Effective August 1, 2016,the following forms can be used in individual Chapter 11 cases in front of Judge Zurzolo:
(1) Disclosure Statement and Plan (combined document) [I WORKED ON THESE WITH HIM!]
(2) Notice of Hearing on Adequacy of Disclosure Statement
(3) Motion to Approve Adequacy of Disclosure Statement
(4) Notice of Dates and Deadlines Related to Confirmation of Plan
(5) Motion to Confirm Plan of Reorganization
Link to the Judge’s website here.
I came back from Montana with a treasure trove of tidbits, some of which will save my postier in the future. I was bragging to Judge Jury about an appeal I am working on before the BAP (which she will never be involved in because it is the Central District). But I told her that it is a chapter 13 case and the case may be dismissed so the issue will be moot. She asked if it was a claims objection issue. Yes. Well then, she said, the creditor (us) will not be able to renew the issue if there is a subsequent filing, in bankruptcy court, or otherwise. The next day she handed me a note with the case that says this. Is this a great judge or what? Read more…
Here is the announcement. The 9th Circuit BAP has six judges who hold their office for a seven year term. The appointment to Judge Brand is well deserved. She is one of four bankruptcy judges downtown who hears chapter 13 cases. Judge Meredith Jury is the Chief Judge now. She and Judge Brand will sit on a lot of panels together since the BAP judges may not hear appeals from the district they are from. I believe each BAP judge gets one additional clerk. I’m not sure if their regular caseload is reduced or not but if it is, the reduction is small. Read more…
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Stevens Names Bankruptcy Judge Sheri Bluebond Assistant Vice President of LACBA
By a MetNews Staff Writer Read more…
This is an article based on a presentation Judge Watford made to Marquette a couple years ago. I had lunch with he and Judge Marty Barash last week. The Jim King Bankruptcy Symposium is going to be a great program. Judge Watford actually met with President Obama when he was being considered to replace Justice Scalia.
See you on August 13 at the Skirball Center. By the way, members are free of course and anyone else can attend for $25. Pay it at the door when you get there. Room holds 200.
This resolution was adopted unanimously by the Lawyer Representatives at the 9th Circuit Judicial Conference last week.
A Resolution Concerning the Importance of an Independent Judiciary as the Third Branch of Government
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Bankruptcy Judge Zurzolo Brown Bag Discussion
12:00 noon – July 25th
Room 1268 – Roybal Building Read more…
Pretty fun reading (and thankfully the right result).
Sheer v. State Bar of California (In re Sheer), — F. 3d, —- (9th Cir. April, 2016)
Issue: Was a state bar judgment requiring the debtor to repay fees to a client a non-dischargeable debt under 523(a)(7)?
Holding: No. The debt “is not a fine or penalty, but compensation for actual loss.” Read more…
Congratulations to Judge Scott Clarkson who has been appointed mediator by the Bankruptcy Court in Delaware. I’m told it’s a $100 million dollar issue in the Exide Technologies case.
