The bankruptcy court decision not to reopen the case was affirmed in full. The appellate court reviewed the decision not to reopen for an abuse of discretion and determined there was no such...
The bankruptcy court did not abuse its discretion awarding the Bank of New York Melon (BNY) the attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in litigating and defeating the bad faith chapter 13 filing of...
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel affirmed the bankruptcy court's denial of the Debtor's motion to dismiss. The Debtor does not have an absolute right to dismiss; rather, the Debtor must demonstrate...
The bankruptcy court properly considered both the debtors' personal expenses and offers in compromise when it ruled that the debtors knowingly violated their duty to pay their 2001 income tax...
Judge(s):
JORDAN and TJOFLAT, Circuit Judges, and BEAVERSTOCK, District Judge
On a direct appeal from the bankruptcy court, the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the order confirming the modified plan chapter 13 plan without requiring a change in the debtor's circumstances, based on...
Judge(s):
Branch and Marcus, Circuit Judges, and Ungaro, District Judge.
The Ninth Circuit held that an individual Chapter 7 debtor can assume an automobile lease under Section 365(p) without reaffirming the debt, and further held that the lease assumption is binding on...
Judge(s):
Jacqueline H. Nguyen and Eric D. Miller, Circuit Judges, and Eric N. Vitaliano,* District Judge.
Upon conversion to chapter 7, the homestead exemption claimed on the original chapter 13 case, maintains the status it held on the day of the filing of the bankruptcy petition.
A bankruptcy court may not void a lien under §506(d) when a claim relating to the lien is disallowed because the creditor who filed the proof of claim did not prove that it was entitled to enforce...
The 11th Circuit reversed summary judgment in favor of DISH as to the FCCPA claims because the district court failed to determine whether DISH possessed actual knowledge that its debt had been...
Judge(s):
Jill Pryor and Grant, Circuit Judges, and Royal, District Judge
The Circuit Court found that the District Court erred in finding the Pause debt was not discharged in the plaintiff's bankruptcy. The Agreement was deemed rejected as a matter of law under the...
Judge(s):
Jill Pryor, Grant and Royal (sitting by designation)
