Colorado

Bankruptcy Judge Chops a Fully Secured Lender’s Fee Request by 60%

A fully secured lender’s lawyer doesn’t have a ‘blank check’ to overwork a case, Bankruptcy Judge Kimberley Tyson says.

Judge Rails Against Subchapter V Cases Taking as Long as ‘Regular’ Chapter 11s

An opinion by Denver’s Judge McNamara describes the four interpretations of Section 1189(b) and follows the meaning given to Section 1221.

Accumulated, Identifiable Wages Were Held Exempt, Regardless of the Total Amount

Colorado allows the ‘stacking’ of exemptions, given the mandate to interpret exemptions liberally in favor of debtors.

Bankruptcy Doesn’t Automatically Accelerate a Mortgage, State Supreme Court Says

A discharge in bankruptcy by itself does not start the statute of limitations running on a defaulted mortgage, Colorado Supreme Court holds.

Debtor Retains Appreciation in Nonexempt Property Sold During Chapter 13

Judge Rosania answered a question left open by the Tenth Circuit in Barrera.

Denial of Receipt by Itself Won’t Defeat the ‘Mailbox Presumption,’ District Judge Says

Special counsel unfamiliar with bankruptcy procedures weren’t excused from the requirement to file a final fee application by the deadline.

Judge Brown Finds a Loophole Where Debtors Get Discharges Despite Nondisclosure

Had Congress considered the facts that were before Bankruptcy Judge Elizabeth Brown, it surely would have written the statute differently, this writer believes.

UCC’s ‘Predominant Purpose’ Text Isn’t Used to Decide Priority Status Under § 503(b)(9)

A hybrid contract covering both goods and services is accorded priority status under Section 503(b)(9) only for the value of the goods, even if the contract primarily involved the sale of goods.

On a Split, District Judge Doesn’t Pay ‘13’ Trustee if Dismissal Precedes Confirmation

District judge in Colorado sides with the majority and doesn’t allow a chapter 13 trustee to be paid if dismissal occurs before plan confirmation.

Denver Judge Opens the SBRA Door Wide for People with Debt from Failed Companies

A fast-food worker can (conceivably) qualify as a small business debtor under Subchapter V, according to Bankruptcy Judge Thomas B. McNamara.

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