Debtors [Individuals filing under Chapter 7 for relief with respect to the "Means Testing" pursuant to 11 U.S.C. 707(b) ] are entitled to the full National and Local Standard amount for a...
The co-debtor stay shields a non-debtor only if the debtor is liable on a consumer debt along with the non-debtor and a consumer debt does not include a debt for which the debtor is not...
Tenancy by the entirety property transferred to a trust is exempt, pursuant to 522(b)(3)(B), because, applicable state law, the Illinois Joint Tenancy Act, provides that such property is...
Concluding that the debtor's attorney had not previously perfected a lien on two vehicles pledged by the debtor prior to bankruptcy as collateral for the repayment of unpaid legal fees, the...
The court employed a "commonsense inquiry" to determine whether the communication constitutes an attempt to collect a debt. Judge Shedd concluded that "the communications were for...
District Court properly dismissed appellant-pro se litigant's appeal for lack of prosecution based on the six-factor test under Poulis v State Farm, 747 F.2d 863 (3d Cir. 1984). ...
* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R....
The First Circuit affirmed the bankruptcy court's decision that a 1099-A form sent by the mortgagee did not violate the discharge injunction.
The Court of Appeals for the First Circuit AFFIRMS the order of the district court below finding that a certificate of acknowledgement for a mortgage was not materially...
