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Mangaoang v. Newport Beach Holdings (In re Mangaoang)

  • Summarized by Lars Fuller , BakerHostetler
  • 4 days 20 hours ago
Citation:
BAP No. NC-18-1309-BSTa (9th Circuit, Aug 13,2019) Not Published
Case Status:
Dismissed
Ruling:
BAP for 9th Circuit dismissed appeal for lack of jurisdiction. Bankruptcy court (ND California) dismissed appellant chapter 13 debtor's bankruptcy case while appeal was pending, mooting appeal.
Judge(s):
Brand, Spraker, Taylor
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Paige Martineau v. Joel Wier

  • Summarized by Eric Connon , U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Vermont
  • 3 days 16 hours ago
Citation:
18-2294 (4th Circuit, Aug 12,2019) Published
Case Status:
Reversed and Remanded
Ruling:
4th Circuit remanded district court’s (D.S.C.) ruling that plaintiff’s claims were barred by lack of standing and judicial estoppel. Article III standing established by distinct injury suffered...
Judge(s):
Harris, Niemeyer, Hollander
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Kamal Zeeb v. Samuel Farah (In re Zeeb)

  • Summarized by Lars Fuller , BakerHostetler
  • 5 days 13 hours ago
Citation:
BAP No. CC-19-1019-SKuTa (9th Circuit, Aug 09,2019) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
State court jury finding of liability on conversion but award of zero damages established that creditor suffered harm from debtor on conversion claim. Issue preclusion did not prevent bankruptcy...
Judge(s):
Spraker, Kurtz, Taylor
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Dobos v. People`s Bail Bonds; Harry Kassabian (In re Dobos)

Citation:
CC-18-1239-FLKu (9th Circuit, Aug 02,2019) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
A creditor seeking to enforce an avoided lien needs to ensure that the lien does not otherwise expire during the course of the litigation or appeal. In this case, a judgment creditor whose lien had...
Judge(s):
FARIS, LAFFERTY, and KURTZ
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Lawson v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (In re Lawson)

  • Summarized by Laura Coordes , Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law Arizona State University
  • 2 weeks 3 days ago
Citation:
BAP No. CC-19-1011-TaSKu; Bk. No. 8:18-bk-13376-ES (9th Circuit, Jul 31,2019) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Bankruptcy court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing debtor's chapter 13 case after denying confirmation of her plan.
Judge(s):
Taylor, Spraker, Kurtz
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Frank Jakubaitis v. Padilla, Golden and Marshcack (In re Jakubaitis)

Citation:
BAP No. CC-18-1067-SFL (9th Circuit, Jul 22,2019) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed in part and Reversed in part
Ruling:
The pyschotherapist-patient privilege is limited to communications between a witness and his or her psychotherapist. A witness who claims to be unable to give accurate testimony because he or she...
Judge(s):
SPRAKER, FARIS, and LAFFERTY
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Thomas v. Department of Education (In re Thomas)

Citation:
18-11091 (5th Circuit, Jul 30,2019) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Reaffirming its commitment to the Brunner test to determine the dischargeability of student loans, the Fifth Circuit affirmed the lower courts’ refusal to discharge a chapter 7 debtor’s student...
Judge(s):
Jones, Ho, and Oldham
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Kenneth Benjamin v. United States of America

  • Summarized by Aaron Kaufman , Dykema Gossett PLLC
  • 3 weeks 3 days ago
Citation:
18-20185 (5th Circuit, Jul 25,2019) Published
Case Status:
Reversed and Remanded
Ruling:
The plain meaning of section 405(h) of the Social Security Act did *not* bar a bankruptcy court from exercising jurisdiction over the debtor's claims under 28 USC 1334. The Fifth Circuit sided...
Judge(s):
Clement, Graves and Oldham
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Harold Jones v. The Brand Law Firm (In re: Alice Belmonte)

  • Summarized by Nascine Howell , Seyfarth Shaw LLP
  • 3 weeks 20 hours ago
Citation:
No. 18-2098 (2nd Circuit, Jul 25,2019) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
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...
Judge(s):
Calabresi, Lynch and Lohier, Circuit Judges
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Gilman v. Tammy R. Phillips (In re Gilman)

  • Summarized by Samuel Henninger , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Tennessee
  • 1 month 4 days ago
Citation:
No. CC-18-1066-TaLS, 2019 WL 3074607 (9th Circuit, Jul 12,2019) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
When a creditor voluntarily files a CCP § 685.080 motion with the bankruptcy court for an award of postpetition attorneys' fees, § 108(c) does not toll the two-year limitation in CCP § 685.080.
Judge(s):
Taylor, Lafferty, Spraker
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