The Court provided that a Debtor must establish five conditions to shield a Debtor's property under 11 U.S.C. Sec. 522(h). The perfected lien on the Debtor's IRA funds was not voidable under 11...
Judge(s):
Honorable Richard A. Paez and Carlos T. Bea, Circuit Judges, and Lynn s. Adelman, District Judge
The Ninth Circuit held that an individual Chapter 7 debtor can assume an automobile lease under Section 365(p) without reaffirming the debt, and further held that the lease assumption is binding on...
Judge(s):
Jacqueline H. Nguyen and Eric D. Miller, Circuit Judges, and Eric N. Vitaliano,* District Judge.
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel affirmed the Bankruptcy Court's ruling that Debtor's former spouse's attorneys' fees incurred in the pre-petition family law litigation were non-dischargeable as a...
BAP for 9th Cir. affirmed ruling of bankruptcy court (CD Cal.) awarding fraudulent transfer plaintiff-assignee damages, fees, and costs on 11 USC 544, 548, and 550 claims. Bankruptcy court did not...
BAP for 9th Cir. affirmed ruling of bankruptcy court (D. Haw.) approving chapter 7 trustee's motion to approve settlement over objection of debtor. Bankruptcy court did not abuse discretion in...
The Supreme Court's opinion in Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan, Puerto Rico v. Acevedo Feliciano, 140 S. Ct. 696 (2020), does not prohibit a bankruptcy court from fashioning nunc pro tunc...
BAP for 9th Circuit affirmed ruling of bankruptcy court (WD Wash) dismissing chapter 13 case for cause under 11 USC 1307(c), including delay prejudicial to creditors. Debtor's failure to make...
Adopting the majority position interpretation of 11 U.S.C. § 544(c), failing to include to include an asset on a debtor's schedules precludes an abandonment of such asset if it is not administered...
When there is no objection, a chapter 13 plan need not include a fixed duration, because chapter 13 does not expressly prohibit plans with estimated lengths.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the confirmation of a Chapter 11 Plan that included a limited non-consensual third party release of certain creditors for potential claims arising out of conduct in the...
Judge(s):
Richard A. Paez, Marsha S. Berzon, and Jay S. Bybee, Circuit Judges.
