January 14, 2021
The Ninth Circuit BAP says there must be knowledge of the discharge order to find contempt, even when the debtor continues the same conduct that violated the automatic stay.
9th Circuit
January 13, 2021
Where the courts are split, Idaho judge sides with the Tenth Circuit BAP and allows a chapter 13 debtor to retain post-petition appreciation in the value of a homestead following conversion to chapter 7.
9th Circuit, Idaho
December 10, 2020
Section 326(b) could have been (incorrectly) read to mean that non-standing subchapter V trustees are not entitled to compensation.
9th Circuit, Idaho
December 08, 2020
Expanding on dicta in Bellingham, the district court in Arizona finds no power to enter a final order in a preference suit against a defendant who did not consent to a final order in bankruptcy court.
9th Circuit, Arizona
December 03, 2020
Even though the discharge order had been violated, neither Midland Funding nor Ninth Circuit precedent precluded an FDCPA suit for attempting to collect a debt paid in full.
9th Circuit
December 03, 2020
Even though the discharge order had been violated, neither Midland Funding nor Ninth Circuit precedent precluded an FDCPA suit for attempting to collect a debt paid in full.
9th Circuit
November 27, 2020
The Ninth Circuit rules that Taggart raised a ‘significantly high hurdle’ before holding a creditor in contempt of the discharge injunction.
9th Circuit
November 12, 2020
Title doesn’t control: Jointly owned property is nonetheless community property in a dispute with a bankruptcy trustee, the California Supreme Court says.
9th Circuit, California
