Case No. 13-60251 (5th Cir. Feb 7, 2014) (per curiam)
Ruling:
Affirmed judgment of non-dischargeability based on debtor’s failure to tender marital assets in contravention of a 1999 divorce decree, concluding that debtor’s actions “constituted an...
Summarized by Bryan Robinson , Law Offices of Bryan Robinson
12 years 3 months ago
Citation:
In Re Dale, 9th Cir. B.A.P., AZ-13-1251-DPaKu, (Feb. 5, 2014)
Ruling:
In a published opinion, the 9th Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel affirmed the Bankruptcy court ruling that an inheritance received by the debtor, 180 days following the petition date but prior to...
Summarized by Laury Macauley , Macauley Law Group, a Professional Corporation
12 years 3 months ago
Citation:
DeNoce v. Neff, et. al. (In re Neff), B.A.P. No. CC-13-1041 (9th Cir. B.A.P., February 4, 2014)
Ruling:
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit affirmed the order of the Bankruptcy Court granting the Debtor partial summary judgment and holding that the one-year "lookback period" of...
Rizzo v State of Michigan Dept. of Treasury (In re Rizzo), Case No. 13-1230
Ruling:
Whether a state tax is a non-dischargeable "excise tax" is a matter of federal law. The Court found that the term "excise tax" in Sec. 507 was not ambiguous and that whether a tax is an "excise...
Roque v. Yniguez (In re Yniguez), BAP No. EC-13-1048-KiPaJu (B.A.P. 9th Cir., Jan. 31, 2014)
Ruling:
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ("9th Cir. BAP"), in an opinion labeled "not for publication," affirmed orders of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the...
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, No 12-4018 (Jan. 31, 2014)
Ruling:
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the lower courts' rulings that the debtors' proposed chapter 13 plan unfairly discriminated against other unsecured creditors by proposing to pay nondischargeable tax...
Summarized by Albert Sheen , U.S. Bankruptcy Court
12 years 3 months ago
Citation:
Wank et al. v. Gordon et al. (In re Wank), B.A.P. No. CC-13-1137-PaKuBa (9th Cir. B.A.P. Jan. 29, 2014)
Ruling:
The Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel vacated the order granting summary judgment and remanded to the Bankruptcy Court, holding as follows. First, because prepetition waivers of discharge...
Emphasizing the fact that issue preclusion generally applies to a decision on the merits of an issue that has been actually litigated, the Tenth Circuit held that issue preclusion does not apply to...
Affirmed bankruptcy court ruling that granted summary judgment to the debtor; ruling that attorney's fees owed jointly and severally by the debtor and her husband to the husband's ex-wife and the...
In order to be non-dischargeable under 523(a)(5) or 523(a)(15), the debt must be owed to or recoverable by a spouse, former, spouse, or child of the debtor. The Gunness court found the plain...
