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Smith, In re--Smith v. Citizens Fin. Grp., Inc.

Ruling
Bankruptcy court abstained from hearing complaint where it could not determine whether res judicata applied and a ruling on the merits would disturb the prior state court judgment regardless of the applicability of the Rooker-Feldman doctrine. (Bankr. D. Md.)
Issue(s)
Bankruptcy Cases and Proceedings; Abstention; Discretionary Abstention.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on September 12, 2018 , LexisNexis #1018-117

Abell, In re--Conner, Inc. v. Abell

Ruling
Debt could not be excepted from discharge as creditor failed to establish misrepresentation.(Bankr. D. Md.)
Issue(s)
Exceptions to Discharge; Types of Debt Excepted; Fraud.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on July 26, 2018 , LexisNexis #0918-011

Mejia, In re--Mejia v. Partners for Payment Relief LLC

Ruling
Defendants sanctioned for coercing debtor under threat of eviction into paying herdischarged loan in violation of the discharge injunction. (Bankr. D. Md.)
Issue(s)
Effect of Discharge; Avoidance And Injunctive Relief.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on June 13, 2018 , LexisNexis #0718-072

Augustin, In re--Augustin v. U.S. Dep't of Educ.

Ruling
Debtor was not entitled to have his student loan debts discharged as he had income he could use to repay when their expenses are reapportioned with his non-filing spouse. (Bankr. D. Md.)
Issue(s)
Exceptions to Discharge; Types of Debt Excepted; Educational Loans.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on June 07, 2018 , LexisNexis #0718-040

Contrs., Inc.

Ruling
Debtor's failure to timely perform all of its obligations under an unexpired lease of personalproperty after petition date is cause for dismissal. (Bankr. D. Md.)
Issue(s)
Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases; Time for Assumption or Rejection; Trustee to Perform Obligations of Chapter 11 Debtor.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on September 15, 2017 , LexisNexis #1017-070

Essex Constr., LLC, In re

Ruling
Court approved the settlement after it found an avoidable transfer that occurred. (Bankr. D. Md.)
Issue(s)
Compromise and Arbitration; Compromise.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on August 01, 2017 , LexisNexis #0917-029

Mejia v. Partners for Payment Relief LLC (In re Mejia)

Ruling
Nonconforming reaffirmation agreement violated the discharge injunction. (Bankr. D. Md.)
Issue(s)
Did creditor violate the discharge injunction by engaging in a series of actions intended to coerce plaintiff into reaffirming and paying her discharged loan?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on September 30, 2016 , LexisNexis #1016-119

Schlossberg v. Abell (In re Abell)

Ruling
Debtor and other parties sanctioned for spoliation of evidence due to destruction of electronically stored information.
Issue(s)
Should debtor and other parties be sanctioned for spoliation of evidence due to destruction of electronically stored information?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on April 14, 2016 , LexisNexis #0516-036

Schlossberg v. Abell (In re Abell)

Ruling
Trustee's claims for avoidance of transfers on the basis of alleged civil conspiracy and aiding and abetting the debtor in the perpetration of fraud dismissed.
Issue(s)
Should trustee's avoidance complaint alleging that the debtor, debtor's spouse, and numerous related parties and entities, engaged in a massive real estate and asset concealment scheme to hide millions of dollars of assets from the debtor's creditors and the court be dismissed?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on April 01, 2016 , LexisNexis #0416-128

In re Conrad

Ruling
Debtor could not claim exemption in entireties property that was subject to a restitution judgment.
Issue(s)
Could debtor claim an exemption in entireties property that was subject to attachment to secure a restitution judgment?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on January 04, 2016 , LexisNexis #0116-115