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.
Even though there was benefit only to the debtor and none to the estate, a chapter 13 debtor’s lawyer was entitled to compensation under Section 330(a)(4)(B), an exception to the so-called American.....
Fighting like cats and dogs may be acceptable in a matrimonial case, but not when special counsel represents a debtor who is restructuring her debt in chapter 11.
Bankruptcy Judge Marvin Isgur of.....
Simply filing a motion to extend the deadline for objecting to discharge or dischargeability does not extend the deadline indefinitely, according to District Judge Fred Biery of San Antonio, who.....
A relatively puny case from south Texas involving a false notice under Bankruptcy Rule 3002.1 is making important law on the rule and the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, or FDCPA, 15 U.S.C.....
Yesterday, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in City of Chicago v. Fulton, 19-357 (Sup. Ct.), to resolve a circuit split and decide whether inaction can violate the automatic stay under Section 362.....
Although chapter 13 may not always accommodate the need to care for an indigent member of a debtor’s extended family, chapter 13 will permit a debtor to continue paying premiums on a whole life.....
On an issue where the courts are divided, Bankruptcy Judge Kevin R. Huennekens of Richmond, Va., ruled that a joint tenant may strip an underwater lien from property even though the co-owner is not in.....
A district court has held that a creditor may not compel arbitration to determine the allowance of a claim, even if the objection has been coupled with a class action seeking damages for violation of.....
The so-called Holder Rule is an important weapon that debtors can use when the originator of consumer paper has not lived up to its contractual obligations.
In a chapter 13 case before Bankruptcy.....
BAPCPA Limits Remedies Against Debtors Who Don’t Reaffirm or Surrender
In the BAPCPA amendments in 2005, Congress may have intended to bar debtors from allowing mortgages to “ride through” bankruptcy.....