Consumer Bankruptcy

Another Workaround Following the Prohibition of Nunc Pro Tunc Orders

The Supreme Court hasn’t prohibited paying counsel fees for services rendered before the entry of a retention order, Judge Preston says.

Creditor Socked with $41,000 in Sanctions for Filing Trumped-Up Criminal Charges

Bankruptcy Judge Warren makes sure the sanctions won’t be dischargeable if the offending creditor files his own bankruptcy.
9th Circuit Jul 13, 2020

Lower Courts Now Disagree on Modifying the Stay Retroactively After Acevedo

Did the Supreme Court’s Acevedo opinion preclude annulling the stay? The Ninth Circuit BAP says ‘no.’