The Sixth Circuit B.A.P. affirmed the bankruptcy court's summary judgment order declaring debt to be nondischargeable on the basis of embezzlement and/or larceny. The Court held that although both...
The U.S Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit: (1) affirmed financial sanctions ordered by the bankruptcy court and ratified by the district court on doctors who asserted causes of action placed...
Judge(s):
Jerry E. Smith; Patrick E. Higginbotham; and James C. Ho
A debtor who, on the petition date, lives in property for which the debtor has filed a homestead declaration and has stated an intent to continue living, is presumed to be able to declare a...
The Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel affirmed the bankruptcy court's denial of the debtor's motion to enforce the discharge injunction based on the holding that the interest at issue was a...
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit (BAP) found no abuse of discretion in the "common-sense" decision of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado (BC) to order...
Judge(s):
Terrence L. Michael; Cathleen D. Parker; and William T. Thurman
Concluding that the law of the state of a debtor's prepetition domicile governs an exemption claim, the U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit (BAP) reversed the decision of the U.S....
Judge(s):
Cathleen D. Parker; Terrence L. Michael; and William T. Thurman
A Subchapter V plan cannot be confirmed unless it complies with 11 U.S.C. § 1123(b)(5). Thus, the debtor's plan, which did not require the reorganized debtor to make periodic payments to a...
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (BAP) affirmed an award of nearly $90,000 in fees and costs by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California (BC) to...
Judge(s):
Robert J. Faris; William J. Lafferty III; and Gary A. Spraker
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (BAP) affirmed the decisions of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada (BC) to: (1) dismiss with prejudice the adversary...
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (BAP) upheld as proper the dismissal by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California (BC) of claims, as set forth in...
Judge(s):
Laura S. Taylor; Robert J. Faris; and Scott H. Gan
