The Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of the case but do so on different grounds from those articulated by the Bankruptcy Court. The dual requirements of § 1307(c)(5) were satisfied. The...
Circuit court dismissed pro se debtor's appeal from a bankruptcy appellate panel order denying her emergency motion for a stay pending appeal. The Circuit found that the BAP order was not a "final...
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a post-petition increase in the debtor's equity in property in excess of the applicable homestead exemption, that occurs prior to conversion of the...
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel and bankruptcy court's summary judgment in favor of the government in a chapter 7 debtor's adversary proceeding to determine...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (Circuit) dismissed the appeals of the memorandum and order of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa (DC) by two...
In non-precedential opinion, the Third Circuit affirmed the bankruptcy court's decision to reject an individual pro se Debtor's proposed structured dismissal and instead dismiss the Debtor's...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court's rulings in favor of the holder of a deed of trust in a quiet title action against, inter alia, the purchaser of...
A panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld (2-1) the bankruptcy court's order awarding attorneys' fees to appellee judgment creditor. The majority held that the bankruptcy court properly...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed a district court's order dismissing Appellant's Fair Debt Collection Practices Act claim against a debt collector Appellee acting on behalf...
Circuit Court affirmed the lower courts' dismissal of pro se debtor's adversary proceeding which sought to discharge her student loans for failure to timely effectuate service on the United States...