October 2014

Developed by John Gustafson prior to Judicial Appointment click here for part 1, click here for Part 2, click here...

By The Honorable William Houston Brown (Retired) Fifth Circuit gives undistributed money to creditors on conversion. On conversion of a...

By The Honorable William Houston Brown (Retired) Petition filed in bad faith is cause for dismissal. In an examination of...

By Danielle N. Gueck-Townsend, Staff Attorney for Chapter 13 Trustee, Kathleen A. Leavitt, Las Vegas, NV As if being home...

Developed by John Gustafson prior to Judicial Appointment  click here for part 1, click here for Part 2, click here...

By The Honorable William Houston Brown (Retired) Mortgagee not entitled to default interest rate. If state law permits it and...

By The Honorable William Houston Brown (Retired) Separate classification of student loan debt denied. The debtors’ plan proposed to separately...

By The Honorable William Houston Brown (Retired) Debtor’s right to cure is governed by § 1322(b) rather than § 108(b)....

By Professor Nancy Rapoport Dear Readers: Let’s talk a bit about office “pet peeves.” These are the things that detract...

By Henry E. Hildebrand, III, Chapter 13 Trustee, Nashville, TN ASARCO, LLC v. Baker Botts LLP (In re ASARCO), 751...