Rochelle's Daily Wire

On an issue where the courts are split, a district judge in Washington State holds that the debtors lose the post-petition appreciation in the value of estate property when a chapter 13 case converts to chapter 7.

BAP doesn’t allow debtors to appeal when a trustee sells their home out from underneath them in a short sale.

An operating hotel may not be single asset real estate, but an uncompleted hotel with no income is single asset real estate, according to a Los Angeles district judge.

With the statute silent, the Ninth Circuit makes rules for assets that go to the chapter 7 estate on conversion from chapter 11.

Judge Christopher Klein lays out the requisites for imposing sanctions under Rule 9011 for frivolous filings.

If there are mutual claims, the Ninth Circuit BAP gives the court discretion not to evaluate a settlement as a sale.

Even if a dischargeability suit is based on a contract, the winner is not entitled to fee-shifting if the court rules on noncontract issues.

The Ninth Circuit equates nonjudicial foreclosure with bankruptcy discharge in terms of the effect on deficiencies following foreclosure.

Unlike chapters 12 and 13, the bankruptcy court in Subchapter V has discretion in selecting the commitment period for confirmation of a cramdown plan.

To settle with a trustee, a creditor is not required to volunteer damaging information.