In an opinion disposing of two appeals by one creditor, Hadi Zeghuzi (CR), of the Sunny Hills Aquatic Club (DR), the debtor - one of an order issued by the bankruptcy court (BC) sustaining the DR's...
Judge(s):
Gary A. Spraker; Robert J. Faris; and Julia W. Brand
Under California probate law, the execution of a written disclaimer of an interest in a trust by a beneficiary is insufficient to makes the disclaimer a voidable transfer under California's...
The Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel upheld the bankruptcy court's findings that the debtor had defamed creditor and that the defamation constituted willful and malicious injury under...
The BAP affirmed the bankruptcy court's ruling that the Debtor held legal title to the Property on the Petition Date, the deed recording violated the automatic stay, the denial of the stay...
The Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel affirmed the bankruptcy court's ruling against the debtor regarding alleged violations of the stay and discharge injunction against the loan servicer. ...
The 9th Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel upheld the bankruptcy court's rulings granting relief from the automatic stay under section 362(d)(1) and (d)(4) and dismissing the chapter 13 case where...
The BAP, in affirming the bankruptcy court, held three things:
1) dismissals, even those brought under § 1307(b) requires a court to consider the § 349(a) possibility of dismissal with...
Presented with a creditor (CR) seeking to avoid the discharge of debt allegedly caused by a nondebtor spouse's fraud, the BAP found that the CR's non-dischargeability complaint had been...
Judge(s):
Scott H. Gan; Christopher M. Klein; and Laura S. Taylor
A judgment entered by a California court against a debtor for fraud is entitled to preclusive effect, even if the debtor did not participate in the state-court trial, so long as there is an...
