Ninth Circuit affirmed District Court (D. Nev.) grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant. The COA held that a violation under the Fair Credit Report Act (FCRA), 15 U.S.C. Sec. 1681(a)(3)(A)...
Judge(s):
Richard A. Paez, Carlos T. Bea, Lynn S. Adelman (District Judge sitting by appointment)
The BAP affirmed the bankruptcy court’s denial of confirmation and decision to disallow vehicle operation expense over the value provided by the Local Standards set forth by the Internal Revenue...
The BAP affirmed the bankruptcy court decision finding that the Debtor's state tax debts were nondischargeable under § 523(a)(1)(B), because notifying the California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) of...
A failure to report a change in a a taxpayer's federal income tax liability to the California Franchise Tax Board will render the state tax claim nondischargeable, because the required report is...
The BAP for the 9th Circuit affirmed the ruling of the bankruptcy court (D. Haw) sanctioning a pro se alleged creditor for filing frivolous complaints against the chapter 7 trustee. The BAP held...
The 10th Circuit BAP affirmed the bankruptcy court's ruling that the post-petition appreciation of property owned by a chapter 13 debtor on the petition date does not constitute property of the...
The bankruptcy court decision to grant summary judgment was affirmed in full. The BAP also found that the decision to apply issue preclusion was appropriate under Nevada law, because the Trustee...
The bankruptcy court decision not to reopen the case was affirmed in full. The appellate court reviewed the decision not to reopen for an abuse of discretion and determined there was no such...
The bankruptcy court did not abuse its discretion awarding the Bank of New York Melon (BNY) the attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in litigating and defeating the bad faith chapter 13 filing of...
