Rochelle's Daily Wire

Absent an ‘actual conflict,’ disqualification is not automatic, the Third Circuit says.

Local rules require lawyers to prepare and fill all required chapter 7 papers regardless of whether the debtor pays the fee or agrees to pay the fee.

In a case headed for the Tenth Circuit, upholding the dignity of the court overcame the automatic stay.

Finally, a circuit court cites Taggart to help a debtor enforce the discharge injunction.

Special counsel unfamiliar with bankruptcy procedures weren’t excused from the requirement to file a final fee application by the deadline.

Being seen at bar events in the company of those who appear in court doesn’t show judicial bias.

The Ninth Circuit BAP explained the differences between contempt under Rule 9011, Section 105(a) and inherent authority.

Reliance on advice of counsel is not a complete defense to contempt citations.

Undisclosed representation of the debtor’s principal resulted in denial of all compensation sought by counsel for the corporate debtor.

Judge Klein let a lawyer off the hook for violating Rule 9011 because the lawyer had already been punished enough.