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Rosario, In re

Ruling
Court deferred to Chapter 7 trustee’s business judgment in settling damages claim held by debtor in case converted from Chapter 11. (Bankr. D.P.R.)
Issue(s)
Duties of Trustee; Included Duties; Collect and Reduce to Money Property of the Estate.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on March 05, 2025 , LexisNexis #0525-017

Hampton Transp. Ventures, Inc., In re--Mendelsohn v. Schoolman

Ruling
Counterclaims against bankruptcy trustee in case converted from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7dismissed due to quasi-judicial immunity for Chapter 11 acts and lack of standing for Chapter7 claims. (Bankr. E.D.N.Y.)
Issue(s)
Duties of Trustee.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on August 02, 2024 , LexisNexis #1024-017

Archer, In re

Ruling
Court retained jurisdiction over trustee's claims against probate estate as marshalling of itsassets did not trigger the probate exception. (Bankr. N.D. Tex.)
Issue(s)
Duties of Trustee; Included Duties; Collect and Reduce to Money Property of the

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on June 17, 2024 , LexisNexis #0824-091

Fantaci, In re

Ruling
Debtor had no standing to object to proofs of claim as he bargained his participation rightsaway to the trustee in exchange for considerable concessions and releases by the estate. (Bankr.E.D. La.)
Issue(s)
Duties of Trustee; Included Duties; Examination of Claims and Objections to

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on September 20, 2023 , LexisNexis #1123-066

Las Vegas Land Partners, In re

Ruling
Trustee was required to administer the assets of debtor in Chapter 7 proceeding andauthorized to exercise her reasonable business judgment in doing so. (Bankr. D. Nev.)
Issue(s)
Duties of Trustee; Included Duties.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on November 15, 2022 , LexisNexis #0323-011

Cunningham, In re--Newton v. Cunningham

Ruling
Debtor's discharge revoked as he knowingly and fraudulently failed to disclose the sale ofproperty and a bank account and made intentional and fraudulent misstatements concerningthe amount of proceeds received from the sale. (Bankr. E.D. Tenn.)
Issue(s)
Duties of Trustee; Included Duties.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on August 18, 2022 , LexisNexis #1022-035

Cahill, In re

Ruling
Compelling a Chapter 7 trustee to act was appropriate to the extent of a request to compel thetrustee to provide information. (Bankr. N.D. Ill.)
Issue(s)
Duties of Trustee; Included Duties.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on August 15, 2022 , LexisNexis #1022-034

Hill v. Portillo (Kenneth C. Casey, Inc.)

Ruling
The bankruptcy trustee did not owe the buyer of debtor’s real estate any fiduciary duty as thetrustee's fiduciary duties extended only to the bankruptcy estate and its beneficiaries. (Bankr.D. Colo.)
Issue(s)
Duties of Trustee.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on June 17, 2022 , LexisNexis #0822-042

Pearlstein, In re

Ruling
Chapter 7 trustee required to provide all of the information in her records and files of this caseto creditor on an unredacted basis, other than information about trustee's and trustee'scounsel's discussions with law enforcement. (Bankr. D. Or.)
Issue(s)
Duties of Trustee; Included Duties; Furnish Information to Parties in Interest.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on May 11, 2022 , LexisNexis #0722-040

Ahlan Indus., In re--Grand Rapids E Cigarette, LLC v. Mitten Pizza, LLC

Ruling
Trustee was the appropriate party to pursue avoidance and recovery of pre-petition fraudulenttransfer. (Bankr. W.D. Mich.)
Issue(s)
Duties of Trustee; Included Duties; Collect and Reduce to Money Property of the

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on May 25, 2021 , LexisNexis #0721-042