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Lane v. Barney (In re Lane)

Ruling
Bankruptcy court did not err in imposing sanctions against debtor for placing lis pendens on property, impeding sale of the property by trustee.
Issue(s)
Whether the bankruptcy court abused its discretion in imposing sanctions against debtor for interfering with the sale of estate assets?

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Court :
Judge or Jurisdiction information not available
Consumer opinion summary, case decided on March 07, 2016 , LexisNexis #0316-118

In re Elkouby

Ruling
Where debtor indicated intent to abandon property, the property was abandoned back to debtor upon closing of case.
Issue(s)
What was effect of debtor's expressed intention to surrender property after closing of the case?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on February 29, 2016 , LexisNexis #0316-083

In re Marcott

Ruling
Dismissal of chapter 13 case for failure to file statement of monthly income set aside.
Issue(s)
Could chapter 13 debtor's motion to set aside dismissal for failure to file a statement of current monthly income within 45 days of the petition date?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on February 19, 2016 , LexisNexis #0316-049

In re Benton

Ruling
Failure of debtors to sign petition was not grounds for voluntary dismissal.
Issue(s)
Could debtors voluntarily dismiss their case as invalid due to their failure to sign the original petition?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on February 12, 2016 , LexisNexis #0316-084

In re Sann

Ruling
Incarcerated debtor not entitled to a stay pending release from prison. (Bankr. D. Mont.)
Issue(s)
Should incarcerated debtor’s chapter 7 case be stayed until after debtor’s release from prison?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on February 10, 2016 , LexisNexis #0916-091

In re Guerra

Ruling
Creditor could not reopen case to compel debtor to surrender property due to passage of time between debtor's original indication of intent to surrender and later successful foreclosure defense.
Issue(s)
Should discharge be revoked where debtor originally indicated an intent to surrender home to secured creditor but later successfully defended the creditor's foreclosure action?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on January 28, 2016 , LexisNexis #0216-115

In re Williamson

Ruling
Secured creditor could not obtain order to compel debtor to redeem property securing debt or reaffirm the debt.
Issue(s)
Whether a creditor can obtain an order compelling debtors who wish to retain personal property subject to the creditor's security interest to either enter into a reaffirmation agreement or redeem the property?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on November 02, 2015 , LexisNexis #1115-116

In re Deaurora

Ruling
Relief from stay granted to allow for resolution of creditor's long-running dispute with debtor.
Issue(s)
Should the automatic stay be modified to allow creditor's prepetition lawsuit against debtor to proceed to a final judgment?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on April 10, 2015 , LexisNexis #0515-008

In re Trussel

Ruling
Debtor could not be compelled to reaffirm debt in accordance with stated intention absent bad faith.
Issue(s)
Could debtor who had stated intention to surrender property be compelled to do so?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on March 05, 2015 , LexisNexis #0615-049

In re Failla

Ruling
Debtors who had pledged to surrender property could not defend against state court foreclosure of the property.
Issue(s)
Could debtors who had sworn to surrender property oppose foreclosure of that property in state court?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on December 19, 2014 , LexisNexis #0515-114