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By The Honorable William Houston Brown (Retired)

Dismissal of Case - Debtor’s attorney’s failure to file timely appeal of dismissal was not excusable neglect. Affirming, the First Circuit held that the bankruptcy court had wide discretion and there was no abuse in denial of the debtor’s motion for extension of time to appeal. The debtor failed to establish excusable neglect by her attorney’s failure to file a timely notice of appeal, and there was “no error in the bankruptcy court’s rational determination that counsel’s carelessness [in missing . . .

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Debbie Langehennig

December 31, 2023

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Remember, Landlords Are Sacred Cows in Bankruptcy

June 27, 2021

By M. Jonathan Hayes, Resnik Hayes Moradi LLP (Los Angeles, CA) (Reprinted with permission. Originally published by the Los Angeles Daily Journal on May 20, 2021) We have been getting a lot of calls recently as you might expect from distressed small businesses. The “free” government money is starting to run out and panic is setting in. The potential client...

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The NCBJ Is Turning 100

The Honorable Deborah L. Thorne, The Honorable Kathy A. Surratt-States

April 21, 2024

Judge Deborah Thorne, NDIL, and Judge Kathy Surratt-States, EDMO, on behalf of the NCBJ’s DEI Committee, have written two articles about some of judicial firsts.

Small Business Reorganization Postscript 2

April 12, 2020

SMALL BUSINESS REORGANIZATION ACT POSTSCRIPT #2 Recommendation of Technical Amendment to Repair Flaw in CARES Act Attempt to Increase Small Business Eligibility under SBRA Introduction In a bulletin published March 30, the Academy announced enactment on March 27 of the "Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act" (the "CARES Act"),1 and that the Act (applying only to cases commenced on...

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Certiorai Denied in Evans and Doll

The Honorable William Houston Brown

February 25, 2024

Second Circuit case still pending.

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IRS Updates Guidance for Deductible Business, Charitable, Medical and Moving Expenses

November 17, 2019

11/14/19, the IRS issued guidance for taxpayers with certain deductible expenses to reflect changes resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). Revenue Procedure 2019-46, posted today on IRS.gov, updates the rules for using the optional standard mileage rates in computing the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving expense purposes. The guidance also...

From the Editor – Avoidance

September 22, 2019

By The Honorable William Houston Brown (Retired) Chapter 7 trustee’s avoidance of post-petition mortgage lien. After filing Chapter 7, the debtor, without prior authority, refinanced property of the estate twice and the trustee sought avoidance of the mortgage lien under § 549. No defense was available because the mortgagee did not qualify as a good faith transferee, having knowledge of...

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The Student Loan Debacle: Causes & Cures

R. Michael Smith

September 18, 2022

As we observe the growing discussion over the tremendous amount of outstanding student loan debt, several points of clarification might do us well. There are those favoring relief for debtors now unable to pay their student loans. They have proposed various forms of relief, including several forgiveness programs and re-allowing such debts to be discharged in bankruptcy under more usual...

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Impact of COVID-19 and the CARES ACT on Mortgages

April 19, 2020

By Michael McCormick, Senior Partner, McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC (Roswell, GA) H.R. 748, also known as the CARES Act (herein, “the Act”), was enacted into law on March 27, 2020. The Act is meant to address the economic fallout of the Coronavirus pandemic. The Act contains numerous consumer protections, including several pertaining to residential mortgages. Relief from Foreclosure Section...

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CFPB Proposes Changes to HMDA Rules

May 5, 2019

The CFPB (Bureau), May 2, 2019, issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), which proposes to raise the coverage thresholds for collecting and reporting data about closed-end mortgage loans and open-end lines of credit under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) rules. The NPRM would provide relief to smaller lenders from HMDA’s data reporting requirements, and would clarify partial exemptions...

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