Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Case Law Update

§323(a) Solt v. Credit Prot. Ass'n, LP (In re Solt), 2010 Bankr. LEXIS 743 (W.D. Va., 3/23/2010)
FDCPA

§350(b) In re Cotnoir, 2010 Bankr. LEXIS 574 (E.D. Va., 2/23/2010)
reaffirmation agreement

§362(c)(3)(B)  In re Furlong, 2010 Bankr. LEXIS 749 (C.D. Ill., 3/19/2010)
bad faith presumption

§362(d) In re Vasquez, 2010 Bankr. LEXIS 610 (N.D. Tex., 3/3/2010)

§362(d)(1) In re Drocco, 2010 Bankr. LEXIS 593 (N.D. Cal., 2/25/2010)
Relief from stay granted ejectment action

§363 In re Blixseth, 2010 Bankr. LEXIS 585 (D. Mont., 2/23/2010)

§363(b) In re Miell, 2010 Bankr. LEXIS 603 (N.D. Iowa, 3/10/2010)
Trustee's motion to sell real estate free and clear granted

§363(b) In re Adams, 2010 Bankr. LEXIS 671 (N.D. Ill., 3/12/2010)

§502(b)(1) In re Curry, 2010 Bankr. LEXIS 726 (D. Kan., 3/16/2010)
Objections to proofs of claim overruled sufficient detail & documentation

§502(b)(9) In re Rushing, 2010 Bankr. LEXIS 613 (M.D. La., 3/3/2010)
Late-filed poc allowed as unsecured, nonpriority claims

§506 Murray v. US Bank (In re Murray), 2010 Bankr. LEXIS 735 (N.D. Ill., 3/11/2010)
Third mortgage lien on debtor's residence stripped

§522(b) In re Channon, 2010 Bankr. LEXIS 589 (D.N.M., 2/24/2010)

§522(d)(3) Moyer v. Hollinshead (In re Hollinshead), 2010 Bankr. LEXIS 566 (B.A.P. 6th Cir., 3/3/2010)

§523(a) Kashiske v. Frank (In re Frank), 2010 Bankr. LEXIS 615 (W.D. Mich., 3/5/2010)


§523(a)(6) Rodriguez v. Ramirez (In re Ramirez), 2010 Bankr. LEXIS 573 (S.D. Tex., 2/23/2010)
State court judgment against debtors for intentional shooting of creditor was nondischargeable

§523(a)(6)  Hall v. Desper (In re Desper), 2010 Bankr. LEXIS 588 (S.D. Miss., 2/19/2010)


§523(a)(8) Zygarewicz v. Educational Credit Mgmt. Corp. (In re Zygarewicz), 2010 Bankr. LEXIS 605 (E.D. Cal., 1/15/2010)
Motion for undue hardship discharge of student loan debt denied
§524 Burton v. Mouser (In re Burton), 2010 Bankr. LEXIS 675 (W.D. Ky., 3/16/2010)

§524(a)(4) Braden Trust v. Chavez (In re Chavez), 2010 Bankr. LEXIS 586 (D. Ariz., 2/23/2010)

§707(b) In re Hornung, 2010 Bankr. LEXIS 703 (M.D.N.C., 3/11/2010)
Case dismissed for bad faith where debtors purchased two vehicles on the eve of filing
§727 Wolff v. Foroutan (In re Foroutan), 2010 Bankr. LEXIS 758 (D. Md., 3/12/2010)

§727(a) Awad v. Sakalla (In re Sakalla), 2010 Bankr. LEXIS 580 (E.D. Tenn., 2/24/2010)


§727(d) In re Owens, 2010 Bankr. LEXIS 576 (E.D. Tenn., 2/25/2010)


§1129(b)(2)(B) In re Shat, 2010 Bankr. LEXIS 584 (D. Nev., 2/22/2010)
The absolute priority rule does not apply to individual chapter 11 debtors post-BAPCPA

§1307(c)(1) In re Jensen, 2010 Bankr. LEXIS 622 (S.D.N.Y., 3/17/2010)

§1325(b)(1) In re Rodger, 2010 Bankr. LEXIS 581 (D.N.H., 2/26/2010)
Below median chapter 13 debtors required to pay disposable income for full duration of plan

PRE BAPCPA CASES


§524 Bryant v. Tidewater Fin. Co. (In re Bryant), 2010 Bankr. LEXIS 672 (C.D. Ill., 3/10/2010)