The BAP for the 9th Circuit affirmed summary judgment entered by the bankruptcy court (D. Nev.) revoking the discharge of a chapter 7 debtor for failing to appear at a 2004 exam. The BAP agreed...
BAP No. CC-15-1270-TaKuF (BAP 9th Cir. Mar. 7, 2016) (unpublished)
Ruling:
The BAP for the 9th Circuit affirmed in part, and reversed and remanded in part, the ruling of the bankruptcy court (C.D. Cal.), affirming the bankruptcy court's finding of a willful violation of...
Summarized by Paul Stewart , Stewart Robbins Brown & Altazan, LLC
9 years 11 months ago
Citation:
No. 14-51079 Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Ruling:
Attorney could not be paid his fees and expenses allocable to an objecting PACA claimant as 7 U.S.C. § 499e(c)(2) requires that buyers of perishable agricultural commodities must hold receivables...
Summarized by Dean Langdon , DelCotto Law Group PLLC
10 years 2 days ago
Citation:
In re Yonish, Case No. 15-8006, (6th Cir. BAP March 3, 2016) (unpublished)
Ruling:
Limiting the precedential effect to the parties, the Sixth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (BAP) reversed the decision below denying the Debtors' motion to reopen their case in order to avoid...
Harger v Jones (In re Jones), 16 Fed App.0001P(6th Cir. March 3, 2016)
Ruling:
The Sixth Circuit BAP held that the bankruptcy court erred as a matter of law in awarding attorneys' fees as sanctions under Rule 9011 on a sua sponte basis and abused its discretion in imposing...
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit reversed the bankruptcy court's denial of the Debtors' unopposed valuation motion that was filed postdischarge after the Debtors completed their...
Judge(s):
BAP Judges JURY and KURTZ and Bankruptcy Judge WASLEE (sitting by designation)
The BAP for the 9th Circuit affirmed the ruling of bankruptcy court (D. Nev.), allowing fees for debtor's second bankruptcy counsel in the amount of $513k, notwithstanding confirmation of the lead...
In an unpublished ruling, the BAP for the 9th Circuit affirmed the ruling of the bankruptcy court (D. Nev.) dismissing an LLC's second chapter 7 filing based on claim and issue preclusion following...
In a published decision, the 9th Circuit affirmed the district court's (C.D. Cal.) summary judgment in favor of accountants on tort claims brought by court appointed receiver against accountants...
Judge(s):
Pregerson, Trott, Stafford (sitting by designation)
