The district court did not err by (1) referring "non-core" fraudulent transfer claims to the bankruptcy court for proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law, and (2) adopting such findings...
BAP for 9th Cir. affirmed ruling of bankruptcy court (C.D. Cal.) granting summary judgment to creditor sisters on 523 claims against debtor brother based on issue preclusion from state court...
The BAP for the 9th Cir. affirmed the ruling of the bankruptcy court (C.D. Cal.) on other grounds, agreeing that funds in a bank account exclusively derived from social security payments were...
The court affirmed district court's denial of appellant's request for relief under Rule 59(e), but vacated and remanded to district court to determine whether appellant's Rule 60(b) request was...
BAP for 10th Cir. affirmed ruling of bankruptcy court (D. Colo) finding that order limiting discovery was not abuse of discretion given parties' attempt to abuse discovery for attrition purposes....
Ninth Circuit holds that courts may entertain hypothetical preference actions within Section 547(b)(5)’s hypothetical
liquidation when such an inquiry is factually warranted, supported by...
Judge(s):
A. WALLACE TASHIMA and MILAN D.SMITH, JR., Circuit Judges, and EDWARD R. KORMAN, District Judge, sitting by designation.
The Eleventh Circuit held that the bankruptcy court made a finding of fact that the debtor violated state securities laws based on a state court judgment confirming an arbitration award entered...
Judge(s):
Pryor and Rosenbaum, Circuit Judges, and Ungaro, District Judge
The BAP for the 9th Cir. affirmed the ruling of the bankruptcy court (D. Nev.) order granting chapter 7 trustee's motion for turnover of a vehicle, notwithstanding debtors' claim of exemption. The...
