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.
Bankruptcy Judge Harry C. Dees, Jr. resolved the single most important question of bankruptcy law for residents of Indiana: Are season tickets to Notre Dame football games an exempt asset?
An individual cannot evade the means test in Section 707(b) by filing first in chapter 13 and then converting to chapter 7, the Eleventh Circuit held on June 27.