New Hampshire Lawyer Convicted of Using Fraud to Get $8 Million in Loans
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Circuit Judge Finds No Constitutional or Statutory Right to Free PACER Access
At the courthouse, the public is only entitled to free access to papers filed in that district.
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Ninth Circuit Takes a Hard Line on What’s an Equivalent Tax Return for Dischargeability
Interpreting the hanging paragraph in Section 523(a), the Ninth Circuit sticks to the Beard test in deciding whether something is close enough to a tax return to justify discharging a tax debt.
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On a Split, District Judge Doesn’t Pay ‘13’ Trustee if Dismissal Precedes Confirmation
District judge in Colorado sides with the majority and doesn’t allow a chapter 13 trustee to be paid if dismissal occurs before plan confirmation.
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Complaint Survives Against Chicago for Not Releasing Impounded Cars Immediately
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.
Faculty Biographies (2021 Consumer Practice Extravaganza)
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