Concluding that the facts relevant to the inquiry were undisputed, the BAP affirmed the bankruptcy court's decision declaring the Department of Labor's judgment against the debtor for...
A Minneosta property tax refund was not "government assistance based on need" and could not be claimed under a Minnesota exemption protecting such assistance.
Although the chapter 7 trustee's pleading was inartfully crafted, the relief requested for turnover and production of documents and information from the debtor should have been granted. ...
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). ...
