Presented with a creditor (CR) seeking to avoid the discharge of debt allegedly caused by a nondebtor spouse's fraud, the BAP found that the CR's non-dischargeability complaint had been...
Judge(s):
Scott H. Gan; Christopher M. Klein; and Laura S. Taylor
A judgment entered by a California court against a debtor for fraud is entitled to preclusive effect, even if the debtor did not participate in the state-court trial, so long as there is an...
The BAP held that a standing trustee is entitled to collect the statutory fee under § 586(e) upon receipt of each payment under the Chapter 13 Plan and is not required to disgorge the fee if the...
Judge(s):
Honorable Lafferty, Spraker, and Gan, Bankruptcy Judges
A Chapter 13 debtor who does not make all plan payments within the five-year maximum plan period is not eligible for a discharge under 11 U.S.C. § 1328(a), even if the debtor makes the payments...
The BAP held the bankruptcy court did not err in finding all of the Plaintiff's injuries resulted from the Debtor's willful and malicious acts, because the record showed the Debtor, the aggressor,...
The BAP held that only if the Ninth Circuit reverses the Turnover Order would the Debtor's standing be established as the Debtor conceded the estate is insolvent.
The BAP also held the bankruptcy...
A default judgment against a debtor, on a complaint that alleges alternative causes for liability, does not satisfy the requirements of § 523(a)(2)(A) under Florida law regarding collateral...
Judge(s):
JORDAN, MARCUS, and GINSBURG (United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia, sitting by designation)
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....
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...
