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In re Clemons

Ruling
Court denied trustee's confirmation objection since debtors had to lower monthly payment due to debtor wife's loss of job.
Procedural posture

Chapter 13 trustee objected to the confirmation of debtors'amended plan pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 1325(b).

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opinion summary, case decided on June 01, 2006 , LexisNexis #0806-046

In re Palmer

Ruling
Court dismissed case since debtor did not file in good faith and failed to come before court in proper prosecution of case.
Procedural posture

Before the court in debtor's chapter 13 case was the trustee's motion to dismiss the case and the motion of a lender to dismiss the case with prejudice.

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opinion summary, case decided on May 12, 2006 , LexisNexis #0806-040

Williams v. Taylor (In re Taylor)

Ruling
Adversary proceeding seeking determination of priority of state law liens dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
Procedural posture

Plaintiff judgment creditor brought an adversary proceeding against defendants, debtors and mortgagee, seeking a declaratory judgment that his judgment lien had priority over the mortgagee's lien on the debtors' residence. The mortgagee filed a motion for summary judgment.

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opinion summary, case decided on May 03, 2006 , LexisNexis #0906-137

In re Carter

Ruling
Debtor's counsel's attempt to collect additional attorneys' fees was barred by plan confirmation.
Procedural posture

Counsel for the debtor filed an application for compensation in which he sought approval of additional compensation. The debtor opposed the application.

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opinion summary, case decided on April 13, 2006 , LexisNexis #1006-064

In re Carter

Ruling
Debtor's attorney's attempt to collect additional fees barred by confirmation of plan.
Procedural posture

Counsel for the debtor filed an application for compensation in which he sought approval of additional compensation. The debtor opposed the application.

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opinion summary, case decided on April 13, 2006 , LexisNexis #0906-135

In re Know Thy Self Inc.

Ruling
Sole proprietorship was not eligible to be a debtor, and automatic stay was annulled.
Procedural posture

Before the court in debtor's chapter 11 matter was a creditor's Motion for Relief from Automatic Stay, to Annul Automatic Stay Ab Initio, to Validate Foreclosure Sale, and for in Rem Relief.

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opinion summary, case decided on March 17, 2006 , LexisNexis #0806-037

Goodman v. Highland Software LLC (In re Webusenet Inc.)

Ruling
Court denied creditor's motion to dismiss preferential transfer claim.
Procedural posture

Plaintiff chapter 7 trustee filed an adversary proceeding against defendant creditor seeking to avoid an alleged transfer as preferential pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §§ 547 and 550. The creditor moved to dismiss.

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opinion summary, case decided on March 07, 2006 , LexisNexis #0806-060

Candelario v. Centennial Healthcare Corp. (In re Centennial Healthcare Corp.)

Ruling
Creditor was granted a motion to extend time to file an administrative claim and for relief from the discharge injunction since the creditor was not given notice of the filing and established excusable neglect for the delay in filing a claim.
Procedural posture

Movant creditor filed a motion to extend the time to file an administrative expense claim and for relief from a discharge injunction. Respondent debtors, who leased and managed numerous nursing homes, contested the motions. The creditor, who claimed that her mother's death was attributable to negligent care while she was a patient in one of the nursing homes, filed her claim request after expiration of the filing deadline.

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opinion summary, case decided on December 28, 2005 , LexisNexis #0306-034

In re Damiano

Ruling
Late-filed proof of claim of the debtor's mother was disallowed since the mother had actual knowledge of the case in time to timely file and another creditor objected to the mother's motion to deem the filing timely.
Procedural posture

Movant, the mother of a debtor, sought an order allowing her late-filed proof of claim in her daughter's chapter 7 bankruptcy case under Fed. R. Bankr. P. 3002. A creditor opposed the motion.

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opinion summary, case decided on December 13, 2005 , LexisNexis #0306-020

Orland Holdings LLC v. Rhodes Inc. (In re Rhodes Inc.)

Ruling
Creditor was denied motion for full monthly rental payment pursuant to a lease but was granted motion for payment of postfiling use of the premises as an administrative expense.
Procedural posture

Petitioner debtor leased nonresidential real property from respondent creditor pursuant to a lease agreement requiring the payment of annual rent in equal monthly installments on the first day of each month. The debtor filed for bankruptcy on November 4, 2004, without having paid the rent for November 2004. The creditor moved for an order compelling the debtor to pay the full monthly lease rent payment. The debtor contested the motion.

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opinion summary, case decided on November 17, 2005 , LexisNexis #0206-071