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§ 1129(b)

In re Friendship Dairies

Ruling
Confirmation denied due to lack of feasibility and proposal for payment of fees of oversecured creditor without interest for fifteen years.
Issue(s)
Could chapter 13 plan providing for payment of oversecured creditor without interest over fifteen years be confirmed.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on January 03, 2014 , LexisNexis #0214-029

In re J.C. Householder Land Trust 1

Ruling
Creditor could not purchase previously voted claim in attempt to block confirmation.
Issue(s)
Could creditor purchase an unsecured claim that had previously been voted in favor of the plan in an attempt to change that vote to one against the plan in order to block confirmation.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on December 30, 2013 , LexisNexis #0114-094

In re Premier Hospitality Group Inc.

Ruling
Confirmation denied due to unfair treatment of priority secured creditor's claim.
Issue(s)
Was plan proposing reamortization of creditor's secured claim fair and equitable.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on December 16, 2013 , LexisNexis #0114-029

In re San Francisco Med. Assocs.

Ruling
Confirmation denied due to unfair, inequitable treatment of creditor's claim.
Issue(s)
Was plan treatment of debt secured by deed of trust on commercial property fair and equitable.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on October 07, 2013 , LexisNexis #1113-032

In re Waterford Hotel Inc.

Ruling
Confirmation of debtor's fourth amended plan granted over creditor's feasibility objection.
Issue(s)
Could debtor hotel owner and operator obtain plan confirmation over objections by creditors, including on the grounds that the plan was not feasible due to need for large influx of cash.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on August 01, 2013 , LexisNexis #0913-131

In re Lively

Ruling
Absolute priority rule applies to individual chapter 11 debtors.
Procedural posture

The denial of confirmation of appellant individual chapter 11 debtor's reorganization plan was certified for appeal from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas to resolve whether chapter 11's absolute priority rule in 11 U.S.C.S. § 1129(b)(2)(B), applied in such individual debtor cases.

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Court :
Judge or Jurisdiction information not available
Consumer opinion summary, case decided on May 29, 2013 , LexisNexis #0613-100

In re ONeal

Ruling
Confirmation denied due to impossibility and lack of specificity or good faith.
Procedural posture

The Arkansas Development Finance Authority (ADFA) objected to confirmation of the debtors second amended chapter 11 plan of reorganization on the grounds that the plan did not comply with the requirements of 11 U.S.C.S. §§ 1122 and 1129(a). It also argued that the plan violated the absolute priority rule in 11 U.S.C.S. § 1129(b)(2)(B)(ii).

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on April 12, 2013 , LexisNexis #0513-030

In re Deming Hospitality LLC

Ruling
Amended disclosure statement could not be approved where plan was not confirmable.
Procedural posture

Two creditors, a bank and a federal agency, filed objections to chapter 11 debtor's amended disclosure statement, asserting it should not be approved because the debtor's reorganization plan was facially not confirmable, and they would vote to reject, and would object to, the plan.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on April 05, 2013 , LexisNexis #0513-029

In re CRB Partners LLC

Ruling
Confirmation denied due to insufficient cushion for creditor and lack of feasibility.
Procedural posture

In a jointly administered chapter 11 case, debtors sought confirmation of their reorganization plan. Two creditors filed objections to the plan claiming, among other things, that the plan was not feasible and its proposed partial "dirt-for-debt" provision failed to satisfy 11 U.S.C.S. § 1129(b)(2)(A)(iii).

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on March 04, 2013 , LexisNexis #0313-131

In re Riviera Drilling & Exploration Co.

Ruling
Plan proposed after debtor failed to propose confirmable plan was in best interests of creditors and was confirmed.
Procedural posture

A chapter 11 trustee filed a motion to convert a small business debtor's case from chapter 11 to chapter 7. Several creditors objected to the motion. A proponent submitted an amended chapter 11 plan and disclosure statement, and certain creditors objected to plan confirmation. The court ordered briefing on the applicability of 11 U.S.C.S. § 1121(e).

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on December 19, 2012 , LexisNexis #0113-127