The bankruptcy court did not abuse its discretion by admitting evidence of the state court's judgment as preclusive in an adversary proceeding nor commit clear error by finding that such evidence...
This decision has no precedential value. The BAP affirmed the Bankruptcy court's holding that the Debtor could not claim the California automatic homestead exemption on property she did not...
Appellants failed to raise § 502(e) in bankruptcy court and thus waived the issue on appeal. BAP found that § 502(e) did not apply because the Estate no longer had a co-obligation with a...
Judge(s):
Hon. Laura S. Taylor; Hon. Gary A. Spraker; Hon. Scott H. Gan
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit upheld a bankruptcy court's post-trial judgment excepting a $514,245 debt from the chapter 7 debtor/appellant's discharge under 11 USC §...
The Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (BAP) upheld the bankruptcy court's decision overruling the debtor's objection to the claim of the debtor's brother based on both a factual finding that...
Publishing to explain the effect of a “100% of FMV” exemption claim and to reiterate that parties must timely object to any improper exemption claim despite its frivolity, the U.S. Bankruptcy...
Judge(s):
Robert J. Faris; William J. Lafferty; and Julia W. Brand
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit found a bankruptcy court did not abuse its discretion in denying a chapter 13 debtor's motion to reconsider an order denying her contempt motion....
The BAP for the 9th Circuit affirmed the bankruptcy court (Bankr. D. Nev.) which granted the Debtor’s motion for voluntary dismissal pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 1307(b). The BAP held that a Chapter...
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (BAP) affirmed the judgment of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California (BC) that imposed $2,990 in fines and...
Judge(s):
William J. Lafferty III; Julia W. Brand; and Robert J. Faris
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit dismissed an appeal of a bankruptcy court's order denying a creditor's motion to convert the debtors' chapter 11 cases to chapter 7 or,...
