The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the decision of the district court which held that the borrower's claims against the defendants for an FDCPA violation were untimely and the borrower's...
Judge(s):
Boggs, Rodgers and Berg- District Judge sitting by designation
NC-15-1177-TaJuKi (BAP 9th Cir. Aug. 9, 2016) (unpublished)
Ruling:
BAP for 9th Circuit affirmed the ruling of the bankruptcy court (N.D. Cal.) overruling chapter 13 debtors objection to proof of claim. Proof of claim was prima facie evidence of claim's validity...
Owens v. LNVN Funding, LLC, Case Nos. 15-2044, 15-2082, 15-2109 (7th Cir. Aug. 10, 2016)
Ruling:
Majority: The filing of a proof of claim, by a debt collector, on a "stale debt" is not, in and of itself, a false, deceptive, or misleading practice prohibited by the Fair Debt Collection...
Summarized by Laura Coordes , Arizona State University, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
9 years 7 months ago
Citation:
Bushkin v. Singer (n re Bushkin), Case No. CC-15-1285-KiKuF (9th Cir. B.A.P. Jul. 22, 2016) (unpublished)
Ruling:
Bankruptcy court order denying debtor's motion for attorney's fees and costs under § 523(d) affirmed because debt owed to creditor was not a consumer debt.
Summarized by Laura Coordes , Arizona State University, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
9 years 7 months ago
Citation:
Hernandez vs. Williams, Zinman & Parhan, PC, Case No. 14-15672 (9th Cir. Jul. 20, 2016)
Ruling:
The FDCPA unambiguously requires any debt collector, whether an initial or subsequent collector, to send a § 1692g(a) validation notice within five days of its first communication with a consumer...
Summarized by Laura Coordes , Arizona State University, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
9 years 7 months ago
Citation:
Sanders v. Cohen (In re Sanders), Case No. CC-15-1284-FKiKu (9th Cir. BAP Jul. 15, 2016) (unpublished)
Ruling:
Bankruptcy court afforded chapter 13 debtor adequate notice and an opportunity to be heard; thus, bankruptcy court's dismissal of debtor's case did not violate his due process rights and is affirmed.
Summarized by Elizabeth Gunn , United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Columbia
9 years 8 months ago
Citation:
Nelson v. Midland Credit Management, Inc., Case No. 15-2984 (8th Cir. 2016)
Ruling:
The filing of an accurate and complete proof of claim on a time-barred debt is not false, deceptive, misleading, unfair, or unconscionable under the FDCPA.
Summarized by Laura Coordes , Arizona State University, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
9 years 8 months ago
Citation:
Tevis v. California Department of Veterans Affairs (In re Tevis), Case No. EC-15-1111-TaJuD (9th Cir. BAP Jul. 7, 2016) (unpublished)
Ruling:
Bankruptcy court's order dismissing debtors' adversary proceeding against creditor and chapter 13 trustee affirmed due to debtors' failure to prosecute.
BAP No. NV-14-1589-DFB (BAP 10th Cir. May 31, 2016) (unpublished)
Ruling:
The BAP for the 9th Circuit affirmed the ruling of the bankruptcy court (D. Nev.) dismissing debtor's adversary proceeding alleging that defendants intentionally violated the automatic stay. BAP...
