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.
Using powers of equity and common sense, Bankruptcy Judge Daniel S. Opperman of Bay City, Mich., didn’t allow a grinch to steal a disabled man’s IRA.
A chapter 7 debtor was permanently disabled. Before.....
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.....
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.....
Legitimate bankruptcy planning does not include electing to roll over $41,000 in tax refunds to a tax year after filing. Bankruptcy Judge Thomas J. Tucker denied a couple’s discharges under Section.....
Even though the mortgage servicer’s monthly statements after filing said they were for informational purposes only, the Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel held that the servicer nonetheless.....
Bankruptcy Judge Christopher M. Klein decried the “widespread belief that student loans are virtually impossible to discharge in bankruptcy.”
In his April 5 opinion, Judge Klein said,
Only the most.....
Any day now, the Supreme Court will hand down a decision in MOAC to decide whether Section 363(m) of the Bankruptcy Code is jurisdictional or only a limitation on remedy. MOAC Holdings LLC v.....
An individual bankrupt’s interest in a limited partnership is akin to an option and isn’t an executory contract subject to automatic rejection 60 days after filing, according to Chief Bankruptcy Judge.....
In Los Angeles (as you’d expect), the first cracks are showing in the prohibition keeping cannabis businesses out of bankruptcy court.
The January 20 opinion by Bankruptcy Judge Neil W. Bason could be.....
All acts are void that violate the automatic stay, regardless of whether they are willful or merely technical, according to Bankruptcy Judge Christopher D. Jaime of Sacramento, Calif.
In his December 2.....