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Santa Fe v. United States SBA

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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Judge or Jurisdiction information not available
Commercial opinion summary, case decided on May 01, 2020 , LexisNexis #0620-091

Watson, In re

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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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on January 23, 2020 , LexisNexis #0320-011

In re Aurora Gas, LLC

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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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on September 26, 2017 , LexisNexis #1117-017

Davis, In re--Davis v. Long Reach Fed. Credit Union

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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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on August 01, 2017 , LexisNexis #0917-014

Uberoi v. Supreme Court of Fla.

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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Court :
Judge or Jurisdiction information not available
Consumer opinion summary, case decided on April 18, 2016 , LexisNexis #0516-054

Housing Auth. of the City of Pittsburgh v. Smith (In re Smith)

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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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on May 20, 2014 , LexisNexis #0614-056

Ellis v. United States Dept of Homeland Sec. (In re Ellis)

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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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on May 13, 2013 , LexisNexis #0813-091

In re Mead

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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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on January 04, 2013 , LexisNexis #0113-117

Daniel v. Wheeler County State Bank (In re Daniel)

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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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on May 04, 2012 , LexisNexis #0612-120

Uplinger v. U.S. Investigation Servs. (In re Uplinger)

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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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on January 20, 2012 , LexisNexis #0212-123