CA CLS Bankruptcy case studies
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The California Certified Legal Secretary (CCLS) designation is a professional credential for legal support staff in California, administered by Legal Professionals, Inc. (LPI), a statewide association of legal professionals. LPI's public site presents CCLS Certification as a standing section alongside membership, education, events, and career resources, with separate entry points for CCLS Applicants and CCLS Recertification, indicating that the credential is earned through an application process and maintained through periodic recertification rather than awarded once and held permanently. Candidates are typically working legal secretaries, paralegals, and administrative staff in law firms, courts, and corporate legal departments who want independent verification of their California-specific procedural knowledge. The CA CLS Bankruptcy case studies are 5 cases and about 4,234 words.
1The Serial Filing and the Lapsed Automatic Stay
Dana owns a small print shop and has filed Chapter 13 twice in the past year. The first case was dismissed 11 months ago for failure to make plan payments; the second was dismissed 7 months ago, also for nonpayment.
843 words, about 4 min2The Preference and the Ordinary Course Defense
has sold packaging materials to Coastal Foods for six years on 30-day terms. Coastal's payments had been running 45 to 60 days late for the past year.
872 words, about 4 min3The Means Test and the Business Debtor
Rafael operates a landscaping business as a sole proprietor. His gross income for the past six months was 78,000, but 30,000 of that was business revenue used to pay two employees, fuel, equipment repairs, and insurance.
833 words, about 4 min4The Landlord, the Lease, and the Rejected Executory Contract
Harbor Retail LLC leases 4,000 square feet in a shopping center from Bayside Properties. The lease runs through 2030 at 9,500 per month.
810 words, about 4 min5The Insider Guarantee and the Discharge Objection
Priya is the sole owner and president of Vertex Analytics, a consulting firm. She personally guaranteed a 150,000 bank loan to Vertex.
876 words, about 4 min