After voluntary dismissal, Chapters 13 debtors were entitled to the proceeds from the sale of homestead that had lost its exempt status. Proceeds that were acquired post-petition vested in the...
A debtor's right to convert to chapter 11 from chapter 7 pursuant to Section 706(a) is limited by subsection (d). Thus, a debtor's right to convert is expressly conditioned on his ability to...
BAP for 10th Circuit affirmed defense verdict of bankruptcy court (D. Utah) in favor of debtor-defendant on creditors' 11 USC 727 and 523 claims. Creditors failed to prove elements of claims...
BAP for 9th Circuit affirmed bankruptcy court (ED Cal.) entry of judgment on the pleadings in favor of defendant-trustee, and grant of motion for attorney's fees as prevailing party. Tenant had no...
Bankruptcy court's order denying debtor a discharge reversed because allowing motion to conform complaint to the evidence was a due process violation in the circumstances.
Because the district court considered all the facts and circumstances of
Weakley’s cases in determining whether he intended to mislead the bankruptcy
court, see id. at 1185, it did not abuse...
Affirmed district court and held that Appellant did not have standing to appeal order granting chapter 7 trustee's motion to employ special counsel "because the order did not reach his wallet." ...
An ambiguous tax allocation agreement between a debtor and its subsidiary that filed consolidated tax returns gave the debtor only mere legal title to a refund based on the subsidiary's prior...
Summary Order, WITH NO PRECEDENTIAL EFFECT. Debt arising from civil judgment based on Title VII hostile work environment claims following jury trial held non-dischargeable under section 523(a)(6)...