Holding. In Duarte, No. 24-5156, 2025 LX 413952 (9th Cir. Oct. 23, 2025), the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the disallowance of a creditor’s untimely proof of claim. The ruling reinforces strict adherence to the filing deadlines under the Bankruptcy Code and underscores that post-bar-date actions by a debtor do not substitute for a timely proof of claim under Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 3004.
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