Rochelle's Daily Wire

Acquiescence in an appeal to a BAP waives any right to de novo review by an Article III judge.

Refinancing a consumer loan to obtain a lower interest rate might make an individual debtor eligible for chapter 7.

Reversing the BAP, the Ninth Circuit (erroneously) holds that state law cannot demand more documentation for a proof of claim than Bankruptcy Rule 3001 requires for prima facie validity.

The Ninth Circuit BAP says that a later valuation can make a debtor eligible for chapter 13 when the original schedules meant ineligibility.

We focus on ethics two days in a row, given the recent disturbing events in Houston.

A chapter 7 trustee’s obligation to sell can mean that chapter 7 prices don’t fit the ordinary definition of fair market value.

Oregon Supreme Court allows substitution of a bankruptcy trustee as the real party in interest because denial would chiefly punish the debtor’s creditors.

Bankruptcy Rule 7070, incorporating Federal Rule 70 along with 28 U.S.C. § 1655, gives bankruptcy courts power to remove liens of record when the lenders don’t do so voluntarily.

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

The Ninth Circuit BAP affirms that a deferred settlement agreement can’t be assumed under Section 365.