer debtors — covering discharge, mortgage servicing, student loans, exemptions, and more.

Cases covered: 1,408 (all-time)
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Sep 15, 2023 n/a
Finding neither constitutional nor prudential standing to appeal, the Ninth Circuit permitted a chapter 7 trustee to sell a home out from underneath the debtors when the home was worth less than the.....
Sep 07, 2023 n/a
I am thrilled to briefly pinch-hit here at Rochelle’s Daily Wire, though I doubt that Bill actually knows how to take a “vacation.” For those who have followed RDW through the years, you know that.....
Aug 23, 2023 n/a
Although the lower courts are split, the Fourth Circuit became the first court of appeals to rule that the Bankruptcy Code does not preempt claims under state law for violation of the discharge.....
Aug 02, 2023 Michael D. Hawkins
Splitting with the Tenth Circuit, a divided panel on the Ninth Circuit held that the post-petition appreciation in the value of a home belongs to creditors when a chapter 13 debtor converts the case.....
Jul 21, 2023 Richard R. Clifton
Building on the Supreme Court’s decision in Wellness International, the Ninth Circuit closed loopholes to preclude a pro se litigant from reneging on implied consent to final adjudication by a non.....
Jul 12, 2023 Klinette H. Kindred
Bankruptcy Judge Klinette H. Kindred of Alexandria, Va., embraced the concurring opinion in this term’s Bartenwerfer opinion from the Supreme Court by holding that a poor schlub who was an unwitting.....
Jun 21, 2023 Toby J. Heytens
The chapter 13 debtors’ monthly mortgage payment was $1,100 more than the local standard mortgage deduction. Abjuring a split of circuits, the Fourth Circuit held that debtors with above-median income.....
Jun 15, 2023 Milan D. Smith, Jr.
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.....
Jun 07, 2023 Margaret M. Mann
Assume the debtor is liable as the transferee of a fraudulent transfer made by someone else who had actual intent to hinder, delay or defraud. In Bartenwerfer v. Buckley, 143 S. Ct. 665 (Sup. Ct. Feb.....
May 25, 2023 Mary Jo Heston
A chapter 13 debtor ties the score in the top half of the ninth inning in a game against the trustee. In the bottom half of the ninth inning, the trustee loads the bases with two outs. The batter for.....