Baumer on Bankruptcy

  Around Thanksgiving, The UST and I tried two 707(b) cases in front of Judge Mott. He took them under advisement and announced his rulings on December 22. He made lengthy recitations of findings of fact and conclusions of law on the record, but apparently will not be publishing these as opinions. If you are […]

On January 21 the Fifth Circuit affirmed the District Court opinion in Camp v. Ingalls.   In that case, the debtor moved from Florida to Texas in 2007 and filed a Chapter 7 in 2008, less than 730 days later. The question presented was what exemptions was the debtor allowed or required to claim.   […]