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Bankruptcy court erred in finding that plantiff entitled to "break-up" fees
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Court disallowing claim of exemption of tax refund reversed, as bankruptcy court committed clear factual error in finding the tax refunds were substantially administered.
Appellate procedures, circuit rules
The bankruptcy court did not err in finding that plaintiff failed to prove that a debt owed him for attorney's fees is nondischargeable pursuant to 11 U.S.C. section 523(a)(2)(A).
Bankruptcy court did not err in determining defendant-debtor was a farmer for purposes of Section 303(a) of the Code and thus could not be forced into involuntary bankruptcy.
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The bankruptcy court erred in holding that plaintiff was not entitled to recover any amount of the gross proceeds of a settlement sum which had been paid, but not distributed, prior to the date creditors commenced an involuntary bankruptcy proceeding against Debtor.
Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Information
A debtor's counsel, who is paid a retainer to be applied against future services, may not be paid by the estate for postpetition services, absent appointment as trustee's counsel.
Attorney provides general information about Georgia bankruptcy law and difference between Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 filings, exemptions allowed
Rules, books, archives, rules
Post-petition alimony is not part of bankruptcy estate since alimony is neither property nor an interest in property, U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the eighth circuit
Orders sustaining defendant-bankruptcy trustee's objection to plaintiff-debtors' claim of exemption in portions of their federal tax refunds involving the federal child tax credit are affirmed since plaintiffs' child tax credit was a contingent interest on the date their bankruptcy petition was filed, and thus, was property of the bankruptcy estate.
NDNY District, Eighth Circuit Local Rules
A deed purporting to convey defendant's real property to a trust was a forgery, and therefore the property did not become an asset of a bankruptcy estate.
National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees
Bankruptcy court properly determined that plaintiff was disqualified from serving as an attorney for Debtor since plaintiff had been approved to represent the debtors in another pending Chapter 11 case in the District.
California Bankruptcy law information
Attorney filing bad faith involuntary bankruptcy petition could be ordered to pay attorneys' fees as sanction under Rule 9011 or court's inherent authority; $100,000 sanction appropriate given attorney's refusal to provide court meaningful information regarding his finances.
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In prosecution for bankruptcy fraud, the district court erred in declining to increase defendant's offense level by two under Guidelines Sec. 2F1.1(b)(4)(B) for violating judicial process
