Judge David Thuma explains why a chapter 11 debtor in possession and a subsequent liquidating trust are different clients for the purpose of a conflict analysis, at least when the committee has confirmed a liquidating plan.

Section 157(b)(5) does not bar the bankruptcy court from trying defamation and IIED claims, Judge Thuma says, siding with Judge Bernstein.

Courts are split when it comes to deciding whether the confirmation date or the filing date should be used to value a secured lender’s collateral in cramdown.

Judge Jacobvitz told counsel for chapter 13 debtors how to write their engagement agreements to ensure being paid from funds held by the trustee if the case converts to chapter 7 before confirmation.

Standing has three components: statutory standing, constitutional standing and prudential standing, Judge Thuma explains.

A minority of courts hold that a suit in bankruptcy court can violate the automatic stay if based on a claim that could have been brought before bankruptcy and did not arise under the Bankruptcy Code.

Although a lawsuit against the archbishop violated the automatic stay, Judge Thuma of Albuquerque declined to impose sanctions because precedent was ‘spotty or nonexistent.’

Although federal credit unions are not controlled by the government, they are governmental units under the Bankruptcy Code, Judge Jacobvitz says.

Bankruptcy Judge Thuma admonishes the parties to settle and not waste money on litigation that should go to sexual abuse victims.

Judge Thuma describes nonstatutory exceptions to the statutes of limitations in Sections 546(a) and 550(f).