Judge Rosania answered a question left open by the Tenth Circuit in Barrera.

When disbursement depends on subsequent court approval, the transfer still occurs beforehand when the deposit was made in custodia legis.

Not reaching the merits, the Ninth Circuit nonetheless vacated a BAP decision because the case became moot during the appeal.

Affirming the bankruptcy court, the Sixth Circuit BAP won’t exempt proceeds from the prepetition sale of a home, even though the proceeds were identifiable and in escrow.

Reversing the bankruptcy court, a district court says that renewing a title loan before filing might bar confirmation of a chapter 13 plan.

In fee allowances, considering ‘results obtained’ survived the 1994 amendments to Section 330(a).

The Seventh Circuit doesn’t accept a debtor’s asset schedules as gospel in deciding whether there is appellate standing.

Surprisingly, no court had previously ruled on whether a golf cart can be exempt.

The First Circuit BAP suggests that invocation of the borrower defense with regard to dischargeability of student loans requires exhaustion of administrative remedies in the Department of Education.

The Ninth Circuit again questions the Supreme Court’s ‘atextual’ analysis of Section 523(a)(7).