Appeal dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction because the order was not final because the bankruptcy court had not ruled on a remaining claim. The parties' post-appeal stipulation...
The debtor's claim to a homestead exemption in a property leased to a third party as of the petition date was denied because the debtor failed to meet his burden of proof that his absence from the...
When considering a motion to reopen a case, a bankruptcy court should ordinarily not address the merit of any disputes underlying the motion, but may decline to reopen where the undisputed facts...
Applying an abuse of discretion standard, the BAP held that the Bankruptcy Court did not err in awarding $54,877 in attorneys' fees to a party that successfully prosecuted an unopposed motion to...
A failure to report a change in a a taxpayer's federal income tax liability to the California Franchise Tax Board will render the state tax claim nondischargeable, because the required report is...
The bankruptcy court abused its discretion by reconsidering a claim disallowance under section 502(j) and FRCP 60(b)(6)) despite finding that the claimant lacked a cogent excuse for failing to...
State court judgment for fraud entered after debtor chose not to participate in trial had issue preclusive effect in subsequent nondischargeability litigation.
Under the law governing law firms operating under the District of Columbia partnership law, hourly-billed matters are not property of the law firm, a former partner owes no continuing duty to the...
Appeal of order denying motion to dismiss the debtor's chapter 7 case pursuant to section 109(g)(2) filed several months after the order was entered was was dismissed for lack of appellate...
The Bankruptcy Court did not err in finding that the debtor was unable to establish good faith under the Brunner test for the discharge of student debt because of the debtor's criminal conduct that...
