Gonzalez v. Massachusetts Dept. of Revenue, BAP No. MW 13-026 (B.A.P. 1st Cir. March 6, 2014)
Ruling:
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (the "BAP") AFFIRMED the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts determination that state tax liabilities of the debtor were dischargeable even though his...
Eldorado Canyon Properties, LLC v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Ch. 7 Case No. 13-12878-FJB, BAP No. MB 13-042 (B.A.P. 1st Cir. Feb. 25, 2014)
Ruling:
Debtor lacked standing to pursue appeal because the there was no equity in the subject property, the Debtor's discharge was not implicated, and Debtor failed to show he was a "person aggrieved" in...
Summarized by Michael Sugar , Commonwealth of Massachusetts
12 years 1 month ago
Citation:
Falcone v. Ragonese (In re Ragonese) BAP NO. MW 13-036
Ruling:
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel affirmed the Bankruptcy Court's ruling that $100,000 of the Falcones' claim against Mr. Ragonese (the "Debtor") was excepted from discharge under 11 U.S.C....
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the First Circuit, No. 13-041 (January 30, 2014)
Ruling:
Code sec. 109(h)(1) requires that any individual debtor shall have received credit counseling from an approved agency within 180 days of the filing of a case. There was no abuse of discretion in...
Summarized by Samuel Mushell , Americans United for Government Reform
12 years 3 months ago
Citation:
In re Andrea Levausser, No. 13-1869
Ruling:
The First Circuit ruled in favor of the Creditor that its claim is exempted from discharge due to debtor's false representations and malicious and willful injury.
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the First Circuit, Case No. MB-13021
Ruling:
The First Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel ("BAP") reversed an order of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Massachusetts (J. Hillman) granting a secured creditor's motion for relief from stay...
United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, No. 12-2376, November 25, 2013
Ruling:
Affirming the rulings of the courts below, against the Debtor, the Court held first that where the Debtor had entered into numerous transactions prohibited by sections 401 and 4975 of the Internal...
B.A.P. No. MW 12-080 (B.A.P. 1st Cir. November 20, 2013) (NOT FOR PUBLICATION)
Ruling:
The B.A.P. AFFIRMED the bankruptcy court's dismissal of the Debtor's complaint, determining the bankruptcy court did not err in finding a trust's assignment of real property to the Debtor was...
Judge(s):
Lamoutte, Haines, and Deasy, U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel Judges
