Displaying Journal Articles with Topic 9th Circuit

March 12, 2019

District Judge Finds No Loopholes in Ninth Circuit Aversion to Third-Party Releases

Free-and-clear sale won’t evade the Ninth Circuit’s rule against third-party, non-debtor releases.

9th Circuit, Washington, Washington Western District

February 15, 2019

Bankruptcy Judge OKs Four Years of Jailing for Civil Contempt

An appellate court will decide whether four years of jailing means that civil incarceration has become futile.

9th Circuit, California, California Central District

February 04, 2019

‘Stern’ Disputes Invoke a Circuit Court’s General Jurisdiction Under 28 U.S.C. § 1291

Ninth Circuit says that Section 158(d)(1) isn’t an appeals court’s jurisdiction over a ‘Stern’ matter.

9th Circuit

December 28, 2018

Ninth Circuit Allows Counsel Fees when Debtor Successfully Appeals a Stay Violation

Ninth Circuit is the first court of appeals to expand a debtor’s appellate counsel fees beyond successfully defending an award for a willful stay violation.

9th Circuit

December 12, 2018

Equitable Mootness Applies to Chapter 9 Municipal Debt Adjustments, Ninth Circuit Says

‘Adamant’ dissenter argues that condemnation claims arising from eminent domain are excepted from discharge under the Takings Clause.

9th Circuit

December 06, 2018

As an Exempt Asset, a Dog’s Value Is Priceless, Judge Collins Says

Pet insurance and proceeds are exempt, even above the value of the pet.

9th Circuit, Arizona

November 29, 2018

Appreciation in a Home Is Exempt in California, But Not in Washington, Circuit Says

Vigorous dissent argues that the majority misread Ninth Circuit precedent in barring a debtor from exempting post-petition appreciation in a homestead.

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