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ABI Journal

362

Bankruptcy Won’t Lift Suspension of a Driver’s License for Failure to Pay Traffic Fines

The government doesn’t violate the automatic stay by refusing to reinstate a driver’s license suspended for failure to pay traffic fines, Judge Surratt-States says.

New Jersey Judges Side with the Minority on Turnover of Repossessed Autos

Split deepens regarding failure to return a repossessed auto as an automatic stay violation.

Section 108(c) Tolls the Expiration of a Lien, Ninth Circuit Holds over a Dissent

Expiration of a lien is tolled anytime the automatic stay precludes enforcement of a judgment.

Tenth Circuit Opinion Can Be the Springboard for a ‘Cert’ on the Automatic Stay

Circuit split is widening on whether inaction can be a violation of the automatic stay.

Debtor Allowed to Convert from Chapter 12 to Chapter 11

Where the courts are split for lack of specific statutory authority, Judge Robert Jones finds discretion to allow conversion from chapter 12 to chapter 11.