In the unpublished decisions, the Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel ("BAP") affirmed the bankruptcy court's order dismissing the Chapter 13 case for failure to timely file a Chapter 13 plan....
Judge(s):
Honorable PAPPAS, JURY, and KLEIN (sitting by designation), Bankruptcy Judges.
Summarized by Elizabeth Gunn , United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Columbia
10 years 11 months ago
Citation:
Gatewood v. CP Medical, LLC (In re Gatewood), Case No. 15-6008 (B.A.P. 8th Cir. July 10, 2015)
Ruling:
The filing of an accurate proof of claim for a time-barred debt containing all required information, including the timing of the debt, standing alone, is not a prohibited debt collection practice...
In a unanimous decision, a three judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit confirmed that judicial review of arbitration awards is “severely circumscribed” and...
Judge(s):
Judge Keenan wrote the opinion in which Chief Judge Traxler and Judge Gregory joined.
Summary Judgment confirmed. While the FCRA requires credit bureaus to report that a bankruptcy petition was withdrawn “upon receipt of documentation certifying such withdrawal,” and calls for a...
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, No. 14-55012 (June 11, 2015)
Ruling:
Plaintiff did not have standing to challenge assignees' enforcement of a promissory note and deed of trust because of alleged irregularities in connection with the assignment of the promissory note...
Summarized by Bruce Weiner , Rosenberg, Musso & Weiner
11 years 4 days ago
Citation:
2015 WL 3756720
Ruling:
Eighth Circuit affirmed bankruptcy court's imposition of sanctions on debtor's counsel for mischaracterizing post-petition alimony as pre-petition and for certifying that the debtor was current on...
Mbaku, et al. v. Bank of America, et al., No. 14-1379 (10th Cir. 2015)
Ruling:
Tenth Circuit affirmed Rule 12 dismissal of pro se plaintiffs' due process, equal protection, and Colorado Fair Debt Procedures Collections Act (CFDPCA) claims asserted based on bank's foreclosure...
In re Auyeung, BAP No. EC-14-1382-JuKuPa (9th Cir. B.A.P. June 9, 2015).
Ruling:
Judicial estoppel barred chapter 13 debtors from avoiding a judicial lien on their homestead. In a prior chapter 13 case, they failed to comply with a confirmed plan requiring them to sell the...
Judge(s):
Meredith A. Jury, Frank L. Kurtz, and Jim D. Pappas, Bankruptcy Judges.
Chapter 13 Debtors lacked standing to assert claims against lenders and loan servicer defendants based on alleged violations of a home mortgage trust’s pooling and servicing agreement.
