Rooker-Feldman Protects Unperfected Mortgages and Permits Foreclosure
Unperfected mortgage can be perfected after discharge, BAP implies.
Monetary Sanctions Are Available to Remedy Violations of the Co-Debtor Stay
Section 105(a) was utilized because Section 1301 is silent on sanctions.
District Judge Okays Extraterritorial Application of a State’s Exemptions
Liberal exemptions save the day for debtors who moved before filing.
Means Test Applies in a Chapter 7 Case Converted from Chapter 13, Circuit Rules
Eleventh Circuit relies on the ‘evolution’ of Section 707(b) to proscribe an evasion of the means test.
Look Forward 5 Years, Not 25, on Debtor’s Inability to Repay Student Loans, Judge Says
Term of the loan is the ‘relevant period’ for judging student loan dischargeability.
Bankruptcy Court Can Rule on Personal Injury Claim with Creditor’s Implied Consent
Supreme Court held that Section 157(b)(5) is not jurisdictional, Delaware district judge says.
Mortgage Deficiency Judgments Are Avoidable Impairments, BAP Holds
Courts divided on rationale, Sixth Circuit BAP adopts First Circuit’s approach.