The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (BAP) and bankruptcy court decisions granting summary judgment in favor of the chapter 7 trustee on his 11 USC...
A panel for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the decision of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel holding that the debtor was allowed to exempt "100% of FMV" of a property as a homestead...
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel and bankruptcy court decisions to permissively abstain from resolving its competing claims with its former counsel,...
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the District Court and Bankruptcy Court holdings that the chapter 11 debtors' motion to bring malpractice claims against their bankruptcy counsel was...
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the bankruptcy court's decision awarding fees to the chapter 13 debtor's attorney and modifying the chapter 13 plan to pay the fees, over the objection...
Judge(s):
CLIFTON and SANCHEZ, Circuit Judges, and KORMAN,** District Judge
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel and bankruptcy court's summary judgment in favor of the government in a chapter 7 debtor's adversary proceeding to determine...
A panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld (2-1) the bankruptcy court's order awarding attorneys' fees to appellee judgment creditor. The majority held that the bankruptcy court properly...
The Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel upheld the bankruptcy court's approval of a settlement, over the objection of the debtor, between a chapter 7 trustee and creditors satisfying the...
The Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel affirmed the bankruptcy court's finding that sale proceeds were cash collateral and its approval of a stipulation with the IRS.
