BAP for 10th Cir. affirmed bankruptcy court (D. Colo.) order approving settlement between Chapter 7 trustee and creditor regarding allocation of proceeds following sale of Chapter 7 debtor's home....
In order to succeed on a claim of economic duress under Iowa law, a borrower must (1) prove that the duress resulted from the lender's wrongful and oppressive conduct and not by the borrower's...
BAP for 9th Cir. affirmed ruling of bankruptcy court (CD Cal.). denying chapter 13 debtor's (1) motion for sanctions against tax collector and mortgage servicer; (2) motion to vacate order denying...
8th Circuit affirmed ruling of BAP that affirmed bankruptcy court (ED Mo.) order avoiding creditor's judicial lien as impairing debtor's homestead exemption. Debtor's home was destroyed in fire...
BAP for 9th Cir. affirmed bankruptcy court (ND Cal.) dismissed debtor's adversary complaint against foreclosing creditors and their attorney for willful violation of automatic stay. Real property...
BAP for 9th Cir. affirmed bankruptcy court (ND Cal.) order converted debtors' chapter 13 case to chapter 7. Debtors' attempts to misrepresent interest in non-residential property, including...
Debtor's Notice of Appeal only attached the order denying Debtor's motion for reconsideration. Therefore, the BAP's ruling was limited to only the reconsideration order and not the prior stay...
Judge(s):
Honorable Faris, Lafferty, and Taylor, Bankruptcy Judges
Affirming the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts (BC), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (Circuit) for the first time formally extended its preexisting...
Judge(s):
Jeffrey R. Howard; Kermit V. Lipez; and Ojetta Rogeriee Thompson
BAP for 8th Circuit affirmed ruling of bankruptcy court (WD Missouri - KC) denying debtors' motions for (1) sanctions against attorney for creditor; (2) to alter or amend the order denying the...
Applying an abuse of discretion standard, the BAP held that the Bankruptcy Court did not err in awarding $54,877 in attorneys' fees to a party that successfully prosecuted an unopposed motion to...
