Cusano v. Klein

264 F.3d 936·2001

What the Court Decided

The Ninth Circuit held that a debtor's post-petition copyright royalty claims were not property of the estate because they arose from post-petition creative work, even though the copyrights predated the filing.

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Cited In

Keathley v. Buddy Ayers Construction, Inc.

2025 Term · 25-6

A circuit court decision often cited for the proposition that causes of action that are sufficiently 'rooted' in pre-petition conduct become property of the estate, illustrating the circuit split on this issue.