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January 13, 2020

Even though the debtor defaulted, Judge Christopher Klein held a trial and ruled that the lender had not relied on a false loan application.

November 4, 2019

A debt that’s been paid in full under state law is discharged even if the debtor never receives a discharge, Judge Klein says.

October 8, 2019

California judge sides with former Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes by holding that the U.S. Trustee does not have statutory power to appoint an unsecured committee in a chapter 9 case.

March 19, 2019

California judge differs with the Third Circuit regarding the presumption of collateral value flowing from a lender’s proof of secured claim.
California judge differs with the Third Circuit regarding the presumption of collateral value flowing from a lender’s proof of secured claim.

January 26, 2018

Objection is not required to bar a discharge to an individual who received a chapter 7 discharge within eight years.
Objection is not required to bar a discharge to an individual who received a chapter 7 discharge within eight years.

January 23, 2018

California judge won’t bar the debtor from settling for more than the original $6 million in compensatory damages while forsaking $40 million in punitive damages earmarked for public interest groups.
California judge won’t bar the debtor from settling for more than the original $6 million in compensatory damages while forsaking $40 million in punitive damages earmarked for public interest groups.

December 4, 2017

Judges uses Section 329(a) to vacate a contingency lien for more than the value of the lawyer’s services.