Nessan v. Lovald, No. 12-1733 (8th Cir. Dec. 5, 2012)
Ruling:
In an unpublished opinion, the Eighth Circuit held that under applicable South Dakota law, the debtor's claimed exemptions in a truck, boat, and legal claim did not entitle the debtor to an...
Judge(s):
Per Curiam. Heard by RILEY, Circuit Judge, COLLOTON AND GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.
Summarized by Aletheia Allen , New Mexico Court of Appeals
13 years 6 months ago
Citation:
RES-GA Mem'l, LLC v. Foah (In re Foah), VAP Case No. NM-12-019 (10th Cir. B.A.P. Dec. 3, 2012)
Ruling:
AFFIRMING the Bankruptcy Court's order granting summary judgment in the Debtor's favor, and holding that the New Mexico exemption statute does not require a life insurance policy's insured to be a...
Judge(s):
Thurman, Chief Judge; Brown, Judge (author); and Somers, Judge.
In this preference action by the chapter 7 trustee, the BAP held that perfection of Border State Bank's (the "Bank") lien was within the preference period under Section 547(b) and that the floating...
In re Castro, 2012 WL 5935957 (10th Cir. Nov. 28, 2012)
Ruling:
Appellant that was neither debtor nor creditor and had no interest in real property or, at best, such interest was subordinate, lacked standing to object to creditor’s motion for relief from...
Affirming the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel, the Tenth Circuit dismissed an appeal by Steven Keyser (“Debtor”) for lack of jurisdiction because his notice of appeal was untimely under Fed. Rul....
The BAP affirmed the bankruptcy court order sustaining an objection to Debtor's claim of a spousal support exemption pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure § 704.130 (b)(10)(D). On de...
10th Circuit Court of Appeals (Case No/ 11-1574) Entered - November 21, 2012
Ruling:
AFFIRMATION of the 10th Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel's (BAP) ruling denying debtor, Arthur James Reves, an extension of time to file a notice of appeal.
Copeland v. Fink (In re Copeland), Case No. 12-6034, ---B.R. ---- (8th Cir. B.A.P. November 20, 2012)(slip opinion) (Schermer, J.)
Ruling:
AFFIRMING the bankruptcy court, the BAP found that a Chapter 13 Plan should not provide for payment of non-priority, unsecured claims ahead other non-priority unsecured claims based solely on...
In short, In re Scholz stands for the proposition that annuity income received by a former railroad employee under the Railroad Retirement Act ("RRA") "must be included when calculating [a...
Judge(s):
Bankruptcy Judge Lee presided over the bankruptcy proceedings. The Bankruptcy Court opinion is found at 427 B.R. 864. Judges Markell, Zive, and Jury presided over the BAP appeal. The BAP opinion, authored by Judge Markell, is found at 447 B.R. 887. Ninth Circuit Judges Callahan and Watford, along with District Court Judge Singleton (sitting by designation) sat on the Ninth Circuit Panel. Judge Watford authored the Ninth Circuit's published opinion.
