Fifth Circuit Allowed an Extension of the Discharge Deadline After the Deadline Had Passed
The equitable power under Section 105(a) permits extending the discharge objection deadline when the court makes a mistake.
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Lack of Familiarity with PACER Is No Excuse for a Late Filing
Filing with PACER should be left to the experts, by which we mean paralegals.
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Discharge Is Enforceable Only in the Issuing District, Fifth Circuit Says
Fifth Circuit bars nationwide class actions to enforce the discharge injunction. However, the appeals court ruled that private student loans are dischargeable.
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Update from the ABI Commission on Consumer Bankruptcy (2019 Chicago Consumer Bankruptcy Conference)
BAPCPA Limits Remedies Against Debtors Who Don’t Reaffirm or Surrender
Congress may have intended to preclude ‘stay and pay,’ but it didn’t succeed.
Prosecuting and Defending § 523 Adversary Proceedings
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Circuits Split on Trustee’s Ability to Extend the Dischargeability Deadline
A motion extending the dischargeability deadline does not require personal service on the debtor, Chicago judge rules.