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In re Pearson, --- B.R. ---, 2008 WL ----------- (10th Cir BAP, July, 2008) Issue: May a debtor take the ownership deduction for a vehicle even though the vehicle is owned free and clear? Holding: Yes. These are above-median chapter...
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This report, just issued, is really nice, judges, cases and goings-on in the district, packed with information - 71 pages. You can access it here.
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"(Almost) Everything We Learned about Pleasing Bankruptcy Judges, We Learned in Kindergarten," July, 2008 can be accessed here. This is an amusing way of looking at very old rules, "Be Prepared," "Don't Lie," etc.
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Total bankruptcy filings for August were 93,987 or 4,476 per day. This compares to 96,385 for July or 4,381 per day. At this rate, the third quarter will be about 285,000 compared to 272,000 in the second quarter and 240,000...
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The announcement is here. It doesn't say who she replaced.
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Well, I'm glad we cleared that up! Professor Ning Zhu, Professor at University of California, Davis, has some great statistics which show what I have been saying for years: over-spending by consumers is the biggest cause for consumer bankruptcies, not...
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5th Circuit Court of Appeals, August 27, 2008 Campbell v. Countrywide Home Loans Inc., --- F.3d ---, 2008 WL ------ (5th Cir. 2008)(Countrywide did not violate the automatic stay) 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, August 29, 2008 In the Matter...
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PUBLIC NOTICE RE: RIVERSIDE DIVISION CASES ASSIGNMENTS TO LOS ANGELES DIVISION JUDGES RIVERSIDE DIVISION COURTROOM CHANGES Effective September 1, 2008, a portion of newly filed Riverside Division bankruptcy cases will be assigned to Judges Bluebond, Donovan and Neiter of the...
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DATETIMECASE NUMBERCASE NAMELOCATION September 3, 2008 1:30 p.m. 08-11953 (PJW) Mrs. Field's Original Cookies, Inc. J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building 844 North King Street, Room 5209 Wilmington, DE 19801 10 days after the case was filed and 12 days before...
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Americredit Financial Services, Inc. v. Penrod (In re Penrod), ---- B.R. ---, 2008 WL 3854465 (9th Cir. BAP July, 2008) Issue: When an auto lender rolls old debt into the purchase of a new auto, is the debt “purchase money,”...