Rochelle's Daily Wire

The Supreme Court granted certiorari to decide whether the 2018 increase in U.S. Trustee fees violated the Bankruptcy Clause because it was not immediately applicable in two states with Bankruptcy Administrators.

The BAP decision on voluntary dismissal under Rule 41 adds credence to the idea that bankruptcy courts can attach conditions to a debtor’s voluntary dismissal under Section 1307(b).

The new decision from the Second Circuit is based on prior opinions where the appeals court said there was no “jurisdiction” when it would have been correct to say there was no “power.”

At the courthouse, the public is only entitled to free access to papers filed in that district.

Being an ordinary employee didn’t mean that the debtor was engaged in business to qualify for Subchapter V.

An individual chapter 7 debtor has standing to appeal if the appeal could affect the debtor’s right to a discharge.

Although the bankruptcy court has subject matter jurisdiction after confirmation, the debtor cannot show ‘good cause’ for Rule 2004 discovery if it would confer an ‘unfair strategic advantage.’

Judge Jernigan in Dallas differs with a judge in Delaware by declining to enforce an arbitration agreement that was part of a rejected contract.

Despite Fulton, a Chicago bankruptcy judge rules that the City of Chicago might have violated Section 362(a)(4), (a)(6) or (a)(7) by refusing to release impounded cars immediately after a debtor files a chapter 13 petition.

The U.S. Solicitor General wants the Supreme Court to resolve a circuit split and decide whether the increase in U.S. Trustee fees violated the Bankruptcy Clause because it was not immediately applicable in two states with bankruptcy administrators.