The Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel affirmed the the bankruptcy court's denial of a chapter 7 debtor's motion to convert her case to chapter 13 based on findings that she was ineligible to...
Affirming the bankruptcy court, the Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (the “BAP”) held that the bankruptcy court did not abuse its discretion when it found that Appellee’s...
Judge(s):
Hon. Scott H. Gann; Hon. Julia W. Brand; Hon. Gary A. Spraker (U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel, Ninth Circuit). Appeal from a ruling by Hon. Joseph M. Meier (Chief Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Idaho)
Finding no error and hence no abuse of discretion, the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (BAP) affirmed the order of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Oregon (BC) awarding...
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (BAP) affirmed the decisions of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California (BC): (1) denying motions for a case's...
A contract to sell real property is no longer executory, regardless of what performance has not been completed, if a state court has entered an order compelling specific performance. Because a...
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (BAP) affirmed the judgment of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California (BC) that two chapter 7 debtors in a joint case -...
Judge(s):
Robert J. Faris; William J. Lafferty III; and Laura S. Taylor;
The bankruptcy court correctly ruled that it did not have jurisdiction over a former debtor's claims relating to fees owed by the debtor who, as a prisoner, filed petitions in forma pauperis. Under...
The Sixth Circuit B.A.P. affirmed the bankruptcy court's summary judgment order declaring debt to be nondischargeable on the basis of embezzlement and/or larceny. The Court held that although both...
A debtor who, on the petition date, lives in property for which the debtor has filed a homestead declaration and has stated an intent to continue living, is presumed to be able to declare a...
The Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel affirmed the bankruptcy court's denial of the debtor's motion to enforce the discharge injunction based on the holding that the interest at issue was a...
