Case Summaries February 2013

ALASKA

Case Name:               In re Ryan Hill and Angela Hill, 2013 WL 436155 (Bkrtcy.D.Alaska)

Case Summary:

On February 4, 2013, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Alaska issued its Memorandum on Attorney Fees.  The Court confirmed the Debtor's Chapter 13 Plan; however, no attorney fees or costs were allowed because the attorney failed to file the attorney disclosure statement as required under Alaska Local Bankruptcy Rule 2016(b).

Notable Points to Bankruptcy Practitioner:

No notable points to the Bankruptcy Practitioner.

Case Name:

In re Donald Louis Hymes and Rita Marina Hymes, 2013 WL 653060 (Bkrtcy.D.Alaska)

Case Summary:

On February 20, 2013, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Alaska granted stay relief under 11 U.S.C. § 362(d)(2) for the United States of America based on a lack of equity in the property of concern.  Furthermore, the property was not necessary for reorganization as the matter was a Chapter 7 proceeding.  The Court also found that because the debtor's filed this bankruptcy as a part of a scheme to hinder or delay the United States from collecting on its judgment, stay relief was appropriate under 11 U.S.C. § 362(d)(4) as well.

Notable Points to Bankruptcy Practitioner:

No notable points to the Bankruptcy Practitioner.

Case Name:

In re Donald Louis Hymes and Rita Marina Hymes, 2013 WL 654434 (Bkrtcy.D.Alaska)

Case Summary:

On February 20, 2013, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Alaska issued its Memorandum on Debtor's Motion to Purge Exhibits Re: Motion to Lift Automatic Stay and held the exhibits for the United States of America would be admitted except for the few exhibits that were cumulative.

Notable Points to Bankruptcy Practitioner:

No notable points of interest to the Bankruptcy Practitioner.