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 measured by the expenses incurred by the state disciplinary authorities, a district judge in Wisconsin sided with the Ninth Circuit and held that costs assessed against the lawyer were not.....
A district court decision upholding Chief Bankruptcy Judge Dale L. Somers has two important holdings regarding the dischargeability of student loans: (1) Disposable income insufficient even to pay.....
On a question where the lower courts are split, Chief Bankruptcy Judge G. Michael Halfenger of Milwaukee decided that the fees paid for a chapter 13 debtor’s counsel must be taken into consideration.....
A panel of Tenth Circuit judges disagreed about the extent of flexibility in deciding whether a bankruptcy court order is final and therefore appealable.
Two judges believe that simply finding an asset.....
Although neither owned nor controlled by the government, a federal credit union is a “governmental unit” entitled to additional time for filing a proof of claim, according to Bankruptcy Judge Robert H.....
On an issue where the courts are split, Bankruptcy Judge William T. Thurman of Salt Lake City ruled that the estate of a deceased debtor remains eligible for a chapter 13 discharge even though the.....
May a chapter 13 debtor retain the postpetition appreciation in the value of property?
In the context of amending a plan, Bankruptcy Judge Elizabeth E. Brown of Denver wrote the definitive opinion on.....
Intending to clear up ambiguity about the deadline for an individual to take a course in credit counseling before filing bankruptcy, Congress amended Section 109(h)(1) in 2010. The debate and.....
“No harm, no foul” can explain a “no call” in basketball, but the “concept does not have a parallel” in bankruptcy, the Tenth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel said.
The record in bankruptcy court.....
In a victory for people burdened with student loans, the Tenth Circuit joined the Fifth Circuit by holding that a loan to finance education is dischargeable unless it was either a “qualified education.....