Chapter 7 Debtors’ Access to Counsel Threatened by B.A.P. Opinion
Ninth Circuit B.A.P. highlights discrimination against chapter 7 debtors.
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Marijuana Advisors Are Not Precluded from All Relief in Bankruptcy Courts
Ninth Circuit B.A.P. shows sympathy for legal marijuana businesses.
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California’s Fee-Shifting Statute Still Does Not Apply to Lift-Stay Motions
District Court says Supreme Court did not impliedly overrule Ninth Circuit’s Johnson decision.
Circuit Rules Against Equitable Tolling for Objections to Discharge
Section 727(a)(2) is not a statute of limitations, Ninth Circuit holds.
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Final Order of Dismissal Makes Other Appeals Constitutionally Moot
Ninth Circuit adopts Eighth Circuit test for constitutional mootness.
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Volunteers Needed for Amicus Briefs in Ninth Circuit Rehearing on Power of BAPs
Ninth Circuit needs guidance from scholars on the status of bankruptcy appellate panels.
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Arbitration Properly Denied in Trustee’s Fraudulent Transfer Suit, Circuit Says
Denial of arbitration is not a ‘final order’ requiring district court action.
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Involuntary Servitude Claim Raised in Involuntary Chapter 11
Did Congress make another constitutional mistake in BAPCPA?
Supreme Court Inadvertently Makes Life Difficult for Secured Creditors
Bullard gives bankruptcy judge more ammunition to stymie secured creditors.
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Ninth Circuit Says 1980s Supreme Court Opinion Out of Step with Plain Meaning
High court should revisit Kelly v. Robinson from 1986, circuit court says.
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