In affirming the district court's order denying a chapter 13 debtor's petition under the All Writs Act, which sought an order declaring certain actions taken in a state court foreclosure proceeding...
The BAP affirmed the bankruptcy court in full when the bankruptcy court ruled that the last judgment in time should be granted preclusive effect, even if the same court issued a prior inconsistent...
Affirming the BAP, the circuit court concluded that a retirement account (RA) was held as a tenancy by the entirety by the Debtor (DR) and his wife and thus properly exempt per Wyoming law, status...
Judge(s):
Timothy M. Tymkovich; Mary B. Briscoe; and Robert E. Bacharach
The facts were sufficient to show that the debtor willfully and maliciously harmed his former employer, supporting the bankruptcy court's determination that a judgment debt was nondischargeable...
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel affirmed the bankruptcy court's dismissal of the debtor's case for failures to file schedules and a plan, to turn over tax returns and financial documentation, and to...
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (BAP) affirmed the judgment of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California (BC) that claim and issue preclusion barred...
Judge(s):
Laura S. Taylor; Scott H. Gan; and Christopher M. Klein
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel affirmed the bankruptcy court's finding that State Farm's claim was nondischargeable under § 523(a)(6), because the evidence supported each element and the...
Affirming the bankruptcy court, the 8th Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (BAP) held that attorney fee awards related to enforce or defend issues involving child support, visitation or custody...
Judge(s):
Anita L. Shodeen, Dennis R. Dow, and Kathleen Hvass Sanberg
The plaintiff's failure to serve a summons on a defendant in a defendant in an adversary proceeding as required by Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7004(e), and failure to timely cure his failure to properly...
The Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed the bankruptcy court's decision to deny the Creditor's motion for summary judgment, because the Creditor failed to show that the transfer to the...
