October 25, 2024

Receipt of a Chapter 7 Discharge Doesn’t Preclude Conversion to Chapter 13

Small state exemptions mean that some low-income debtors can lose their homes in chapters 7 and 13 if there is equity.

8th Circuit, Missouri, Missouri Eastern District

April 16, 2024

Judges Plead with Congress to Fix the Mess Created by Lamie

Sitting en banc, three judges in St. Louis effectively barred bifurcated fee arrangements in the Eastern District of Missouri.

8th Circuit, Missouri, Missouri Eastern District

November 13, 2018

Bankruptcy Won’t Lift Suspension of a Driver’s License for Failure to Pay Traffic Fines

The government doesn’t violate the automatic stay by refusing to reinstate a driver’s license suspended for failure to pay traffic fines, Judge Surratt-States says.

8th Circuit, Missouri, Missouri Eastern District