Program Date:
Thursday, February 18, 2016
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Young Insolvency Professionals Mixer
February 29, 2016
The Wellesbourne
10929 West Pico Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90064
6:00 P.M.
Under 109(g), an individual (or family farmer) may not be a debtor if “(2) the debtor requested and obtained the voluntary dismissal of the case following the filing of a request for relief from the automatic stay provided by section 362 of this title”
I tell my clients that if we move to voluntarily dismiss a case after a relief from stay motion is filed, there will be a 180 day bar to refiling. Something in my brain changed the word from “following” to “after.” It turns out that they do not mean the same thing. Read more…
Warkentin v. Federated Life Ins. Co., 594 Fed. Appx. 900 (9th Cir. Cal. 2014) has a great lesson for litigators:
“These consolidated appeals concern a dispute over a [an insurance policy]. We vacate the district court’s order granting summary judgment to Federated and remand for proceedings consistent with this disposition.
“The parties are familiar with the facts, so we will not recount them here. After realizing he failed to timely oppose Federated’s motion for summary judgment, Warkentin filed an opposition and requested that the district court “continue the [summary judgment] hearing 14 days to allow [Federated] time to reply to [Warkentin’s] Opposition.” This request was filed the night before the hearing on the summary judgment motion. (Emphasis added.) Read more…
Assigned to: Ernest M. Robles Chapter 11 Voluntary Asset |
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Happy New Year!
The James T. King Bankruptcy Inn of Court meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at 6:00 p.m.
Your host for the evening will be President Wes Avery and Program Moderator Hon. Neil Bason
We will be meeting at the Taix French Restaurant located at:
1911 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90026 Read more…
From Chief Judge Sheri Bluebond:
After 40 years of practicing bankruptcy law and 10 years of being on the bench, the Hon. Richard M. Neiter has decided to retire effective as of 9/1/16. He should then have more time to enjoy with his wonderful wife, Lois, his five grandsons and their parents. We wish him well.
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Central District Consumer Bankruptcy Attorney Association
10th Annual Review of 9th Circuit Decisions on Bankruptcy in 2015
January 30, 2016 Read more…
The new name is Brutkus Gubner Rozansky Seror Weber LLP. Their website is here. The announcement is here. Good lawyers – good people.
Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section Meeting
January 28, 2016
Ethical Issues in Bankruptcy Debtor Representation
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Read more…
