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As A Matter Of First Impression, The Seventh Circuit Holds That Chapter 13 Debtors Cannot Obtain In Forma Pauperis Filing Fee Waivers Absent “Extraordinary Circumstances”

In a case litigated by the authors, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held in In re Marzieh Bastanipour, Case No. 20-1373 (7th Cir. June 10, 2020) that Chapter 13 debtors are not permitted in forma pauperis fee waivers absent a showing of extraordinary circumstances.

In 2018, the Debtor, Marzieh Bastanipour, filed a Chapter 13 bankruptcy petition in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois. This was the third Chapter 13 petition filed by the Debtor since 2013.

USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Seventh Circuit
Bankruptcy is Not a “Get Out of Jail Free” Card: Enforcing Trade Secret Rights and Restrictive Covenants Against Financially Troubled Wrongdoers

We have previously written about the effects of COVID-19 on the way we currently work, as well as how businesses need to adapt to protect their trade secrets, customer goodwill, and other interests. In ordinary times, emergency injunctive relief is often the first resort for a business after discovering its trade secrets were stolen or customer relationships are at risk.

USA, Designs and trade secrets, Employment & Labor, Insolvency & Restructuring, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Coronavirus