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Three-Year Bar to Refiling in Chapter 13 Imposed for ‘Vexatious, Frivolous’ Litigation

Motions to recuse three bankruptcy judges fortified the third judge’s decision to dismiss and bar refiling for three years.

5th Circuit
Texas
Texas Northern District

Benchnotes December 2021

Dec 2021

Bankruptcy Code
Section 362(k)
523
547
702
1141
1307
Topic Tags
Automatic Stay
Fraudulent Transfers
Legislation
Consumer Bankruptcy
Discharge/Dischargeability

Does Fulton Provide Relief for Colleges that Withheld Transcripts?

Dec 2021

Bankruptcy Code
11 U.S.C. § 362
11 U.S.C. § 365
524
542
707
1307
Topic Tags
Automatic Stay
Claims
Bankruptcy Litigation
Executory Contracts/Leases
Practice and Procedure
Consumer Bankruptcy
Consumer Debt
Discharge/Dischargeability
Finance and Banking

Bad Faith Permits Dismissal of a Chapter 13 Case with Conditions, Judge Waites Says

Debtor accepted a bar to refiling to avoid dismissal with prejudice of her chapter 13 case.

4th Circuit
South Carolina

Circuits Split on Whether Debtors Can Cure Chapter 13 Plan Arrearages After Five Years

Nov 2021

Bankruptcy Code
1307
1328
1329
Topic Tags
Practice and Procedure
Consumer Bankruptcy
Discharge/Dischargeability

Another Circuit Holds that Dismissal Is Mandatory Under Section 1307(b)

The Ninth Circuit leaves the door open for a bankruptcy court to sanction a misbehaving chapter 13 debtor before granting the debtor’s motion for voluntary dismissal.

9th Circuit

Intersection of Divorce and Bankruptcy

Bankruptcy Code
101
341
502
522
523
526
527
528
547
727
1305
1306
1307
1328
362
541
544
548
Topics
Consumer Bankruptcy
Consumer Debt
Family/Divorce Issues

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Splits and Confounding Issues Destined for the Supreme Court

Bankruptcy Code
1182
1188
1189
1191
Section 106(a)
101
105
106
109
1334
303
348
349
350
363
364
365
502
503
507
510
522
523
524
542
546
547
552
553
554
560
707
726
1104
1109
1112
1123
1129
1141
1307
1325
1326
1327
1329
1506
1517
1520
1322
362
541
544
548
550
Topics
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Automatic Stay
Claims
Executory Contracts/Leases
Fraudulent Transfers
Plan Confirmation
Preferences
Professional Compensation/Fees
Venue/Jurisdiction
Consumer Bankruptcy
Consumer Debt
Discharge/Dischargeability
International Insolvency
Municipal Bankruptcy
Puerto Rico
Small Business

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Benchnotes September 2021

Sept 2021

Bankruptcy Code
1182
586
1307
1325
1328
1329
1322
Topic Tags
Court Administration
Fraudulent Transfers
Professional Compensation/Fees
Venue/Jurisdiction
Consumer Bankruptcy
Discharge/Dischargeability
Mortgage

A Motion to Dismiss as of Right Doesn’t Bar the Court from Dismissing with Prejudice

Ninth Circuit BAP doesn’t require a formal motion to dismiss with prejudice when a debtor files a voluntary motion to dismiss as of right under Section 1307(b).

9th Circuit
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