Sarah LittleMay 16, 20192 min9th Cir. BAP Holds Direct Mortgage Payments are Plan Payments in Chapter 13In In re Mrdutt, The BAP firmly committed itself to the emerging position that direct payments to creditors are plan payments, and a...
Sarah LittleDec 1, 20182 min9th Circuit Make U Turn on Homestead Exemptions, Limiting Washington Homestead ExemptionIn Wllson v. Rigby (in re Wilson) The 3-panel court appears to have departed from precedent to limit a Chapter 7 Debtor’s homestead...
Sarah LittleNov 23, 20181 minAttorney Sanction Upheld by 9th Circuit BAP for Reckless Conduct for Meritless Claim of ExemptionThe BAP upheld the bankruptcy court’s sanctions in In re Gomez. After a Chapter 7 Trustee voided an untimely perfected security interest...