The following excerpt is from Henry v. Comm. Walldesign (In re Walldesign, Inc.), No. 15-56220, No. 15-56221 (9th Cir. 2017):
Bankruptcy courts "are courts of equity" that "appl[y] the principles and rules of equity jurisprudence." Young v. United States, 535 U.S. 43, 50 (2002) (quoting Pepper v. Litton, 308 U.S. 295, 304 (1939)). There is nothing equitable about today's decision.
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