- 11 U.S.C.
In re Wallace
May
12
2011
Ruling
Debtors could not avoid liens as impairing homestead exemption they had not formally claimed.
Procedural posture
Pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 552(f)(1), the debtors filed a motion to avoid judicial liens on mortgaged real property for which the debtors had no equity and had not formally claimed a homestead exemption on Schedule C. The trustee objected to the debtor's request.
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In re L. Frumusa Family Enter. P1 LLC
Feb
14
2011
Ruling
Case dismissed with prejudice where debtor no longer owned scheduled real or personal property that could be used in reorganization or adjusted in chapter 7.
Procedural posture
A creditor filed a motion for order dismissing case and authorizing dissolution of debtor pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 1112(b).
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Wisotzke v. County of Ontario (In re Wisotzke)
Feb
04
2011
Ruling
Transfer in a state court tax proceeding could not be avoided as fraudulent where debtor did not qualify for state homestead exemption at time of transfer.
Procedural posture
Plaintiff Chapter 13 debtor filed a complaint against defendant county requesting a determination that a transfer in a state court tax proceeding was a fraudulent conveyance under 11 U.S.C.S. §§ 544 and 548, seeking to avoid the transfer under 11 U.S.C.S. § 522(h), seeking a money judgment. The county asserted various counterclaims. The county filed a motion for summary judgment, and the debtor filed a cross-motion for summary judgment.
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Rochester Lumber Co. v. Millner (In re Millner)
Jul
13
2010
Ruling
Debtor builder's diversion of lien law trust funds was a breach of fiduciary duty resulting in nondischargeable debt.
Procedural posture
The debtor, a homebuilder, filed a petition under chapter 7. Plaintiff lumber company filed this adversary action alleging that, to the extent the debtor had diverted trust funds under Article 3A of the New York State Lien Law, (the Lien Law), all or a portion of the amounts due to the lumber company under a state court judgment should be determined nondischargeable under 11 U.S.C.S. § 523(a)(4).
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In re Brown
May
05
2010
Ruling
Second mortgage that was at least partially secured could not be avoided.
Procedural posture
A bankruptcy debtor moved to avoid a creditor's second mortgage lien pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 506 on the ground that, based on the actual value of the debtor's residence which secured the lien, the creditor was wholly unsecured.
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Monroe Capital Inc. v. Frumusa (In re Frumusa)
Apr
14
2010
Ruling
Membership interests in limited liability company, owned 100 percent by debtor on petition date, were property of the estate.
Procedural posture
Plaintiff servicing agent commenced an adversary proceeding against defendants, debtor and two other individuals, pursuant to Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7001(2), to have the court determine the owner of the membership interests in a certain limited liability company (LLC).
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In re Union City Contractors Inc.
Mar
31
2010
Ruling
Cross motions of bank and sureties for relief from stay to pursue claims to funds in debtor's account granted.
Procedural posture
A bank claimed that funds in a bankruptcy debtor's account were subject to the bank's security interest granted by the debtor as security for a loan, but two sureties under separate construction contracts of the debtor asserted that the funds were contract proceeds subject to their indemnification agreements which also extended to an unpaid contract balance. The bank and the sureties cross-moved for relief from the automatic bankruptcy stay.
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- 11 U.S.C.
Gordon v. Carpitella (In re Carpitella)
Mar
17
2010
Ruling
Discharge denied due to debtor's failure to disclose postpetition deposit of check for building sale proceeds and subsequent payment to unlisted creditor.
Procedural posture
Defendant debtor filed a petition initiating a chapter 7 case. Chapter 7 case trustee commenced an adversary proceeding against the debtor, pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 727, which requested that the court deny the debtor's discharge. Plaintiff U.S. Trustee moved for summary judgment. The debtor cross-moved for summary judgment.
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In re 2670 West Ridge Rd. LLC
Feb
04
2010
Ruling
Stay pending appeal of relief from stay to foreclose granted given that third party promise to fund plan shortfall was issue of first impression.
Procedural posture
Debtor LLC filed a petition under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, and a lender that obtained a judgment of foreclosure against the debtor in state court filed a motion for relief under 11 U.S.C.S. § 362(d)(2) so commercial property the debtor owned could be sold at a foreclosure sale. The court granted the lender's motion and denied the debtor's motion for reconsideration, and the debtor filed a motion for a stay pending appeal.
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PJC Techs. Inc. v. C3 Capital Partners LP (In re PCJ Techs. Inc.)
Jan
20
2010
Ruling
Sale of 100 percent of stock owned by third party did not violate stay.
Procedural posture
Chapter 11 debtor sought a preliminary injunction to stay defendant secured creditor's sale of stock of the debtor owned by a third party. The debtor alleged that the scheduled sale of the stock would violate the automatic stay pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 362(a)(1).
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