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Henry v. Danielson

  • Summarized by Lars Fuller , BakerHostetler
  • 2 months 2 weeks ago
Citation:
CC-17-1249-TaLLs (9th Circuit, Jun 27,2018) Not Published
Case Status:
Dismissed
Ruling:
BAP for 9th Cir. dismissed chapter 13 debtor's appeal of unspecified "orders" based on lack of jurisdiction. Debtor's pro se notice of appeal referenced various orders from prior to date of notice,...
Judge(s):
Taylor, Lafferty, Lastreto
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Brown v. Barclay

  • Summarized by Lars Fuller , BakerHostetler
  • 3 months 3 weeks ago
Citation:
BAP No. SC-17-1068-AKuS (9th Circuit, May 21,2018) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
BAP for 9th Circuit affirmed summary judgment entered by bankruptcy court (SD Cal.) in favor of plaintiff-chapter 7 trustee avoiding debtor's postpetition transfer of inheritance proceeds to his...
Judge(s):
Alston, Kurtz, Spraker
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Murtaza v. Slaten (in re Murtaza)

  • Summarized by Lars Fuller , BakerHostetler
  • 5 months 2 weeks ago
Citation:
BAP No. CC-17-1153-SKuTa (9th Circuit, Apr 02,2018) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
BAP for 9th Circuit affirmed judgment denying discharge entered by bankruptcy court (C.D. Cal.). Circumstantial evidence and inferences from debtor's conduct established debtor's actual fraudulent...
Judge(s):
Spraker, Kurtz, Taylor
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Chamberlain v. Chamberlain

  • Summarized by Alexandra Schnapp , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Georgia
  • 6 months 4 weeks ago
Citation:
No. 17-1121 (10th Circuit, Feb 20,2018) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
The debtor's obligation to pay his children’s college expenses qualified as a “domestic support obligation.” In making this determination, the bankruptcy court properly looked to 1) the...
Judge(s):
Lucero, Bacharach, and Moritz
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Reinbold v. Thorpe (In re Thorpe)

Citation:
17-1766 (7th Circuit, Jan 31,2018) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Under the Illinois law, each spouse is vested with independent contingent interests in marital property when the divorce petition is filed. When one spouse files bankruptcy, a trustee succeeds only...
Judge(s):
Bauer, Flaum, Sykes (Sykes)
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Whitcomb v. Smith

  • Summarized by Bodie Colwell , Preti Flaherty
  • 1 year 2 weeks ago
Citation:
16-004 (1st Circuit, Sep 06,2017) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
AFFIRMED the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts holding that the state court judgment debt owed by the debtor, Mary L. Smith to Kathleen and Scott Whitcomb (the debtor's daughter...
Judge(s):
Deasy, Cary, Fagone
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Rosbottom, Jr. v. Schiff (In the Matter of Rosbottom, Jr.)

  • Summarized by Aaron Kaufman , Dykema Cox Smith
  • 1 year 2 months ago
Citation:
16-31108 (5th Circuit, Jul 17,2017) Not Published
Case Status:
Reversed and Rendered
Ruling:
Donations of "undivided" interests in Debtor's community property to two separate Qualified Personal Residential Trusts (QPRT) were ineffective and void due to their violation of article 2337 of...
Judge(s):
King, Prado, Southwick (Per Curiam)
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U.S. Small Business Administration v. Bensal

  • Summarized by Lars Fuller , BakerHostetler
  • 1 year 5 months ago
Citation:
No. 14-17404 (9th Circuit, Apr 04,2017) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
9th Circuit affirmed ruling of district court (N.D. Cal.) in favor of US Small Business Administration. SBA sought to avoid fraudulent transfer under Federal Debt Collection Procedures Act by...
Judge(s):
Hawkins, Berzon, Murguia
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First Community Bank v. Gaughan (In re Miller)

  • Summarized by ,
  • 1 year 5 months ago
Citation:
No. 14-16854 (9th Circuit, Mar 31,2017) Published
Case Status:
Reversed and Remanded
Ruling:
9th Circuit reversed ruling of district court (D. Ariz.), after district court reversed bankruptcy court's summary judgment in favor of judgment lien creditor, who brought adversary against chapter...
Judge(s):
Tashima, Smith, Korman
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Javehery v. Javeheri-Leitner (In re Javehery)

  • Summarized by Lars Fuller , BakerHostetler
  • 1 year 6 months ago
Citation:
BAP No. CC-16-1195-CTaF (9th Circuit, Mar 14,2017) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
BAP for 9th Cir. affirmed ruling of bankruptcy court (C.D. Cal.) granting summary judgment to creditor sisters on 523 claims against debtor brother based on issue preclusion from state court...
Judge(s):
Clement, Taylor, Faris
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