Debtor’s clever strategy to prepay a mortgage didn’t invoke Section 1322(c)(2).
Debtors must maintain exempt status of assets until chapter 7 case is closed, judge rules.
Conversion to chapter 7 bars judicial estoppel on claim arising after filing.
Lender needs more than Blue Book value to win a valuation trial.
Unartful complaint didn’t prove fatal on a change-of-venue motion.
Judge finds a loophole in a Fifth Circuit opinion on the homestead exemption.
Judge Isgur interprets Schwab v. Reilly to benefit debtors and disadvantage trustees.
Restriction on post-confirmation suits is further limited in the Fifth Circuit.
Judge lays down a tough rule, then goes easy on consumer debtors.
Equity powers enable a judge to put the screws to a chapter 13 debtor.
