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MEMORANDUM OPINION BRUCE W. BLACK, Bankruptcy Judge. Before the court for decision is an Attorney Disciplinary Proceeding brought pursuant to Local Bankruptcy Rule 9029-4B.1 Attorney Timothy K. Liou is charged with violating applicable disciplinary rules regarding conflicts of interest and candor to this court. For the reasons that follow, Mr. Liou will be permanently suspended <

424 B.R. 361 (2009) In re Brian NELSON, Debtor. No. 09 B 24042. United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division. October 30, 2009. *363 Gerald Mylander, for Trustee. Timothy K. Liou, Chicago, IL, for Debtor. MEMORANDUM OPINION BRUCE W. BLACK, Bankruptcy Judge. In this chapter 13 case

435 B.R. 552 (2010) In re Jacqueline WILLIAMS, Debtor. No. 10 B 07121. United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division. August 18, 2010. *553 Timothy K. Liou, Liou Law Firm, Chicago, IL, for Debtor Jacqueline L. Williams. Keisha Matoia Hooks, Office of Marilyn O. Marshall, Chicago, IL, for Trustee Marilyn O. Marsha

FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW ON U.S. TRUSTEE’S MOTION FOR DISGORGEMENT AND SANCTIONS (DOCKET NO. 47) JACK B. SCHMETTERER, Bankruptcy Judge. This case was filed under Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code, Title 11 U.S.C. The United States Trustee filed a Motion to Compel Debtor’s counsel, Timothy K. Liou (“Liou”) to disgorge fees received by him and for sanctions. Lio

Opinion NICHOLSON, Acting P. J. Local 1245 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) filed a petition for writ of mandate after the City of Redding (City) unilaterally retracted its promise to pay 50 percent of City employees’ medical insurance premiums after retirement. The City demurred, and the superior court sustained the demurrer without leave to amend and dismissed IBEW’s petition, dec

401 B.R. 333 (2009) In re Joe C. JACKSON, Debtor. In re Joe C. Jackson, Debtor. Nos. 07 B 18515, 08 B 20776. United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division. February 27, 2009. *335 Roland Schlosser, Law Office of Timothy K. Liou, Chicago, IL, Attorney for Timothy K. Liou. *336

AMENDED MEMORANDUM OPINION ON CHAPTER 13 TRUSTEE’S MOTION TO CONDUCT 11 U.S.C. § 329 HEARING JACK B. SCHMETTERER, Bankruptcy Judge. The Chapter 13 Trustee moved to conduct a hearing under 11 U.S.C. § 329 as to attorneys’ fees paid to Debtor’s counsel, Timothy K. Liou (“Liou”). He replied to the Motion and a hearing was held. The United States Trustee (“U.S. Trustee”) supported the Motion and su

*449 MEMORANDUM OPINION A. BENJAMIN GOLDGAR, Bankruptcy Judge. Timothy K. Liou is one of the most active consumer bankruptcy attorneys in this district, filing nearly 8,000 cases from mid-1996 to the present. More than once, though, Liou’s efforts to get paid have drawn the court’s attention and resulted in sanctions. Now he faces sanctions

WILLIAM B. SHUBB, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Nine employees of the State of California brought this putative class action against various affiliates of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees ("AFSCME") (collectively "the union defendants"), various officials of the State of California, the Public Transportation Services Corporation, and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Plaint

204 B.R. 545 (1997) In re Saul FOOS, Debtor. William A. BRANDT, Jr., Trustee, Plaintiff, v. T.H. PARKE, Defendant. Bankruptcy No. 93 B 25069, Adversary No. 95 A 1442. United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division. January 29, 1997. *546 T.H. Parke, Dallas, TX, pro se. Timothy Patenode, Lisa Liou, Katt

REARDON, J. *75This consolidated action arises out of the tension between two undeniably valid, and yet fundamentally opposed, public interests: the interest of the government in maintaining the flexibility to alter statutes to conform to current needs and the interest of public employees in a stable and predictable pension, earned through years

Filed 6/25/20 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION ONE THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Petitioner, v. A157597 PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BOARD, (PERB Dec. No. 2646-H) Respondent; UNIVERSITY PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL EMPLOYEES, CWA LOCAL 911

Filed 3/20/18 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION ONE MATTHEW C. MCGLYNN et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, A146855 v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA et al., (San Francisco City & County

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA CAL FIRE LOCAL 2881 et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM, Defendant and Respondent; STATE OF CALIFORNIA, Intervener and Respondent. S239958 First Appellate District, Division Three A142793 Alameda County Sup

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA ALAMEDA COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF’S ASSOCIATION et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. ALAMEDA COUNTY EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION et al., Defendants and Respondents; STATE OF CALIFORNIA et al., Interveners and Appellants. **** CONTRA COSTA COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF’S ASSOCIATION et al., Plaintiffs

458 B.R. 444 (2011) In re Lorenzo J. BRENT, Debtor. No. 06 B 6197. United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division. September 29, 2011. *448 Steven M. Shebar, Shebar Law Firm, Oak Park, IL, for respondent Timothy K. Liou. Kathryn M. Gleason, Jeffrey S. Snell, Office of the U.S. Trustee, Chicago, IL, for Patrick S.

Filed 2/5/18 (unmodified opn. attached) CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION FOUR ALAMEDA COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF’S ASSOCIATION et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. ALAMEDA COUNTY EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT ASSN. AND BD. OF THE ALAMEDA COUNTY EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT ASSN. et al.,

Filed 1/8/18 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION FOUR ALAMEDA COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF’S ASSOCIATION et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. ALAMEDA COUNTY EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT ASSN. AND BD. OF THE ALAMEDA COUNTY EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT ASSN. et al., A141913 Defendants and R

Rehearing en banc granted, August 22, 2007 PUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT ALI SALEH KAHLAH AL-MARRI,  Petitioner-Appellant, and MARK A. BERMAN, as next friend, Petitioner, v. COMMANDER S. L. WRIGHT, USN Commander, Consolidated Naval Brig, Respondent-Appellee. SPECIALISTS IN THE LAW OF WAR; PROFESSORS O

CHIN, J. CORRIGAN, J. LIU, J. CUÉLLAR, J. KRUGER, J. ZELON, J.* KRUGER, J. I concur in the majority opinion, which I have signed. I write separately to expand briefly on a key element of the analysis: why the opportunity to purchase additional retirement service (ARS) credits was not an employm