In the unpublished decision, the Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel ("BAP") affirmed the bankruptcy court's order denying the Steven J. Savage's ("Debtor") motion for attorneys fees related...
9th Cir. BAP Case No. EC-14-1219-JuKuPa (May 19, 2015)
Ruling:
Bankruptcy Court findings of fact were insufficient to support a disputed fee award where Debtor claimed that Counsel had agreed to flat fee of $40,000 for chapter 11 filing. Order awarding fees...
Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel Case No. NV-14-1375-KuDJu
Ruling:
In the unpublished decision, the Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel ("BAP") ruled that both bankruptcy court's orders "stripping off" Bella Sera Homeowner's Association ("Bella") lien and...
Summarized by David Hercher , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Oregon
11 years 1 week ago
Citation:
In re Escoto, BAP No. NV-14-1358-KuDJu (9th Cir. B.A.P. May 15, 2015).
Ruling:
A debtor’s concealment from a creditor of an event that triggers a creditor’s right to immediate payment of a loan constitutes an extension of credit under section 523(a)(2)(A)....
Judge(s):
Frank L. Kurtz, Randall L. Dunn, and Meredith A. Jury, Bankruptcy Judges.
In the unpublished Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel ("BAP"), two issues were presented on appeal. First, did the bankruptcy court err is granting the Chapter 7 Trustee's partial summary...
9th Cir. Bankruptcy Appellate Case No. CC-14-1362-TaDPa (May 5, 2015)
Ruling:
The 9th Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel ("BAP") ruled that a bankruptcy court may relay on the issue preclusion effect of an existing state court judgment; however, the bankruptcy court must...
In a 2-1 decision (with a dissenting opinion), the Ninth Circuit affirmed the California District Court’s order affirming the Bankruptcy Court’s judgment in favor of and absolving the...
The Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel ("BAP") vacated the bankruptcy court's summary judgment decision to revoke the debtor's discharge. Section 727(e) is a non-waivable statute of repose,...
Summarized by James Webster , Law Office of James Portman Webster, PLLC
11 years 1 month ago
Citation:
Heers v. Parsons (In re Heers) - B.R. - (9th Cir. B.A.P. April 15,2015)
Ruling:
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel affirmed the Bankruptcy Court's finding that the Debtor (Appellant) actions rose to the level of denying a discharge as to debts related a mishandling of a probate...
Summarized by Thomas Phinney , Felderstein Fitzgerald Willoughby Pascuzzi & Rios LLP
11 years 1 month ago
Citation:
BAP No. NV-14-1115-JuKuD (April 13, 2015)
Ruling:
The BAP held that the Debtor's failure to schedule a creditor in an asset chapter 7 case, such that the creditor did not have notice and thus did not timely file a proof of claim, meant that...
