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§ 541(a)(1)

Jones, In re--Jones v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Ruling
Property was not subject to automatic stay as the foreclosure sale was completed andterminated the debtor's cognizable interests in the property on the day before the bankruptcycase was filed. (Bankr. N.D. Tex.)
Issue(s)
Property of the Estate; Creation and Composition of the Estate; All Legal or Equitable Interests.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on August 30, 2017 , LexisNexis #1017-016

Anderson, In re

Ruling
Court ordered debtor to turnover football season tickets to the trustee to be marketed asmarket fluctuations could cause adverse effects on the bankruptcy estate. (Bankr. N.D. Ind.)
Issue(s)
Property of the Estate; Creation and Composition of the Estate; All Legal or Equitable Interests.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on August 29, 2017 , LexisNexis #0118-021

Heskell, In re

Ruling
Property could not be considered as a property of the estate as the debtor failed to redeem theproperty and failed to seek to vacate the judgment of foreclosure under New York RealProperty Tax Law. (Bankr. W.D.N.Y.)
Issue(s)
Property of the Estate; Creation and Composition of the Estate; All Legal or Equitable Interests.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on August 29, 2017 , LexisNexis #1017-015

Yuska, In re

Ruling
Debtor could not use garnished prepetition rent as cash collateral as the farmland rents would have been a property of the estate if the case proceeded under chapter 7 from the start. (Bankr. N.D. Iowa)
Issue(s)
Property of the Estate; Creation and Composition of the Estate; All Legal or Equitable Interests.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on April 25, 2017 , LexisNexis #0517-135

Acadian Elevator, Inc., In re

Ruling
Majority owner's request for injunctive relief was denied as the relief requested required an adversary proceeding absent a chapter 11 plan to support the relief. (Bankr. W.D. La.)
Issue(s)
Property of the Estate; Creation and Composition of the Estate; All Legal or Equitable Interests.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on April 11, 2017 , LexisNexis #0517-071

In re Exume

Ruling
Nonexempt portion of insurance proceeds and assets bought with the proceeds were propertyof the estate and subject to turnover. (Bankr. M.D. Fla.)
Issue(s)
Property of the Estate; Creation and Composition of the Estate; All Legal or Equitable Interests.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on December 02, 2016 , LexisNexis #0117-018

Burkart v. Brack (In re Brack)

Ruling
Debtor’s right to receive spousal support arrears and proceeds from sale of property wasproperty of the estate and subject to turnover. (Bankr. E.D. Cal.)
Issue(s)
Was debtor’s right to receive support arrears and proceeds of sale of property property of the estate?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on September 30, 2016 , LexisNexis #1016-121

In re Anderson

Ruling
Real estate commissions earned by debtor brokers on sales pending at petition date wereproperty of the estate and subject to turnover. (Bankr. D. Idaho)
Issue(s)
Whether debtors should be required to turn over certain real estate commissions they had received to trustee for distribution to creditors

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on September 16, 2016 , LexisNexis #1016-055

Gottlieb v. Fulcrum 5 Inc. (In re KSL Media Inc.)

Ruling
In pari delicto defense could be applied to trustee in preference proceeding.
Issue(s)
Whether to grant trustee's Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(e) motion to reconsider that portion of an order striking from his complaint allegations relating to a preferential payment to defendant.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on June 21, 2016 , LexisNexis #0716-047

Sikirica v. Harber (In re Harber)

Ruling
Potential payment in settlement of debtor's personal injury claim was not property of the estate.
Issue(s)
Should trustee's turnover motion be granted?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on May 31, 2016 , LexisNexis #0616-122