A Prior BAP Opinion Is Virtually Binding on a Later BAP Panel
A later First Circuit BAP panel should follow BAP authority unless the prior opinion seems “dead wrong.”
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Boston Judge Suggests Procedures for Removing Uncertainty from Section 365(p)
Judge Hoffman’s analysis comports with the ABI Commission’s recommendations for improvements in lease assumptions by chapter 7 debtors under Section 365(p).
Judge Name - Do not use it.
Bankruptcy Judge Melvin S. Hoffman
Expense Reimbursements Are Included in Calculating Current Monthly Income
Income is included in calculating CMI, even if it’s not ‘stable and regular.’
Judge Name - Do not use it.
Melvin S. Hoffman
Boston Judge Allows Conversion to Chapter 13 Just to Prevent the Sale of a Home
Converting to chapter 13 to prevent the sale of a home in chapter 7 is not bad faith.
Judge Name - Do not use it.
Melvin S. Hoffman
Banks Admonished to File Foreclosure Deeds Promptly, or Else
Requiring prompt filing of a foreclosure deed is not absurd, Massachusetts judge says.
Judge Name - Do not use it.
Melvin S. Hoffman
First Circuit BAP Rejects Lubrizol on Rejection of Trademark Licenses
Boston BAP sides with Seventh Circuit, holding that trademark licenses survive rejection.
Judge Name - Do not use it.
Melvin S. Hoffman