The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit reversed in part and vacated in part the district court's judgment affirming the bankruptcy court’s awarding of reduced attorney’s fees to Debtor...
Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Case No. CC-15-1420-KiTaKu (October 6, 2106) Not for Publication
Ruling:
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel affirmed the bankruptcy court's ruling denying Peter E. Kvassay ("Debtor") motion for order to show cause why Robert V. Kvassay ("Creditor") should not be sanctioned...
The BAP for the 9th Circuit reversed the ruling of the bankruptcy court (D. Or.) finding appellants in contempt for violating debtor's discharge injunction, finding the bankruptcy court erred by...
Rafael Velez Fonseca v. Government Employees Association (AEELA), No. 15-033 (1st Cir. B.A.P. Dec. 25, 2015)
Ruling:
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the First Circuit AFFIRMS the opinion and order of the bankruptcy court below finding that the bankruptcy court did not err in concluding that (1) AEELA had a...
Fifth Circuit VACATED district court order insofar as it issued criminal sanctions and enjoined law firm because the minute entry was not sufficient notice that the hearing was being held for...
BAP No. NC-13-1618-JuKuPa (determined not to be appropriate for publication)
Ruling:
A bankruptcy court is required to hold an evidentiary hearing on whether a creditor is aware of a discharge injunction and whether the creditor is aware that the injunction applies to the...
Summarized by Bryan Robinson , Law Offices of Bryan Robinson
11 years 6 months ago
Citation:
Gutierrez v. Coker (In re Gutierrez), 9th Cir. B.A.P., NC-13-1469-DJuKu, August 19, 2014 [Not for Publication]
Ruling:
In an unpublished opinion, the 9th Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel affirmed the order of the bankruptcy court denying the motion for contempt for violation of the discharge injunction...
Finding no error in the bankruptcy court’s findings, the Eighth Circuit affirmed the bankruptcy court’s denial of reconsideration of an earlier order imposing sanctions on the appellent for...
Summarized by Bryan Robinson , Law Offices of Bryan Robinson
12 years 2 months ago
Citation:
In Re Chionis, 9th Cir. B.A.P., CC-12-1501-KuBaPa (Dec 27, 2013) [NOT FOR PUBLICATION]
Ruling:
In an unpublished opinion, the 9th Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel UPHELD part of the bankruptcy court finding that Creditor Appellee (Starkus) violated the bankruptcy discharge and the...
Affirming the United States Bankruptcy Court (“BC”), the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (“BAP”) for the First Circuit affirmed the BC’s order discharging the debtor and denying the debtor’s...
Judge(s):
Lamoutte, Haines, and Deasy, United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel Judges.
