Supreme Court Won’t Rule on Remedies for Overpayments and Violation of Rule 3002.1
The Supreme Court on June 13 declined to hear two bankruptcy cases in the term to begin next October.
Bankruptcy Courts in Colorado and Minnesota Bar Bifurcated Fee Arrangements
Local rules require lawyers to prepare and fill all required chapter 7 papers regardless of whether the debtor pays the fee or agrees to pay the fee.
Bankruptcy Didn’t Block Contempt Proceedings in District Court Against a Debtor
In a case headed for the Tenth Circuit, upholding the dignity of the court overcame the automatic stay.
Second Circuit Allows Appellate Attorneys’ Fees for Upholding a Contempt Citation
Finally, a circuit court cites Taggart to help a debtor enforce the discharge injunction.
Fourth Circuit Rules Emphatically that Taggart Applies to All Contempt in Bankruptcy
Reliance on advice of counsel is not a complete defense to contempt citations.
A Client Can Be Liable for Sanctions from the Lawyer’s Violation of Rule 9011
Judge Klein let a lawyer off the hook for violating Rule 9011 because the lawyer had already been punished enough.
Delaware District Judge Says: Don’t Use ‘Nunc Pro Tunc’ When You Mean ‘Retroactive’
Submitting a retention order with the wrong word resulted in a pivotal issue on appeal.
No Withdrawal or Jury Trial on Claims that Lawyers Violated Section 526
The district court opinion affirms the notion that bankruptcy courts have ‘core’ power without a jury to adjudicate claims of attorney misconduct.