Judge Barry G. SIlverman wrote the opinion on behalf of the panel. Pursuant to Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2), the panel unanimously determined that no oral argument was needed in this case. Even...
Judge(s):
Alex Kozinski, Chief Judge; Barry G. Silverman, Circuit Judge; and Jed S. Rakoff, Senior District Judge.
Summarized by Samuel Mushell , Americans United for Government Reform
13 years 1 month ago
Citation:
Bankruptcy Case No. 11-17703-WCH
Ruling:
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the First Circuit affirmed the Massachusetts Bankruptcy Court's granting of summary judgment in favor of the Chapter 7 trustee, allowing him to preserve an...
The decision of the bankruptcy court was affirmed. The debtor cannot claim a homestead exemption pursuant to Ohio state law in a home that is owned by an LLC of which the debtor holds the sole...
REVERSING the bankruptcy court, the Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel held that the debtor was not entitled to avoid a judicial lien encumbering the debtor's real property under 11 U.S.C. §...
The Ninth Circuit BAP (Panel) affirmed (on other grounds) the Bankruptcy Court's order compelling a judgment lien creditor to turnover funds levied upon pre-petition to the chapter 7 debtor.
Nessan v. Lovald, No. 12-1733 (8th Cir. Dec. 5, 2012)
Ruling:
In an unpublished opinion, the Eighth Circuit held that under applicable South Dakota law, the debtor's claimed exemptions in a truck, boat, and legal claim did not entitle the debtor to an...
Judge(s):
Per Curiam. Heard by RILEY, Circuit Judge, COLLOTON AND GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.
The BAP affirmed the bankruptcy court order sustaining an objection to Debtor's claim of a spousal support exemption pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure § 704.130 (b)(10)(D). On de...
Summarized by Jason Forbes , Wells Fargo Business Credit, Inc.
13 years 4 months ago
Citation:
--- F.3d ----, 2012 WL 5259002 C.A.6 (Tenn.),2012, Appellate Case No. 11-8066, on appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Case No. 1:10-cv-260
Ruling:
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held that a potential tort claim held by a debtor, which accrued prior to her filing of a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, became property of the...
Judge(s):
Jeffrey S. Sutton
Richard Allen Griffin
Helene N. White
Summarized by Sarah Smegal , Bartlett Hackett Feinberg PC
13 years 4 months ago
Citation:
In re Borgman, --- F.3d ----, 2012 WL 5201347 (10th Cir. Oct. 23, 2012)
Ruling:
The Tenth Circuit REVERSED the BAP and REINSTATED the orders of the Bankruptcy Court disallowing claimed exemptions of tax refunds. "The amount of a federal tax refund equivalent to the...
Santiago v. Rivera (In re Santiago), BAP No. PR 11-075 (1st Cir. BAP Sep. 26, 2012) (for publication)
Ruling:
The First Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel REVERSED the ruling of the bankruptcy court, finding that anticipated tax refunds for pre-petition earnings or losses are property of the estate under...
Judge(s):
Boroff, Deasy, and Bailey, United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel Judges
