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Adams v. Newport Crest Homeowners Assoc., Inc.

  • Summarized by Lars Fuller , BakerHostetler
  • 7 years 7 months ago
Citation:
BAP No. CC-17-1224-KuFS (9th Circuit, Aug 07,2018) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed in part and Reversed in part
Ruling:
BAP for 9th Cir. affirmed in part and reversed in part ruling of bankruptcy court (CD Cal.) granting summary judgment to creditor on 11 USC 523 claim and claim of setoff and recoupment. Under...
Judge(s):
Kurtz, Faris, Spraker
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Pendergraft v. Network of Neighbors, Inc.

Citation:
18-20045 (5th Circuit, Aug 08,2018) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
The mental culpability to make a debt non-dischargeable under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(4) can be established with evidence that the debtor failed to comply with corporate formalities (at least when the...
Judge(s):
DAVIS, COSTA, and ENGELHARDT
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Bennett v. Lindsey

  • Summarized by J. Newman , Newman & Newman
  • 7 years 7 months ago
Citation:
No. 17-50746 (5th Circuit, Jul 11,2018) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
The Fifth Circuit found that "even assuming that Bennett properly requested leave to amend, he did not file a proposed amended complaint in accordance with Local Rule 7015 for the Western District...
Judge(s):
DAVIS, HAYNES, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.
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U.S. Department of Labor v. Harris

  • Summarized by Camila Bersani , U.S. Bankruptcy Court
  • 7 years 7 months ago
Citation:
17-1261 (8th Circuit, Aug 03,2018) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Eight Circuit affirmed the judgment of the bankruptcy court finding debt owed to the Department of Labor (DOL) was non-dischargeable under 11 U.S.C. Section 523(a)(4), which excepts from discharge...
Judge(s):
SMITH, MURPHY and COLLOTON
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Lee v. Peeples

  • Summarized by Lars Fuller , BakerHostetler
  • 7 years 8 months ago
Citation:
BAP No. UT-18-003 (10th Circuit, Jul 16,2018) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
BAP for 10th Circuit affirmed defense verdict of bankruptcy court (D. Utah) in favor of debtor-defendant on creditors' 11 USC 727 and 523 claims. Creditors failed to prove elements of claims...
Judge(s):
Michael, Karlin, Romero
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Fustolo v. The Patriot Group LLC

  • Summarized by David Baker , Law Office of David G. Baker
  • 7 years 7 months ago
Citation:
17-1984 (1st Circuit, Jul 16,2018) Published
Case Status:
Reversed and Remanded
Ruling:
Bankruptcy court's order denying debtor a discharge reversed because allowing motion to conform complaint to the evidence was a due process violation in the circumstances.
Judge(s):
Toruella (author), Thompson and Kayatta
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Goudelock v. Sixty-01 Association of Apartment Owners

Citation:
16-35384 (9th Circuit, Jul 10,2018) Published
Case Status:
Reversed and Remanded
Ruling:
Disagreeing with the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in In re Rosenfeld, 23 F.3d 833 (4th Cir. 1994), the Ninth Circuit held that post-petition condominium association...
Judge(s):
SMITH, MURGUIA, and EDUARDO C. ROBRENO (E.D. Pa., sitting by designation)
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Chenault v. Great Lakes Higher Edu Corp.

  • Summarized by Elizabeth Lamphier , U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Michigan
  • 7 years 8 months ago
Citation:
18-8003 (6th Circuit, Jul 05,2018) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Sixth Circuit affirmed the bankruptcy court's (E.D. Ky.) dismissal of the debtor’s undue hardship student loan complaint because the debtor failed to state...
Judge(s):
Buchanan, Dales (author), Opperman
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Townsend v. Ganci

  • Summarized by Theresa Driscoll , Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP
  • 7 years 9 months ago
Citation:
17-921-bk (2nd Circuit, Jun 11,2018) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Summary Order, WITH NO PRECEDENTIAL EFFECT. Debt arising from civil judgment based on Title VII hostile work environment claims following jury trial held non-dischargeable under section 523(a)(6)...
Judge(s):
Cabranes, J.; Lynch, J.; Carney, J.
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INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE v MURPHY

  • Summarized by David Baker , Law Office of David G. Baker
  • 7 years 9 months ago
Citation:
17-1601 (1st Circuit, Jun 07,2018) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Under 26 USC § 7433(e), the IRS's good faith belief that it has a right to collect the purportedly discharged debts is not relevant to determining whether it "willfully violate[d]" the discharge...
Judge(s):
Stahl and Souter in the majority, and Lynch dissenting.
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