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If a proceeding is sub judice when the defendant files bankruptcy, the plaintiff should figure out whether a decision after bankruptcy would violate the automatic stay.

Judge Klein let a lawyer off the hook for violating Rule 9011 because the lawyer had already been punished enough.

ate law might provide an equitable basis for denying a state-law exemption, although Law v. Siegel won’t permit equity to defeat an exemption claim under federal law.

A lien securing a claim based on the purchase or sale of securities is subordinated, just like the claim, the Ninth Circuit BAP says.

Someone seeking to issue a subpoena to a trustee is the proper party to seek leave under the Barton doctrine, Judge Clarkson says.

The Ninth Circuit answered a question left open by the Supreme Court in Ritzen.

For those entitled to the mortgage interest deduction, debtors may have unexpected tax benefits from short sales.

The bankruptcy court has no discretion to deny recognition in chapter 15 if the requirements of Section 1517(a) have been met.

Equitable tolling can extend the two-year deadline for filing complaints, but the deadline can’t be extended without notice to the defendants, even if they are unknown or unknowable.

District judge in Idaho finds no ambiguity in a statute that doesn’t explicitly say whether a chapter 13 trustee is paid if the case is dismissed before confirmation.