By Ed Hays: When a debtor re-files a bankruptcy petition within a year of dismissal, §362(c)(3)(A) ((Unless stated otherwise, all section references are to the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. §§101-1330.)) provides that the automatic stay “shall terminate with respect to…
By Ed Hays: Trustee’s often face a procedural quagmire where debtors fail to accurately list or value assets and then seek to amend schedules and claims of exemption. Yet the Ninth Circuit BAP recently provided solace to trustees and creditors…
By Richard Marshack: In a prior post, I began a review of when beneficial interests under spendthrift trusts may be reached as property of the estate in the Ninth Circuit. Today I’ll look more closely at the decisions in In…
By Ed Hays: The recent Ninth Circuit case of Ahcom, Ltd. v. Hendrik Smeding, et al., (9th Cir. 2010) 623 F.3d 1248, surprised many bankruptcy lawyers with its holding that a chapter 11 trustee of a corporation does not own…
By Richard Marshack and Ed Hays The recent 9th Circuit Schwarzkopf opinion ((Robert L. Goodrich v. Juan Briones (In Re: Alexis Hill Schwarzkopf), No. 08-56974, (Nov. 23, 2010, 9th Cir); 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 24046.)) reads a little like a…