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.
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.....
Dismissal with prejudice is a hot topic in chapter 13 for courts throughout the country. Bankruptcy Judge Michelle V. Larson of Dallas dismissed a case for “cause” under Section 1307(c) and imposed a.....
The pleading requirements laid down by the Supreme Court in Iqbal and Twombly do not apply to the filing of an involuntary bankruptcy petition under Section 303. The petitioning creditor need only.....
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.....
Chief Bankruptcy Judge Laurel M. Isicoff of Miami wrote an opinion that serves the purpose of a local rule by explaining how and when a consumer can sign up for a so-called bifurcated arrangement to.....
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 chapter 13 debtor is stuck with the homestead declaration made on filing, even if the case is later converted to chapter 7, according to District Judge Robert N. Scola, Jr. of Miami, who upheld.....
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.....
In 1991, the Supreme Court arguably ignored Section 522(f)(1) to achieve an equitable result in a matrimonial case that ended up in bankruptcy court. Farrey v. Sanderfoot, 500 U.S. 291 (1991). Last.....