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In re Hamilton

  • Summarized by Lars Fuller , BakerHostetler
  • 9 months 5 days ago
Citation:
BAP No. SC-17-1126-FBL & SC-17-1223-FBL (9th Circuit, Apr 17,2018) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed in part and Reversed in part
Ruling:
BAP for 9th Circuit affirmed summary judgment on 523(a)(6) claim entered by bankruptcy court (S.D. Cal.). Bankruptcy court properly applied standard for willful injury; Ninth Circuit case did not...
Judge(s):
Faris, Brand, Lafferty
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Johnson v. W3 Investment Partners, LP

  • Summarized by Lars Fuller , BakerHostetler
  • 9 months 6 days ago
Citation:
BAP No. SC-17-1194-LBF (9th Circuit, Apr 16,2018) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
BAP for 9th Cir. affirmed summary judgment entered by bankruptcy court (SD Cal.) on 523(a)(2)(A) claim. Bankruptcy court properly gave preclusive effect to prepetition stipulated judgment. BAP...
Judge(s):
Lafferty, Brand, Faris
Tag(s):

Fitzhugh v. Birdsell

  • Summarized by Lars Fuller , BakerHostetler
  • 9 months 1 day ago
Citation:
AZ-17-1141-BLKu (9th Circuit, Apr 13,2018) Not Published
Case Status:
Reversed and Remanded
Ruling:
BAP for 9th Circuit reversed and remanded judgment of bankruptcy court (D. Az.) revoking debtor's discharge under 11 USC 727. Bankruptcy court applied incorrect standard of law. Trustee was...
Judge(s):
Brand, Lafferty, Kurtz
Tag(s):

Sprague v. Williams (In re van Winkle)

  • Summarized by Lars Fuller , BakerHostetler
  • 9 months 1 week ago
Citation:
BAP Nos. NM-17-031, 17-032, 17-033 (10th Circuit, Apr 03,2018) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed in part and Reversed in part
Ruling:
BAP for 10th Circuit affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded bankruptcy court's (D. NM) order denying defendants' motion to dismiss and entering judgment in favor of plaintiff. BAP ruled...
Judge(s):
Karlin, Nugent, Mosier
Tag(s):

Murtaza v. Slaten (in re Murtaza)

  • Summarized by Lars Fuller , BakerHostetler
  • 9 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
Tag(s):

Aniel v. ResCap Borrower Claims Trust (In re Residential Capital LLC

  • Summarized by Theresa Driscoll , Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP
  • 9 months 2 weeks ago
Citation:
17-1163-bk (2nd Circuit, Apr 04,2018) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
The Second Circuit affirmed the judgment of the district court and bankruptcy court orders disallowing appellants claims.
Judge(s):
Robert D. Sack, Peter W. Hall, Christopher F. Droney
Tag(s):

Romeo v. Maney

Citation:
AZ-17-1215-BLKu (9th Circuit, Mar 23,2018) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed in part and Reversed in part
Ruling:
A bankruptcy court may authorize a Chapter 13 trustee to have access to a debtor's federal, but state, post-petition income tax returns so that the trustee can satisfy his or her statutory duties,...
Judge(s):
BRAND, LAFFERTY and KURTZ, Bankruptcy Judges
Tag(s):

Marshall v. Blake

  • Summarized by Daniel Waxman , Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP
  • 9 months 3 weeks ago
Citation:
17-2809 (7th Circuit, Mar 22,2018) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
1. The Circuit Court had jurisdiction over the "direct appeal" because (i) the Bankruptcy Court certified that the order "involved" a question of law that warranted a direct appeal and the Circuit...
Judge(s):
Flaum, Bauer, and Manion
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Halper v. Twin Palms Lending Group, LLC

  • Summarized by Laura Coordes , Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law Arizona State University
  • 9 months 3 weeks ago
Citation:
CC-17-1171-FSTa/CC-17-1172-FSTa (related) (9th Circuit, Mar 13,2018) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Bankruptcy court did not err in granting default judgment against debtor/defendant who refused to sit for her deposition in two related adversary proceedings for over five years.
Judge(s):
Faris, Speaker, Taylor
Tag(s):

Lowe v. Deberry, et al.

Citation:
17-50315 (5th Circuit, Mar 07,2018) Published
Case Status:
Reversed
Ruling:
The proceeds from the post-petition sale of a house that was exempt on the petition date are likewise exempt and cannot be recovered by the debtor's trustee. The six month reinvestment safe harbor...
Judge(s):
HIGGINBOTHAM, SOUTHWICK, COSTA
Tag(s):

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