Cover Sheet Is No Substitute for Filing a Complaint
Kansas judge strictly enforces rules on filing dischargeability complaints.
Claim Objections Are Permissible in Chapter 13 After Plan Confirmation
Tulsa judge permits leisurely objections to unsecured claims in chapter 13.
Debt for Rape Is Dischargeable Without Proof of Subjective Intent to Injure
Proving occurrence of rape evidently does not carry a presumption of intent to injure.
Plan in Suspended Animation when Chapter 13 Case Converted to Chapter 7
Judge ducks ability to reconvert previously converted case to chapter 13.
Bankruptcy Court Stays Out of the Repo Business
The repo man will face no competition from the bankruptcy court.
All Punitive Sanctions in Bankruptcy Governed by One Standard in the Tenth Circuit
Ability to pay is one factor in imposing sanctions for misconduct.
Broad Statements in Harris Arguably Override Bankruptcy Code Section 1326(a)(2)
Did Justice Ginsburg go too far by holding that nothing in chapter 13 applies on conversion to chapter 7?
Securities Fraud Judgment Is Automatically Nondischargeable, Circuit Says
Tenth Circuit slams securities fraudsters already nailed with default judgments.
Kansas Judge Endorses Fee-Only Chapter 13 Plans
Kansas Judge Janice Karlin sympathizes with consumers who can’t afford fees up front.
Discrimination in Favor of Student Loans Makes Plan Fatally Defective
Bad policy choice in chapter 13 is an issue for Congress, not the courts, judge says.