- 28 U.S.C.
Smith, In re--Smith v. Citizens Fin. Grp., Inc.
Sep
12
2018
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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- 11 U.S.C.
Abell, In re--Conner, Inc. v. Abell
Jul
26
2018
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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Mejia, In re--Mejia v. Partners for Payment Relief LLC
Jun
13
2018
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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Court
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- 11 U.S.C.
Augustin, In re--Augustin v. U.S. Dep't of Educ.
Jun
07
2018
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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- 11 U.S.C.
Contrs., Inc.
Sep
15
2017
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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Essex Constr., LLC, In re
Aug
01
2017
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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- 11 U.S.C.
Mejia v. Partners for Payment Relief LLC (In re Mejia)
Sep
30
2016
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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Schlossberg v. Abell (In re Abell)
Apr
14
2016
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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- 11 U.S.C.
Schlossberg v. Abell (In re Abell)
Apr
01
2016
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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- 11 U.S.C.
In re Conrad
Jan
04
2016
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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