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.
A district court decision from Houston is required reading for plaintiffs’ tort lawyers to understand how they must write jury instructions and special verdict forms to ensure that judgments for.....
If the law changes dramatically after confirmation of a plan, the Seventh Circuit tells us that the debtor must move within one year of confirmation to amend the plan. Otherwise, the debtor will be.....
The estate of a chapter 13 debtor who dies before completing plan payments may still be granted a discharge despite the decedent’s inability to complete the required financial management course.....
The lien on an impounded car in Chicago is a judicial lien that a debtor may avoid as an impairment of an exemption under Section 522(f), according to the Seventh Circuit.
In ruling on April 21 that.....
A law firm has no right to a jury trial and cannot withdraw the reference when the U.S. Trustee goes after sanctions and an injunction for violating Section 526, according to District Judge J. Phil.....
If an unmarried couple splits up, the partner with assets could file bankruptcy to discharge what would have been a nondischargeable obligation had they been married, as demonstrated by the Seventh.....
Chapter 13 can sometimes protect recipients of preferences, as shown in an opinion by Bankruptcy Judge William A. Altenberger of Peoria, Ill.
The debtor had made $8,000 in payments to family members.....
Four circuits now agree: The costs of a lawyer’s disciplinary proceedings are nondischargeable debts under Section 523(a)(7).
Joining the First, Ninth and Eleventh Circuits, the Seventh Circuit ruled.....
The successful outcome of a chapter 7 case that pays creditors in full does not justify compensating the trustee’s attorney for performing duties imposed on the trustee, the Fifth Circuit said in a.....
The Supreme Court’s Espinosa decision enabled Bankruptcy Judge Robert L. Jones of Lubbock, Tex., to present the debtors with a sizeable and unexpected gift alongside their chapter 13 discharges.
The.....