The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the District Court of Kansas's grant of summary judgment against Kauli Saili Jr, (the "Plaintiff"), holding that judicial estoppel prevented the...
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Sixth Circuit affirmed an order dismissing the pro se debtor’s complaint for lack of jurisdiction in her reopened bankruptcy case. The Panel agreed with...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit held a bankruptcy court did not err in calculating a Massachusetts debtor's tenancy by the entirety interest in property for purposes of the formula...
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit affirmed a bankruptcy court's order denying a debtor's motion to reopen his chapter 13 bankruptcy case because (1) a dismissed bankruptcy...
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Tenth Circuit affirmed the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Utah’s approval of a settlement between the chapter 7 trustee and the Debtor’s estranged...
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit dismissed an appeal of an order denying relief from the automatic stay to complete a foreclosure sale as constitutionally moot. No live...
The Sixth Circuit affirmed, ruling that the “Shared Responsibility Payment” for individuals who did not purchase qualifying individual health insurance plans as required by the Affordable Care...
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (BAP) affirmed the decision of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California granting summary judgment excepting the debt...
Judge(s):
William J. Lafferty III; Robert J. Faris; and Gary A. Spraker
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Tenth Circuit (the “BAP”) affirmed the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado's dismissal of an adversary proceeding, where the Debtor failed to...
Affirming the denial of the motion to compel abandonment of the estate's interest in her home by Machele Goetz (Goetz) by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Missouri (BC), the...
Judge(s):
Shon Hastings; Michael E. Ridgway; and Anita L. Shodeen