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§ 363(a)

In re Linda Drive Apts. LLC

Ruling
Debtor in possession granted authority to use cash collateral given good cause shown.
Procedural posture

Before the court was the Chapter 11 debtor's Motion for Authority to Use Cash Collateral.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on August 16, 2010 , LexisNexis #0111-113

In re Four Bucks LLC

Ruling
Debtor in possession could not use rents that were fully assigned to lender in loan documents.
Procedural posture

A debtor in possession operated an apartment complex and the debtor sought to use the rents collected from the property. The debtor moved for authorization to use cash collateral, and the debtor's lender objected on the ground that the estate did not have an interest in the rents.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on June 29, 2009 , LexisNexis #0809-040

Betta Prod. v. Distribution Sys. & Serv. (In re Betta Prod.)

Ruling
Warehouse was not liable for conversion of inventory, treated as cash collateral, where debtor continued to sell the inventory after abandonment.
Procedural posture

Debtor, a seller of paper and party products, filed an adversary proceeding against defendant warehouse, asserting that the warehouse negligently performed its duties under a contract and converted its inventory. The debtor sought damages for alleged shortfalls of inventory.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on April 11, 2008 , LexisNexis #0608-058

Sheppard v. Wells Fargo Fin. Leasing Inc. (In re Sheppard)

Ruling
Motion to dismiss by debtor in state court action against creditor with no counterclaim did not violate stay.
Procedural posture

Debtor had filed a state court action against creditor. In that action, the creditor answered but did not file a counterclaim. It moved to dismiss that lawsuit with prejudice. When it became apparent that the creditor intended to go forward on its motion to dismiss, the debtor filed the instant emergency motion to stay the state court action. The state court nevertheless went ahead with the hearing and granted the motion to dismiss.

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opinion summary, case decided on July 12, 2006 , LexisNexis #0906-108