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Consumer Bankruptcy

Eighth Circuit Won’t Impose Unwritten Requirements on Service of a Claim Objection

In the Bankruptcy Rules, a claim objection isn’t treated like a motion for all purposes, the Eighth Circuit says.

Seventh Circuit Requires Court Findings for a Plan Provision the Code Allows

The Seventh Circuit opinion raises the question of whether (or when) a court may restrict the use of a provision in a chapter 13 plan that Section 1322(b) permits.

Disclosing a Lawsuit Only in the SOFA Won’t Result in Abandonment, BAP Says

Disclosing a lawsuit in the SOFA and discussing the suit with the trustee is no substitute for listing the suit among a debtor’s assets, the Ninth Circuit BAP says.

Tuesday, July 7, 2020
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The Automatic Termination of the Automatic Stay: Not Ready for Prime Time

The Supreme Court declined to decide whether the automatic stay terminates automatically after a repeat filing as to all property or only property of the debtor.

The Ninth Circuit and the BAP Draw Opposite Conclusions from the Same Testimony

For the circuit court, scant evidence is enough to uphold the trial court’s findings of fact.

Tuesday, June 30, 2020
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