9th Circuit reversed BAP's reversal of N.D. Cal. bankruptcy court's ruling that a creditor's claim was timely. Notwithstanding California forum for bankruptcy, under bankruptcy common law, federal...
In a "no asset" chapter 7 case, a filed proof of claim is not res judicata in other litigation, despite the "deemed allowed" language in 11 USC 502(a). "The Bankruptcy Rules plainly contemplate...
502(b)(6) cap applies to attorney fees for litigating lessor's claim for future, but not past, rent.
Judge(s):
Susan P. Graber and Mary H. Murguia, Circuit Judges, and Mark W. Bennett, District Judge for the Northern District of Iowa, sitting by designation. Opinion by Judge Graber.
Dubois v. Atlas Acquisitions LLC (In re Dubois), No. 15-1945 (4th Cir. Aug. 25, 2016)
Ruling:
The issue on appeal was whether Atlas violated the FDCPA by filing proofs of claim based on time-barred debts. The Fourth Circuit concluded that Atlas’s conduct did not violate the FDCPA and...
Judge(s):
Judge Albert Diaz, Judge Henry F. Floyd, and Judge Stephanie D. Thacker.
--- F.3d ---, Case No. 15-40538 (5th Cir May 27, 2016)
Ruling:
Affirmed, in part, the lower courts' judgment against the debtor based on breaches of a pre-petition settlement agreement. The debtor’s payment of $300,000 for an “assignment” of the...
Judge(s):
Higginbotham, Southwick, Higginson (opinion by Higginson)
Case No. 15-10778; Case No. 10278 - NOT FOR PUBLICATION
Ruling:
Appeals DISMISSED as frivolous, but no damages awarded. First, the debtor's children (appellants) failed to present transcripts to the District and Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to demonstrate...
Bankruptcy court properly found that Debtor had no standing to contest lien claim of homeowners association in a no-asset chapter 7 case where debtor's discharge had been entered and relief from...
