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Fifth Circuit Allowed an Extension of the Discharge Deadline After the Deadline Had Passed

The equitable power under Section 105(a) permits extending the discharge objection deadline when the court makes a mistake.

Oct 2020

Two Bankruptcy Judges Address Splits on Two Major Preference Issues

Does Rule 9006(a) expand the 30-day window for perfection, and can perfection be “substantially contemporaneous” even if perfection occurs after 30 days?

Florida Judge Bars Redesignation Under the SBRA When Deadlines Have Already Lapsed

With deadlines already elapsed, Judge Grossman disagrees with three judges who allowed redesignation under subchapter V of chapter 11.

Split Ninth Circuit Permits Extending a Statutory Deadline After It Expires

Majority on Ninth Circuit panel believe that having previously extended a deadline allowed the invocation of “excusable neglect” to extend the deadline again after it expired.