The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit (BAP) affirmed a bankruptcy court's decision that valued the claim of a couple (CRs) at $458,470 and found it nondischargeable under §...
Judge(s):
Dale L. Somers; Robert H. Jacobvitz; and Janice D. Lloyd
In an opinion most of the bankruptcy court's judgment as to a creditor's violation of the automatic stay, but vacating its denial of attorneys' fees based on the "technical" nature of these...
Judge(s):
Robert J. Faris; Julia W. Brand; and Gary A. Spraker
Although a confirmed plan can discharge the liability of a nondebtor guarantor, it can limit a creditor’s claim against a nondebtor guarantor by determining the source and value of payments to be...
The Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel affirmed the bankruptcy court's summary judgment ruling in favor of plaintiff on plaintiff's non-dischargeability claims under sections 523(a)(2)(A) and...
BAP for 9th Cir. affirmed ruling of bankruptcy court (D. Mon.) dismissing imprisoned creditor's 523(a)(6) suit against chapter 7 debtor due to creditor's failure to pay filing fee. There are no...
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (BAP) dismissed the appeal, filed by Thee Aguila, Inc. (TA), of the denial of its motion for reconsideration of a retroactive stay relief...
Judge(s):
Mary Jo Heston; William J. Lafferty III; and Scott H. Gan
Confronting a byzantine fact pattern in but the latest aspect of a “multi-forum Whack-a-Mole tournament," the U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (BAP) affirmed a bankruptcy...
Judge(s):
Christopher M. Klein; Laura S. Taylor; and Julia W. Brand
BAP for 9th Cir. affirmed ruling of bankruptcy court (D. Nev.) granting summary judgment to creditor in nondischargeability suit against debtor. Bankruptcy court properly applied issue preclusion...
Bankruptcy courts have discretion under Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7004(m) to extend the time for a plaintiff to properly serve the summons and complaint on a debtor and its attorney, even if the extension...
The Chapter 7 debtor had no standing to appeal a bankruptcy court order overruling his objection to a secured creditor's proof of claim for deficiency following foreclosure. In order to have...
