Section 108(c) Tolls the Expiration of a Lien, Ninth Circuit Holds over a Dissent
Expiration of a lien is tolled anytime the automatic stay precludes enforcement of a judgment.
Supreme Court Update: Two Bankruptcy Cases in the Running for ‘Cert’
Circuit splits over trademarks and the automatic stay are contenders for resolution in the Supreme Court.
Tenth Circuit Opinion Can Be the Springboard for a ‘Cert’ on the Automatic Stay
Circuit split is widening on whether inaction can be a violation of the automatic stay.
Retention of Voluntary Post-Petition Payment Doesn’t Violate the Automatic Stay
A creditor was allowed to keep a voluntary, post-petition payment on a pre-petition debt that the debtor made with non-estate property.
Status Report on the Supreme Court
Already primed to rule on nonjudicial foreclosure, the Supreme Court might take cases involving contempt, the automatic stay and trademarks.
Raising a Circuit Split, Ninth Circuit’s Taggart Opinion Heads for a ‘Cert’ Petition
BAP opinion shows that contempt is virtually impossible to prove in the Ninth Circuit following Taggart.