Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (BAP) affirmed the disallowance, by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California (BC), of the Debtor's claim of a homestead...
Judge(s):
Gary A. Spraker; Scott H. Gan; and William J. Lafferty III
The bankruptcy court did not abuse its discretion awarding the Bank of New York Melon (BNY) the attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in litigating and defeating the bad faith chapter 13 filing of...
BAP for 10th Cir. affirmed ruling of bankruptcy court (WD Ok.), which entered judgment against chapter 7 debtor on avoidance claim and for denial of discharge. Totality of the circumstances...
Eighth Circuit reversed rulings of District Court (D. Minn) granting summary judgment on liquidating trustee's fraudulent transfer avoidance actions related to Ponzi Scheme clawback claims....
Fifth Cir. affirmed in part, reversed in part, ruling bankruptcy court (MD La.) properly granted summary judgment on certain claims, but genuine issue of material fact precluded summary judgment on...
BAP for 9th Cir. affirmed ruling of bankruptcy court (D. Nev.) denying debtor's motion to vacate orders entered in his involuntary chapter 7 case: a preservation order, an order denying his motion...
BAP for 9th Cir. reversed ruling of bankruptcy court (D. Or.) and remanded. Debtor's silence, i.e., failure to disclose that he had obtained employment while procuring unemployment benefits was...
The Third Circuit held the Bankruptcy Court had constitutional authority to confirm a reorganization plan containing third party releases of RICO/fraud claims by a lender against the debtor's...
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the bankruptcy court’s decision, finding that the trustee’s recovery of a portion of the proceeds from the debtor’s unauthorized post-petition...
