Rochelle's Daily Wire

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March 27, 2024

The Ninth Circuit BAP says that 28 U.S.C. § 1334(e)(2) gives bankruptcy courts exclusive jurisdiction with regard to disputes over fee allowances.

January 24, 2023

Bankruptcy Judge William Lafferty declined (for now) to halt suits against nondebtor affiliates for lack of an adequate record to justify a preliminary injunction.

April 11, 2022

If a proceeding is sub judice when the defendant files bankruptcy, the plaintiff should figure out whether a decision after bankruptcy would violate the automatic stay.

December 1, 2021

In dicta, the Ninth Circuit BAP says that equitable estoppel cannot be applied against a debtor in view of the debtor’s fiduciary responsibilities.

November 5, 2021

Unlike other states, creditors can attach 25% of a judgment debtor’s interest in a spendthrift trust in California.

August 4, 2021

The Ninth Circuit BAP joins the minority on an issue that’s headed for the court of appeals.

March 5, 2021

By adopting a BAP opinion, the Ninth Circuit backed away from disallowing exemptions when a debtor disposes of exempt property after the filing date.

September 23, 2020

Findings of fact to show satisfaction of the best interests test ordinarily should be numerical comparisons, Ninth Circuit BAP Says

July 17, 2020

Did the Supreme Court’s Acevedo opinion preclude annulling the stay? The Ninth Circuit BAP says ‘no.’

March 2, 2020

The Ninth Circuit BAP closed a loophole that would have allowed a recipient of public assistance benefits to discharge a debt for overpayment.