The U.S. Circuit Court for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a bankruptcy court's rulings (a) dismissing a debtor's chapter 13 petition for bad faith under the circuit's "totality of the circumstances"...
Judge(s):
FLETCHER and JOHNSTONE, Circuit Judges, and RAKOFF, District Judge
A bankruptcy court imposed sanctions due to litigation conduct that was in bad faith, vexatious, and harassing. Specifically, the court dismissed an adversary proceeding brought by the plaintiff,...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held a bankruptcy court erred in sanctioning a law firm and its client by shifting $239,655 in legal fees. The fee-shifting amounted to a criminal...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held a bankruptcy court didn't err in denying a chapter 11/subchapter V debtor's motion for relief under Fed. R. Bankr. P 9024/Fed. R. Civ. P....
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed a bankruptcy court's order denying a creditor's motion to reopen a chapter 7 case five years after closure. The deadlines for the creditor...
Tracing equity receivership principles back to the High Court of Chancery in England in the 18th century, the Sixth Circuit held a district court in a receivership case erred by approving a...
