Santa Fe v. United States SBA
May
01
2020
Ruling
SBA acted beyond its statutory authority in excluding bankruptcy debtors from the PaycheckProtection Program. (Bankr. D.N.M.)
Issue(s)
Protection Against Discriminatory Treatment; Discrimination by Governmental Unit.
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Watson, In re
Jan
23
2020
Ruling
Private landlord who participated in Section 8 program was not a governmental unit and couldrevoke or choose not to renew debtor’s lease. (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.)
Issue(s)
Protection Against Discriminatory Treatment; Discrimination by Governmental Unit.
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In re Aurora Gas, LLC
Sep
26
2017
Ruling
State impermissibly discriminated against the debtor in conditioning approval onassumption of the debtor's liability for the leases. (Bankr. D. Alaska)
Issue(s)
Protection Against Discriminatory Treatment; Discrimination by Governmental Unit.
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- 11 U.S.C.
Davis, In re--Davis v. Long Reach Fed. Credit Union
Aug
01
2017
Ruling
Debtor's complaint was dismissed after the court found that the defendant terminated thedebtor for a reason other than her bankruptcy or insolvency. (Bankr. N.D. W. Va.)
Issue(s)
Protection Against Discriminatory Treatment.
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Uberoi v. Supreme Court of Fla.
Apr
18
2016
Ruling
Dismissal of debtor's complaint alleging discrimination on account of bankruptcy filing affirmed.
Issue(s)
Did the district court err in dismissing debtor's case alleging that her application to become a member of the state bar was wrongfully denied on account of her bankruptcy filing?
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Housing Auth. of the City of Pittsburgh v. Smith (In re Smith)
May
20
2014
Ruling
Subsidized public housing lease was a "similar grant" rendering housing authority's eviction action against debtor discriminatory.
Issue(s)
Was housing authority's eviction against debtor discriminatory as affecting a "similar grant" on account of debtor's bankruptcy?
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Ellis v. United States Dept of Homeland Sec. (In re Ellis)
May
13
2013
Ruling
Department of Homeland Security did not discriminate against debtor on account of bankruptcy by temporarily denying employment as government contract security worker.
Procedural posture
Plaintiff debtor brought this action against defendant, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), asserting that it discriminated against him in violation of 11 U.S.C.S. § 525(a) by temporarily denying him employment as a government contract security worker. Before the court was DHS's Fed. R. Civ. P. 52(c) oral, renewed motion for judgment on partial findings.
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In re Mead
Jan
04
2013
Ruling
Objection to tax claim for full amount of liability rather than compromise amount sustained.
Procedural posture
The IRS filed a proof of claim for the full amount of the debtors' tax liability even though the debtors and the IRS had entered into a compromise of that tax liability and the debtors were not in default of the compromise terms. The debtors filed an objection to the claim.
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Daniel v. Wheeler County State Bank (In re Daniel)
May
04
2012
Ruling
Employer who fired debtor after being informed by debtor of bankruptcy but prior to actual filing of petition, was not liable for discrimination on account of bankruptcy.
Procedural posture
Plaintiff chapter 13 debtor filed a complaint against defendant, her former employer, alleging that the employer discriminated against her in violation of 11 U.S.C.S. § 525(b) by terminating her employment because of her bankruptcy filing. The employer moved for summary judgment.
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- 11 U.S.C.
Uplinger v. U.S. Investigation Servs. (In re Uplinger)
Jan
20
2012
Ruling
Debtor had no claim of discrimination on account of bankruptcy where employer was not a government agency but a government contractor.
Procedural posture
United States on behalf of its agency, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Federal Protective Service (ICE/FPS), filed a motion to dismiss debtor's complaint under 11 U.S.C.S. § 525(a), which alleged that she was discriminated against (not hired) because of her status as a debtor in bankruptcy.
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