Rochelle's Daily Wire

The BAP decision may have a hint that failure to stop proceedings after bankruptcy can be an automatic stay violation, even after Fulton.

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

Even when the debtors are not parties to the suit, the stay is violated when a creditor pursues an action to collect a debt owing by the debtors, so says the Ninth Circuit BAP.

Judge Clarkson laid down guidelines for a lawyer who copies pleadings written by another lawyer in a different case.

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

Until now, there has been surprisingly little precedent directly on point to say that denial of a motion for conversion from chapter 11 to chapter 7 is not a final order subject to appeal

The Ninth Circuit B.A.P. says that the automatic stay does not require dismissal of prepetition lawsuits against debtors.

Disclosing a lawsuit in the SOFA and discussing the suit with the trustee was no substitute for listing the suit among a debtor’s assets, the Ninth Circuit held.

Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Klein explains appellate jurisdiction, finality, cumulative finality and mislabeled motions for reconsideration.

The Nevada Supreme Court correctly unpacked the confusing notions of bankruptcy jurisdiction and the division of authority between district and bankruptcy courts.