July 11, 2016

Chapter 7 Debtors’ Access to Counsel Threatened by B.A.P. Opinion

Ninth Circuit B.A.P. highlights discrimination against chapter 7 debtors.

9th Circuit

July 06, 2016

Marijuana Advisors Are Not Precluded from All Relief in Bankruptcy Courts

Ninth Circuit B.A.P. shows sympathy for legal marijuana businesses.

9th Circuit

June 23, 2016

California’s Fee-Shifting Statute Still Does Not Apply to Lift-Stay Motions

District Court says Supreme Court did not impliedly overrule Ninth Circuit’s Johnson decision.

9th Circuit, California, California Northern District

June 16, 2016

Circuit Rules Against Equitable Tolling for Objections to Discharge

Section 727(a)(2) is not a statute of limitations, Ninth Circuit holds.

9th Circuit

May 25, 2016

Final Order of Dismissal Makes Other Appeals Constitutionally Moot

Ninth Circuit adopts Eighth Circuit test for constitutional mootness.

9th Circuit

May 18, 2016

Volunteers Needed for Amicus Briefs in Ninth Circuit Rehearing on Power of BAPs

Ninth Circuit needs guidance from scholars on the status of bankruptcy appellate panels.

9th Circuit

May 11, 2016

Arbitration Properly Denied in Trustee’s Fraudulent Transfer Suit, Circuit Says

Denial of arbitration is not a ‘final order’ requiring district court action.

9th Circuit

April 28, 2016

Involuntary Servitude Claim Raised in Involuntary Chapter 11

Did Congress make another constitutional mistake in BAPCPA?

9th Circuit, Washington, Washington Western District

April 20, 2016

Supreme Court Inadvertently Makes Life Difficult for Secured Creditors

Bullard gives bankruptcy judge more ammunition to stymie secured creditors.

9th Circuit, Arizona

April 16, 2016

Ninth Circuit Says 1980s Supreme Court Opinion Out of Step with Plain Meaning

High court should revisit Kelly v. Robinson from 1986, circuit court says.

9th Circuit