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Gonzales, In re

Ruling
Debtor's motion to avoid a judicial lien was granted, even without any evidence of the actual cost to fix the debtor's house repairs given the low fair market value of the property on the petition date. (Bankr. D.N.M.)
Issue(s)
Exemptions; Liens Impairing Exempt Property.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on September 30, 2024 , LexisNexis #1224-059

HRV Santa Fe, LLC v. Wolf

Ruling
Debtors had not carried their burden of proving that either the interest of justice or the convenience of parties and witnesses favored a transfer of the proceeding to Delaware. (Bankr. D.N.M.)
Issue(s)
Change of Venue.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on August 30, 2024 , LexisNexis #1124-050

Alcon, In re

Ruling
City’s erroneous allocation of pre- and post-petition electrical usage violated the automatic stay. (Bankr. D.N.M.)
Issue(s)
Automatic Stay.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on August 22, 2024 , LexisNexis #1124-003

Woods, In re--Grange Ins. Co. v. Woods

Ruling
Bankruptcy court erred in ruling that the insurer was not required to prove justifiable relianceon debtor’s false claim documentation that was the subject of state court insurance fraudjudgment. (B.A.P. 10th Cir.)
Issue(s)
Exceptions to Discharge; Types of Debt Excepted; Fraud; False Pretenses, False

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on July 11, 2024 , LexisNexis #0924-035

Valiente, In re

Ruling
Automatic stay terminated with respect to debtors but continued to stay efforts to obtain estateproperty where debtors filed a second Chapter 13 case within a year after their first one wasdismissed. (Bankr. D.N.M.)
Issue(s)
Automatic Stay; Duration; Cases Refiled Within One Year of Dismissal of One Prior

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on October 02, 2020 , LexisNexis #1120-052

Allen, In re--Allen v. Capital One Bank

Ruling
Debtors lacked standing to pursue claims related to returned pre-petition garnished wages or postpetition garnished wages. (Bankr. D.N.M.)
Issue(s)
Automatic Stay; Remedies for Violation.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on July 10, 2020 , LexisNexis #0820-055

Romero, In re--Chavez v. Romero

Ruling
State court judgment debt based on damages to plaintiff's rental house was nondischargeable as debtor willfully and maliciously damaged it. (Bankr. D.N.M.)
Issue(s)
Exceptions to Discharge; Types of Debt Excepted; Willful and Malicious Injury to Another Entity or Property of Another Entity.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on June 11, 2020 , LexisNexis #0720-086

Las Uvas Valley Dairy, In re--Marcus v. Segal

Ruling
Preference claim filed more than seven years after debtor’s case closed was barred as untimely. (Bankr. D.N.M.)
Issue(s)
Limitations on Avoiding Powers; Statute of Limitations; Time Case is Closed or Dismissed.

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Court :
Commercial opinion summary, case decided on May 29, 2020 , LexisNexis #0720-065

Sunnyland Farms, In re

Ruling
Debtor's motion to compel arbitration was denied as the court did not have post-confirmationjurisdiction to compel creditor to arbitrate his alleged dispute with the reorganized debtor.(Bankr. N.D. Ill.)
Issue(s)
Bankruptcy Cases and Proceedings.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on February 08, 2019 , LexisNexis #0319-047

Kearney, In re--Kearney v. Abruzzo

Ruling
Court was required to abstain where trustees' claims met the requirements for permissive abstention and were within the bankruptcy court's non-core jurisdiction. (Bankr. D.N.M.)
Issue(s)
Bankruptcy Cases and Proceedings; Abstention; Mandatory Abstention.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on October 11, 2018 , LexisNexis #1118-088