Reported at 22 B.R. 37. Section 1325(a)(4)'s reference to liquidation "on such date" means the petition date. Thus, debtors' proposed plan modification based on current lack of assets fails because debtors had non-exempt assets on the petition date

The district court, after warning the debtor of possible sanctions, affirmed or dismissed nine appeals of various orders of the bankruptcy court stemming from the debtor's challenges to the appointment of and actions taken by a Chapter 11 trustee

On appeal, the district court affirmed the bankruptcy court's order overruling the debtor's objection to a claim. The issue of the validity of the underlying promissory note was barred by res judicata because it had previously been fully litigated

Nebraska law allows post-judgment interest to be collected on unsatisfied debts; changes in the statutory interest rate do not affect the underlying right, so debtor's plan must include payment of interest at the statutory rate to judgment creditors

Court found no exception to discharge for breach of fiduciary duty where the debtor sold loan collateral with creditor's permission but thereafter failed to pay the creditor; the parties' relationship was simply as debtor & creditor, not as fiduciaries

The district court reversed the bankruptcy court's order sustaining debtor's objection to a claim because counsel failed to attend a status hearing. The merits of the claim should have been considered, particularly in light of such a drastic sanction

District court affirmed bankruptcy court order granting a secured creditor's motion to convert case to Chapter 7 because debtors exceeded the Chapter 13 debt limit. The unsecured portion of partially secured debt was properly part of the calculation

The court denied the fee application by debtor's counsel because it was filed late. Local rules required such fee applications to be filed prior to notice of the final meeting of creditors; counsel in this case had no explanation for the delay

On appeal, the district court affirmed the bankruptcy court, finding creditor's mechanic's lien invalid because the creditor contracted with a separate entity and didn't have a contract with the owner of the real estate upon which the lien was placed

The district court granted the debtors' motion to dismiss a creditor's appeal of an order dismissing the debtors' Chapter 11 case so they could file a Chapter 12 case. Pursuant to § 305, an order dismissing a bankruptcy case is not reviewable on appeal