Automatic Stay

‘Treasury Offset Program’ Can’t Be Used After Bankruptcy, Judge Volk Rules

Bankruptcy Judge Volk, nominated for the district court, rules in favor of the debtor on a question dividing the courts.

Court :

4th Circuit

West Virginia

West Virginia Southern District

Filing Tag-Team Bankruptcies Resulted in Suspension from Practice

Fed up with a lawyer’s frivolous litigation tactics, the federal and state courts suspended a lawyer from practice.

Court :

7th Circuit

BAPCPA Limits Remedies Against Debtors Who Don’t Reaffirm or Surrender

Congress may have intended to preclude ‘stay and pay,’ but it didn’t succeed.

Court :

5th Circuit

Texas

Texas Northern District

Automatic Stay Applies to ‘Ordinary Course’ Litigation in Puerto Rico, Circuit Holds

First Circuit finds no exceptions to the automatic stay under PROMESA subjecting Puerto Rico to ‘ordinary course’ litigation.

Court :

1st Circuit

Marijuana’s Journey from Greenhouse to Courthouse: Can Cannabis Debtors Seek Bankruptcy Protection?

May 2019

Bankruptcy Code

1112

Topic Tags

Automatic Stay

Bankruptcy Litigation

Plan Confirmation

Seventh Circuit Bars Chapter 13 Plan from Conferring Immunity from Traffic Tickets

Judge Easterbrook pens another gem. Even if you don’t like the result, you gotta like the language.

Court :

7th Circuit

Adversary Proceeding to Enjoin FERC Remains in Bankruptcy Court

District judge won’t withdraw the reference when PG&E rejects power purchase agreements.

Court :

9th Circuit

California

California Northern District

Client Says “Go,” Just Say “No”: Ethics and the Automatic Stay

Bankruptcy Code

Topic Tags

Statute of Limitations Wasn’t Tolled During Bankruptcy, Sixth Circuit Rules

Sanctions weren’t justified for attempting to collect a time-barred tax claim.

Court :

6th Circuit

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