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Trial over Homestead Exemption Addresses Intent of Debtor
In April 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated a bankruptcy court judgment allowing a judgment debtor a $ 100,000...
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Mar 9, 20195 min read
The "Automatic Stay" is NOT Monolithic
On August 31, 2018, this office secured a state court ruling assigning a judgment debtor’s earnings from the practice of law and an...
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Sep 3, 20182 min read
ABI National Coverage!
Rochelle's Daily Wire ("RDW") is a publication of the American Bankruptcy Institute. Distributed each weekday by email, RDW reaches...
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Apr 17, 20181 min read
Ninth Circuit Nixes Homestead Exemption Award and Vacates Decisions by Central District Judges
It was Friday the 13th of April... and bad luck for U.S. District Judge David O. Carter of the Central District of California and Judge...
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Apr 15, 20181 min read
Ninth Circuit to Hear Client's Challenge to Debtor's Homestead Exemption Claim
In California, as elsewhere, a debtor's claim to a homestead exemption is essentially a "holy cow." This office has now scrapped with two...
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Sep 6, 20171 min read
Trial Leads to Denial of Discharge for Attorney-Debtor
After five years of litigation and three days of trial, this office secured a ruling denying a discharge in bankruptcy to an attorney who...
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Sep 5, 20171 min read
Ninth Circuit Shoots Down Major Post-Siegel Decision
Law v. Siegel, - U.S. -, 134 S.Ct. 1188 (2014), holds that bankruptcy courts may not use their equitable powers to contravene the...
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Sep 4, 20172 min read
A Victory for California Creditors and a Published Decision Picks Up Steam
An attorney named Kevan Gilman filed a Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Relying on California law, he asserted he was disabled and claimed an...
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Sep 4, 20173 min read
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