A chapter 7 debtor whose estate is insolvent lacks standing to object to any claim if the estate is insolvent because the debtor will not be affected by the outcome of the claims litigation.
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (BAP) found a post-petition order of the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada (DC) deeming a predecessor-in-interest to Censo LLC...
Judge(s):
William J. Lafferty III; Laura S. Taylor; and Robert J. Faris
Seeing no error and thus no abuse of discretion, the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit affirmed orders, issued by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Washington...
Debtor may amend his schedules to claim an exemption in sale proceeds of real property after the interest was sold by the bankruptcy trustee, under circumstances where the Debtor did not conceal...
The Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel affirmed the the bankruptcy court's denial of a chapter 7 debtor's motion to convert her case to chapter 13 based on findings that she was ineligible to...
Affirming the bankruptcy court, the Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (the “BAP”) held that the bankruptcy court did not abuse its discretion when it found that Appellee’s...
Judge(s):
Hon. Scott H. Gann; Hon. Julia W. Brand; Hon. Gary A. Spraker (U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel, Ninth Circuit). Appeal from a ruling by Hon. Joseph M. Meier (Chief Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Idaho)
Finding no error and hence no abuse of discretion, the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (BAP) affirmed the order of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Oregon (BC) awarding...
A damages award for breach of a settlement agreement that (i) required one party to transfer his interests in various entities to another person in exchange for payments over time, (ii) made the...
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (BAP) affirmed the decisions of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California (BC): (1) denying motions for a case's...
A contract to sell real property is no longer executory, regardless of what performance has not been completed, if a state court has entered an order compelling specific performance. Because a...
