Legal Opinion

Lakhany v. Khan (In Re Lakhany)

United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit

Decided September 28, 2015No. BAP CC-14-1586-BrDKi; Bk. 8:12-bk-22838-CBPublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BRANDT, Bankruptcy Judge:

In the words of the Prophet Yogi, 2 “if you don’t know where you’re going, when you get there you’ll be lost.” This appeal demonstrates the validity of that observation.

Appellant-debtor, Sameer Lakhany (“Lakhany”), appeals the Bankruptcy Court’s Order Granting Relief from Stay (“Order”). in favor of appellee-creditor, Kamran Nihal Khan (“Khan”). 3 We conclude that the bankruptcy court abused its discretion by applying an incorrect legal standard in considering Khan’s Motion for Relief from Stay (“Motion”). The Motion referenced the proper inquiry, the…

2Cases cited21 opinions

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3Cited by18 opinions

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