Summarized by Laura Coordes , Arizona State University, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
9 years 4 months ago
Citation:
The Golden 1 Credit Union v. Hopper (In re Ahrens), Case No. EC-16-1065-JuKuMa/EC-16-1117-JuKuMa (consolidated) (9th Cir. B.A.P. Oct, 27, 2016) (unpublished)
Ruling:
Bankruptcy court orders (1) sustaining chapter 7 trustee's objection to creditor's proof of claim, (2) disallowing unsecured portion of creditor's proof of claim, (3) awarding attorney's fees and...
File No. 16a0580n.06; Case No. 16-1081 (Sixth Cir., October 25, 2016)
Ruling:
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed bankruptcy court's decision which allowed Chapter 7 trustee payment of administrative expenses from the proceeds of sale of real property owned by debtors as...
Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Case No. AZ-16-1050-JuFL (October 12, 2016) Not for Publication
Ruling:
The bankruptcy court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing the Debtors' state law claims and closing the adversary. When determining whether to retain jurisdiction or send a claim to state...
Summarized by Thomas DeCarlo , John Steinberger & Associates, PC
9 years 4 months ago
Citation:
2016 WL 5936797 (6th Cir. 2016)
Ruling:
Bankruptcy Court did not abuse its discretion in denying creditor's Motion to Reopen Chapter 7 case where motion was filed 3 years after entry of discharge and reopening case would have on effect.
The BAP for the 9th Circuit affirmed the ruling of the bankruptcy court (N.D. Cal.) denying chapter 13 debtors' objection to mortgage creditor's claim. BAP agreed with bankruptcy court's...
Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Case No. CC-15-1420-KiTaKu (October 6, 2106) Not for Publication
Ruling:
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel affirmed the bankruptcy court's ruling denying Peter E. Kvassay ("Debtor") motion for order to show cause why Robert V. Kvassay ("Creditor") should not be sanctioned...
Failla v. Citibank, N.A. (In re Failla), No. 15-15626 (11th Cir. Oct. 4, 2016)
Ruling:
The word "surrender" in 11 U.S.C. § 521(a)(2) requires that a debtor who designates in his schedules that he will surrender a particular property to, in fact, relinquish his right to possess that...