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In re Tumblson

Ruling
Case dismissed due to debtor’s failure to make mortgage payments as required under plan.(Bankr. E.D. Okla.)
Issue(s)
Should debtor’s chapter 13 case be dismissed where debtor was at least 28 months delinquent in her direct-pay home mortgage payment?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on March 08, 2016 , LexisNexis #1016-067

Parker v. Parker (In re Parker)

Ruling
Nondischargeability proceeding dismissed due to absence of fiduciary duty and insufficient allegations of embezzlement.
Issue(s)
Should creditor's nondischargeability proceeding be dismissed as insufficiently pled?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on February 19, 2016 , LexisNexis #0316-054

In re Bednar

Ruling
Automatic stay did not extend to claims against debtor's LLC.
Issue(s)
Should the automatic stay be extended to cover claims against LLC owned by debtor?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on January 22, 2016 , LexisNexis #0216-075

In re Stepp

Ruling
Plan payments increased due to substantial increase in debtors' income.
Issue(s)
Was debtor's increase in income grounds for increase in chapter 13 plan payments?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on October 23, 2015 , LexisNexis #1215-027

In re Johnson

Ruling
Anti-modification provision did not apply to loan secured by debtors' residence and a van.
Issue(s)
Did the anti-modification provision apply to loan secured by both debtor's residence and a van?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on September 10, 2015 , LexisNexis #1015-024

Holt v. Carlson (In re Carlson)

Ruling
Bankruptcy court exercised permissive abstention with regard to dispute over home repairs.
Issue(s)
Should the bankruptcy court abstain from hearing state law dispute over repairs on debtor's fire- damaged residence?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on June 30, 2015 , LexisNexis #0715-138

Trent v. Beneficial Fin. I Inc. (In re Trent)

Ruling
Debtor who did not sign note and mortgage on home had standing to allege violations of the stay and discharge injunction based on notices to debtor's deceased spouse.
Issue(s)
Did debtor have standing to allege that lender violated the automatic stay by sending notices relating to enforcement of note and mortgage signed solely by deceased spouse?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on April 01, 2015 , LexisNexis #0415-123

In re Yandian

Ruling
Plan confirmed before the claims bar date had to be revised to accommodate timely claim of secured creditors.
Issue(s)
Could postconfirmation claims of secured creditors be allowed where the bar date had not yet passed when the claims were filed?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on January 14, 2015 , LexisNexis #0215-061

In re Jester

Ruling
Debtor's motion to reopen to file claims against bank or debtor's attorneys denied.
Issue(s)
Should debtor be allowed to reopen his case in order to set aside a state foreclosure action and release the lien on his home, asserting that his debt to the lender was discharged in bankruptcy and the attempt to foreclose on the mortgage post-discharge is a violation of the automatic stay and discharge injunction?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on December 30, 2014 , LexisNexis #0115-074

Corcoran v. Shelite (In re Shelite)

Ruling
Bankruptcy court abstained from hearing adversary proceeding based on state law.
Issue(s)
Should the bankruptcy court abstain from hearing an adversary proceeding grounded in state law?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on November 14, 2014 , LexisNexis #1214-068