In re Boates, ___BR___ (BAB case no. AZ-15-1279-KuJaJu) (9th Cir. B.A.P. July 8, 2016)
In re Boates, ___BR___ (BAB case no. AZ-15-1279-KuJaJu) (9th Cir. B.A.P. July 8, 2016). Published.
9th circuit BAP holds that a chapter 7 debtor’s rights arising from a prepetition payment to a lawyer are estate property, even if the engagement agreement isn’t executory. Comment: this opinion does not seem consistent with the Bankruptcy Code.