The expiration of Section 1329(d) in March 2022 means that 84-month chapter 13 plans amended now must revert to 60-month plans.
Bankruptcy Judge Hercher agreed with the results in the Fourth and Fifth Circuits but disagreed with some of the appeals courts’ logic.
The court can’t require a debtor to give a ‘retainer’ to a Subchapter V trustee, Judge Pearson says.
Oregon Supreme Court allows substitution of a bankruptcy trustee as the real party in interest because denial would chiefly punish the debtor’s creditors.
A bankruptcy judge in Oregon was unable to follow renowned Bankruptcy Judges ‘Burt’ Lifland and ‘Mike’ Lynn, who granted critical vendor motions.
An Oregon power company appears headed for the Ninth Circuit to decide whether electric power qualifies as “goods” to be accorded the 20-day priority.
A bankruptcy judge can afford little relief from student loans, even for sympathetic debtors who try hard to repay their debts.
Court in the Ninth Circuit takes more flexible approach to revoking confirmation.
Abuse of discretion automatically results if a judgment harms a defrauded creditor.
You can’t stiff your creditors and profit from an inadvertent stay violation claim.
