BAP for 9th Cir. affirmed ruling of bankruptcy court (D. Mon.) dismissing imprisoned creditor's 523(a)(6) suit against chapter 7 debtor due to creditor's failure to pay filing fee. There are no...
BAP for 9th Cir. reversed declaratory judgment of bankruptcy court (SD Cal.) ordering inter vivos trustee to turnover to chapter 7 trustee a portion of all future distributions to debtor, including...
When considering a motion to reopen a case, a bankruptcy court should ordinarily not address the merit of any disputes underlying the motion, but may decline to reopen where the undisputed facts...
The bankruptcy court did not abuse its discretion in denying a debtor's motion to reconsider the bankruptcy court's decision not to reopen a bankruptcy case that was dismissed in 1984 when the...
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (BAP) dismissed the appeal, filed by Thee Aguila, Inc. (TA), of the denial of its motion for reconsideration of a retroactive stay relief...
Judge(s):
Mary Jo Heston; William J. Lafferty III; and Scott H. Gan
Affirming a grant of summary judgment by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada (BC), the U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (BAP) agreed with its conclusion as to...
Judge(s):
Scott H. Gan; Laura S. Taylor; and William J. Lafferty III
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (BAP) affirmed the denial of an order denying the contempt motion filed by chapter 13 debtor Jerome Perryman (DR) against his ex-wife, Karen Dal Poggetto (PG),...
Judge(s):
Julia W. Brand; Robert J. Faris; and Gary A. Spraker
Confronting a byzantine fact pattern in but the latest aspect of a “multi-forum Whack-a-Mole tournament," the U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (BAP) affirmed a bankruptcy...
Judge(s):
Christopher M. Klein; Laura S. Taylor; and Julia W. Brand
Disposing of an appeal filed by a chapter 13 debtor named "Eric Dutra" (DR), the U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (BAP) affirmed the decision of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for...
Judge(s):
William J. Lafferty III; Scott H. Gan; and Mary Jo Heston
BAP for 9th Cir. affirmed ruling of bankruptcy court (D. Nev.) granting summary judgment to creditor in nondischargeability suit against debtor. Bankruptcy court properly applied issue preclusion...