No Duty to Release an Attachment After Fulton, Ninth Circuit BAP Says
The BAP decision may have a hint that failure to stop proceedings after bankruptcy can be an automatic stay violation, even after Fulton.
Merely ‘Technical’ Stay Violations Don’t Obviate Section 362(k) Sanctions, BAP Says
Even when the debtors are not parties to the suit, the stay is violated when a creditor pursues an action to collect a debt owing by the debtors, so says the Ninth Circuit BAP.
Another District Judge Rules that Tax Foreclosures Can Be Fraudulent Transfers
The circuits are split on whether the Supreme Court’s BFP opinion can be extended to bar fraudulent transfer attacks on in rem real estate tax foreclosures.
Refusing to Release an Attachment After Filing Is No Stay Violation Following Fulton
Pennsylvania’s Judge Conway hints that failure to stop proceedings after bankruptcy can be an automatic stay violation, even after Fulton.
A Claim Objection Can Head Off Election of a Permanent Chapter 7 Trustee
A creditor can’t elect a trustee to pick its adversary in a lawsuit, Bankruptcy Judge Gunn says.
Texas Judge Disagrees with Second Circuit on Sanctions for Violating Rule 3002.1
Bankruptcy Judge Eduardo Rodriguez explained why the Second Circuit was wrong in ruling that violators of Rule 3002.1 are only liable for compensatory damages.