June 02, 2020
Magistrate judge decided that the regulatory power exception to the automatic stay allows the EEOC to proceed, but he stayed the suit by the former employee seeking damages.
11th Circuit, Georgia, Georgia Northern District
May 29, 2020
The obligation on a mortgage is incurred when the mortgage is granted, even though the payment default may occur after filing, Judge Thuma says.
10th Circuit, New Mexico
May 15, 2020
Judge Klein’s opinion reads like an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to grant ‘cert’ and resolve a circuit split by taking sides with the majority on Section 362(c)(3)(A).
9th Circuit, California, California Eastern District
April 21, 2020
Supreme Court won’t decide until late this year or early 2021 whether the automatic stay requires creditors to turn over repossessed property without a turnover action.
Supreme Court
April 20, 2020
ABI Consumer Commission recommended that ‘comfort orders’ be obtained through motion practice, not adversary proceedings.
9th Circuit
April 06, 2020
Tortious or fraudulent conduct needn’t be shown to hold a corporate employee liable for violating the automatic stay.
1st Circuit, Rhode Island
March 24, 2020
Taggart left open the question of whether the ‘no objectively reasonable basis’ standard for discharge violations also applies to contempt of the automatic stay.
9th Circuit
February 11, 2020
Almost $35,000 in actual and punitive damages was imposed on a judgment creditor and its collection law firm for failing to vacate a garnishment following notice of bankruptcy and discharge.
9th Circuit, California, California Eastern District
