Reported at 18 B.R. 129. Debtors may exempt a tax refund not disclosed in their original schedules because the late schedule amendment didn't interfere with estate administration & because exemptions should benefit debtors to the fullest extent

The district court affirmed, as not clearly erroneous or an abuse of discretion, the bankruptcy court's decision to deny confirmation of the debtor's plan for lack of good faith under section 1325(a)(3) and to convert the case to a Chapter 7 proceeding

Reported at 22 B.R. 356. A creditor who held debtor's property pre-petition pursuant to a pre-judgment attachment wasn't entitled to admin. expenses under sec. 543 for doing so, as creditor was not a trustee, receiver, agent or otherwise a "custodian"

On appeal, the district court affirmed the bankruptcy court's order regarding the relative priority of certain creditors. Nebraska law treats SID bondholders differently from warrantholders, so they may be classified separately for plan purposes

As among the holder of a contractual security interest in certain accounts receivable, a subcontractor, and a surety company, the subcontractor and the surety company had first & second priority in monies due the debtor for its road construction work

The rule for dischargeability of credit card debt is that the implied representation when credit is used that the debt will be repaid is sufficient for nondischargeability if debtor is shown to have had no intention of repayment when he used the credit

Debtor's former wife took steps to obtain property of the estate for her own benefit, which the court viewed as a "flagrant" interference with the bankruptcy process and the authority of the court and which may warrant the imposition of sanctions

On appeal, the district court affirmed the avoidance of debtor's fraudulent transfer of an asset as done with intent to hinder/delay/defraud creditors, & ruled the transferee cannot have a lien on the asset because she did not receive it in good faith

Reported at 49 B.R. 638. The district court reversed the bankruptcy court's denial of plan confirmation. For a defaulted and accelerated mortgage, a Chapter 13 plan may, under § 1322(b), decelerate the mortgage & reinstate original payment schedule

The debtor's appeal to the district court was dismissed because he failed to abide by procedural rules and timely file a designation of record or statement of issues despite being granted repeated extensions of time to do so