The Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel affirmed the bankruptcy court's order denying recusal as well as the court's order granting defendants' motion to dismiss plaintiff debtor's adversary...
Judge(s):
Gary A. Spraker; Scott H. Gan; and Robert J. Faris
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (BAP) affirmed the decision of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of California (BC) not to hold a state court non-debtor...
Judge(s):
Laura S. Taylor; William J. Lafferty III; and Julia W. Brand
Affirming the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California (BC), the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (BAP) discerned no abuse of discretion or err in its...
Judge(s):
William J. Lafferty III; Scott H. Gan; and Laura S. Taylor
The bankruptcy court abused its discretion by refusing to allow a claim to be amended after the claims bar date where the debtor failed to show that allowing the amendment would cause undue...
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (BAP) affirmed the declaratory judgment of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona (BC), issued at the conclusion of a two-day...
Judge(s):
William J. Lafferty III; Julia W. Brand; and Laura S. Taylor
The Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel upheld the bankruptcy court's denial of a discharge under sections 727(a)(2)(A) and (a)(3) to an individual debtor for his failure to maintain books and...
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (BAP) affirmed the dismissal by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California (BC) of a case opened by the filing of a...
Judge(s):
Robert J. Faris; Gary A. Spraker; and Scott H. Gan
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (BAP) affirmed the judgement of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California (BC), and related rulings regarding the...
Judge(s):
Gary A. Spraker; Robert J. Faris; and Julia W. Brand
In cases where a judgment creditor seeks to use a prior state court judgment to establish that the judgment debt is nondischargeable, courts apply the applicable state's law of issue preclusion. In...
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (BAP) affirmed the decision of the U.S, Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California (BC) that reopened an adversary proceeding,...
Judge(s):
Julia W. Brand; Gary A. Spraker; and Robert J. Faris
