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Nguyen, In re

Ruling
Debtor's disclosure of affair with married individual, while intentional, was not a wrongful act under the law and did not meet the maliciousness requirement for nondischargeability. (Bankr. D. Or.)
Issue(s)
Exceptions to Discharge; Types of Debt Excepted.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on December 31, 2024 , LexisNexis #0325-004

Baldwin, In re

Ruling
Chapter 13 plan could not be confirmed where debtor proposed to pay monthly payments in an amount insufficient to make all the required payments under the plan. (Bankr. D. Or.)
Issue(s)
Confirmation of Plan.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on August 29, 2024 , LexisNexis #1124-048

Roe, In re

Ruling
Subchapter V trustee's motion for an order requiring the debtor to post a retainer for thetrustee's fees and expenses was warranted as trustee had legal authority to request funds usedoutside the ordinary course of business. (Bankr. D. Or.)
Issue(s)
Trustee; Duties; Plan Payments.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on January 18, 2024 , LexisNexis #0324-049

Smith, In re--Smith v. Smith

Ruling
Judgment debt was nondischargeable as the court had to give preclusive effect to the state court's decision that defendant breached his fiduciary duty. (Bankr. D. Or.)
Issue(s)
Exceptions to Discharge; Types of Debt Excepted; Fiduciary Fraud, Embezzlement, or Larceny.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on April 24, 2023 , LexisNexis #0623-086

Frysinger, In re

Ruling
Court could not make a finding that the debtor could meet the condition for Chapter 13 plan confirmation as it did not show he could obtain enough steady work to generate sufficient income to fund living expenses and plan payments. (Bankr. D. Or.)
Issue(s)
Confirmation of Plan; Conditions for Confirmation.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on February 24, 2023 , LexisNexis #0423-073

Frysinger, In re

Ruling
Court found that the debtor was eligible to be a debtor in the Chapter 13 case as the debtorcommitted to make withdrawals from his IRAs to use as income. (Bankr. D. Or.)
Issue(s)
Who May Be a Debtor; Chapter 13.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on December 21, 2022 , LexisNexis #0223-075

Bronson, In re

Ruling
State Division of Child Support did not violate the automatic stay when it intercepted thedebtor's CARES Act stimulus payment as the stimulus payment was a refundable tax credit.(Bankr. D. Or.)
Issue(s)
Automatic Stay; Exceptions; Family or Domestic Proceedings, Licenses, Tax

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on August 23, 2022 , LexisNexis #1022-078

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

United States v. Hall (In re Hall)

Ruling
Debt for Social Security Disability benefits obtained through fraud was nondischargeable.
Issue(s)
Was debt to the Social Security Administration for an overpayment of Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits nondischargeable because of the debtor's failure to notify the SSA that she had returned to work?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on May 30, 2014 , LexisNexis #0814-012

In re Mountain Country Partners LLC

Ruling
Involuntary petition filed by three holders of valid promissory notes granted.
Procedural posture

Petitioning creditors filed an involuntary petition under the Bankruptcy Code, seeking an order which placed an LLC into bankruptcy because it was not paying its debts. The LLC opposed the petition.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on June 25, 2012 , LexisNexis #0712-109