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.
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Denial of Withdrawal of the Reference Isn’t a Final, Appealable Order, Circuit Says
An appeal from an interlocutory order can’t be made final by the district court’s entry of judgment on the first appeal.
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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.
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Survivor’s Benefits Under a Pension Plan Might Not Become Estate Property
Unlike Clark v. Rameker, where an inherited IRA wasn’t exempt, the inheritance of benefits under a pension plan might not become estate property under Section 541(c)(2).
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Tenth Circuit Doesn’t Pay ‘13’ Trustee if Dismissal Precedes Confirmation
The first court of appeals to rule on a question where lower courts are split, the Tenth Circuit finds the statute unambiguous and requires a chapter 13 trustee to disgorge his or her fee if the case is dismissed before confirmation.
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Lack of Familiarity with PACER Is No Excuse for a Late Filing, Tenth Circuit Says
Some tasks are too complex for lawyers and should be performed by paralegals.
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A DIP’s Lawyer Can Later Become Adverse to a Chapter 11 Liquidating Trust
Judge David Thuma explains why a chapter 11 debtor in possession and a subsequent liquidating trust are different clients for the purpose of a conflict analysis, at least when the committee has confirmed a liquidating plan.
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The Bankruptcy Code Doesn’t Invalidate Transfer Restrictions in an Operating Agreement
The transfer restrictions in an LLC’s operating agreement are enforceable in a bankruptcy sale, the Tenth Circuit BAP says.
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A ‘Letter Box’ Company Is Denied Foreign Main and Nonmain Recognition in Chapter 15
Being registered, plus having directors and an address, on the Isle of Man wasn’t sufficient to show COMI or an ‘establishment’ justifying recognition under chapter 15.
Otherwise Valid Post-Petition Claims Sometimes Won’t Qualify for Administrative Status
Judge Sarah Hall declined to expand the exception in Reading for post-petition claims to have administrative status.