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.
For debtors in chapter 7, the sale of cryptocurrency is considered “income” in the calculation of current monthly income and in deciding whether there is a presumption of abuse, in the eyes of.....
Sometimes, it’s impossible to find precedent for a self-evident proposition. Here’s one where you won’t have that problem: A chapter 13 debtor cannot pay nondischargeable debt in full while paying.....
A chapter 7 debtor kept a chose in action that arose from the dead after filing, for reasons explained by Bankruptcy Judge Alan S. Trust of Central Islip, N.Y.
The debtor filed a chapter 7 petition in.....
On an issue where the courts are split, Bankruptcy Judge Benjamin A. Kahn of Durham, N.C., decided that unsecured creditors are not entitled to interest on their claims under a chapter 13 plan when.....
A chapter 13 debtor can’t be required to turn over tax refunds to the trustee when the plan pays creditors in full, for reasons explained by Chief Bankruptcy Judge Noah G. Hillen of Boise, Idaho.
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The amendment to Bankruptcy Rule 2003(e) didn’t create a bright-line rule automatically cutting off the time for objecting to exemptions when the trustee doesn’t announce and file a statement.....
An important bankruptcy case will be heard en banc in the Ninth Circuit during the week of January 12.
Ideally, several of our readers will file amicus briefs explaining why bankruptcy trustees in.....
Docketing a judgment by itself doesn’t result in a lien on personal property, for reasons explained by Bankruptcy Judge John P. Mastando, III in a case involving New York law.
The debtor was an.....
Chief Bankruptcy Judge Jason D. Woodward of Aberdeen, Miss., wrote an opinion with an important practice point for lawyers with individual chapter 11 debtors.
To avoid U.S. Trustee fees after.....
“Respectfully” disagreeing with the Sixth Circuit and several lower courts, Chief Bankruptcy Judge Peggy Hunt of Salt Lake City allowed a chapter 13 debtor to surrender a car after confirmation and.....