Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Klein said it was ‘nonsense’ to argue that ‘a Bankruptcy Court lacks authority to permit survivor statements to be made to the Court and to the Bishop.’

The Ninth Circuit didn’t completely close the door to a finding in another case that student loans for a professional degree could be business debts making the debtor eligible for Subchapter V of chapter 11.

In transferring venue of a related case under Rule 1014(b), the bankruptcy court can move sua sponte and need not await a venue motion by a creditor or party in interest.

A homestead can be protected from collection of a nondischargeable debt, limiting the judgment creditor to attaching nonexempt property.

Because a right of redemption does not give rise to a claim, Section 1322(b) doesn’t enable a debtor to redeem foreclosed property when the right of redemption has expired.

Bartenwerfer held to make a debt nondischargeable as to someone who was neither a partner nor an agent.

The Ninth Circuit BAP eased the burden on debtors needing to prove that a lender violated Section 524(i) by failing to credit payments made under a plan.

A decision from a state or federal court before bankruptcy finding a securities law violation isn’t required for nondischargeability under Section 523(a)(19).

The Ninth Circuit split with the Sixth Circuit in the interpretation of the ‘hanging paragraph’ in Section 541(b)(7). Courts are divided four ways on whether or how much a ‘13’ debtor may contribute to voluntary retirement plans after filing.

Ninth Circuit BAP says there is no due process problem with denial of chapter 13 trustee fees if dismissal precedes confirmation.