The 9th Circuit BAP affirmed the bankruptcy court's orders striking the debtor's answer as a sanction for failure to comply with the court's order to show cause and entry of a default judgment...
Defendants of malpractice claims of former Chapter 11 debtors did not have standing to object to a bankruptcy court's decision allowing the debtors to reopen their bankruptcy cases to file amended...
BAP for 8th Cir. affirmed ruling of bankruptcy court (D. Neb.) granting debtors' motion for summary judgment on creditor's 11 USC 523 suit. There were no genuine issues of material fact and debtors...
Reviewing the decision of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado (BC), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (Circuit) affirmed its dismissal of a debtor’s adversary...
Judge(s):
Jerome A. Holmes; Carolyn B. McHugh; and Nancy L. Moritz
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit vacated and remanded the decision of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of California (BC) sustaining an exemption objection...
Judge(s):
William J. Lafferty III; Julia W. Brand; and Laura S. Taylor
BAP for 9th Cir. affirmed ruling of bankruptcy court (D. Nev.) dismissing creditor's adversary against chapter 7 debtor based on creditor's failure to effect service of summons and complaint. ...
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (BAP) affirmed the orders granting relief from the automatic stay and dismissing his case issued by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the...
Judge(s):
Robert J. Faris; Gary A. Spraker; and Scott H. Gan
"Mutuality," as that term is used in 553 of the Bankruptcy Code, is a distinct statutory requirement that cannot be expanded by contractual or state law concepts of setoff. "Mutuality" means only...
An individual who files a chapter 11 case does not have an absolute right under § 1112(a) to convert her bankruptcy case to a chapter 7 proceeding. Section 1112(a) of the Bankruptcy Code is...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Circuit) reversed an order of the district court (DC), which had vacated fees awarded by the bankruptcy court (BC) to the counsel of the debtor (DR)...
Judge(s):
Jennifer W. Elrod; Don R. Willett; and Kurt D. Engelhardt
