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March 27, 2018

Rule 3001(c)(2)(D) Sanction Was 16 Times the Amount in Controversy

Innocent mistake turns into a $6,000 sanction for ‘willful failure to cooperate.’

10th Circuit, Kansas

March 14, 2018

Challenging Student Loans Permissible Six Years after Discharge

Destitute debtor allowed to challenge student loans six years after a chapter 7 discharge.

10th Circuit, New Mexico

February 05, 2018

Colorado Judge Differs with Two Circuits on Chapter 13 Payments Beyond Five Years

Courts are also split on whether a five-year plan begins on confirmation or on the first chapter 13 plan payment.

10th Circuit, Colorado

December 05, 2017

Homestead Exemption Must Be Paid in Full Before a Sale Is Permitted, BAP Says

Splitting with the Sixth Circuit, the Tenth Circuit BAP does not require equity to claim a homestead exemption.

10th Circuit

November 22, 2017

Tenth Circuit Direct Appeal to Decide Whether the Automatic Stay Is Really Automatic

Circuits are split on whether inaction is an ‘act’ that violates the automatic stay.

10th Circuit

September 25, 2017

Retention Agreements Allowing Defense Fees Ok in New Mexico, but Not in Delaware

Baker Botts v. ASARCO doesn’t prohibit retention agreements allowing fees for defense of fees, judge holds.

10th Circuit, New Mexico

August 02, 2017

Debtor’s Settlement Cannot Compromise a Creditor’s Claim Objection

‘Plain language’ of Section 502(b) prevents debtors from settling claim objections brought by creditors, Utah judge rules.

10th Circuit

June 13, 2017

Judgment Void for Violating Discharge Doesn’t Qualify for Rooker-Feldman Protection

Kansas judge differs with a non-precedential Tenth Circuit opinion on Rooker-Feldman.

10th Circuit, Kansas

April 17, 2017

Unenforceable Reaffirmation Agreements Trump the D’Oench Duhme Doctrine

Rights of debtors take precedence over rights of the FDIC, the Tenth Circuit holds.

10th Circuit

March 01, 2017

Circuit Split Widens on Stay Violation for Failure to Turn Over Repossessed Collateral

Tenth Circuit joins the minority by holding that passive retention of collateral is no stay violation.

10th Circuit