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Great Article on John Paul Stevens by Jeffrey Toobin

by admin | Mon, 03/15/2010 - 11:21

John Paul Stevens will be 90 on April 20, 2010. You can access Jeffrey Toobin's short biography here.

Further Thoughts on Hamilton v. Lanning

by admin | Sun, 03/14/2010 - 19:29

Jan Hamilton Just to put the whole thing in context, I went to the Marrama oral argument a few years ago. One of the justices asked whether or not there are trustees in chapter 13 cases – I’m not kidding....

My Article on Hamilton v. Lanning on Scotusblog.com

by admin | Sun, 03/14/2010 - 12:05

My article on Hamilton v. Lanning has been posted on Scotusblog.com. You can access it here.

Peter Carroll to be New Chief Judge in the Central District of California

by admin | Fri, 03/12/2010 - 12:16

Peter Carroll sitting in Riverside will move to Los Angeles in September of this year and will become the new Chief Judge on January 1, 2011 replacing Judge Vincent Zurzolo as Chief Judge. Judge Sam Bufford is retiring in September...

Some Thoughts on Milavetz - Disappointing Decision and Opinion

by admin | Thu, 03/11/2010 - 12:56

As I have said, the issue of whether attorneys are DRAs was really a no brainer. Congress makes the laws and bankruptcy assistance is defined in section 101(4A) as "providing legal representation with respect to a case or proceeding..." A...

cdcbaa Meet the Clerk Program - location change

by admin | Wed, 03/10/2010 - 23:38

MEET THE COURT CLERK'S OFFICE: THE POWER BEHIND THE POWER NEW LOCATION The Olympic Collection Banquet & Conference Center 11301 Olympic Blvd., Suite #204 Los Angeles, CA 90064 (West L.A. – 405 & 10 Freeway) Tel (310) 575-4585 MCLE Program...

cdcbaa Newsletter

by admin | Wed, 03/10/2010 - 11:09

You can access our most recent newsletter here.

Public Counsel Program - Introduction to Chapter 7

by admin | Mon, 03/08/2010 - 18:12

“BANKRUPTCY BASICS: AN INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER 7 CONSUMER BANKRUPTCY LAW” PANEL The Honorable Maureen Tighe Kenneth G. Lau United States Bankruptcy Judge U.S. Trustee Trial Attorney James King David A. Tilem King & Associates Law Offices of David A. Tilem...

Supreme Court Rules on Milavetz

by admin | Mon, 03/08/2010 - 10:55

We are debt relief agencies as I predicted but the Supreme Court refused to rule that the speech restrictions in section 526(a)(4) are overbroad, for which I am shocked given the tenor of the oral argument. "[W]e conclude that §526(a)(4)...

Meet the Clerk - Program by cdcbaa on March 20, 2010

by admin | Sat, 03/06/2010 - 14:26

The program will be coordinated by KEITH HIGGINBOTHAM and moderated by JEFF SMITH. MEET THE COURT CLERK'S OFFICE: THE POWER BEHIND THE POWER Location: The Olympic Collection Banquet & Conference Center 11301 Olympic Blvd., Suite #204 Los Angeles, CA 90064...