Southern District

Campbell, In re

Ruling: 
Debtor was awarded damages against a creditor, an attorney, and a law firm and two attorneys for their willful violation of the bankruptcy stay by filing and serving a lawsuit seeking $8.5 million in damages against the debtor when they knew he had filed for bankruptcy as it was brought up in the divorce proceeding. (Bankr. S.D. Miss.)
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Consumer case opionion summary, case decided on March 13,2023, LexisNexis #0523-004

Murray, In re--Robertson v. Murray

Ruling: 
Defamation judgment was excepted from debtor's Chapter 7 discharge as it met the willfuland malicious standard. (Bankr. S.D. Miss.)
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Consumer case opionion summary, case decided on January 18,2023, LexisNexis #0323-061

Farris, In re

Ruling: 
Secured creditor's lien was avoidable only as to the personal property that was both exemptunder state law and a "household good" as defined by the bankruptcy code. (Bankr. S.D. Miss.)
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Consumer case opionion summary, case decided on March 30,2022, LexisNexis #0522-081

Ochello, In re--Lou v. Ochello

Ruling: 
Debt was nondischargeable on grounds of embezzlement where debtor transferred LLC fundsand property to herself. (Bankr. S.D. Miss.)
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Consumer case opionion summary, case decided on March 30,2022, LexisNexis #0522-086

Botsay, In re--A/C Supply Inc. v. Botsay

Ruling: 
Debt was dischargeable where the debtor's only relationship with the creditor was as acustomer to whom the creditor extended credit. (Bankr. S.D. Miss.)
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Consumer case opionion summary, case decided on January 11,2022, LexisNexis #0222-085

Heritage Real Estate Inv., In re

Ruling: 
Court lacked jurisdiction to sustain the objection regarding the validity of the judgmentcreditors' alleged judicial lien while an appeal before the district court remained pending.(Bankr. S.D. Miss.)Court lacked jurisdiction to sustain the objection regarding the validity of the judgment creditors' allegedjudicial lien while an appeal before the district court remained pending because, to grant the relief soughtwould require the court to revisit the prior order and its dismissal of the adversary proceeding, whichwould interfere with the issues raised on appeal.Heritage Real Estate Inv., In re, 2021 Bankr. LEXIS 1279 (Bankr. S.D. Miss. May 12, 2021) (Olack, B.J.).
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Commercial case opionion summary, case decided on May 12,2021, LexisNexis #0621-091

Martin, In re--Demory v. Martin

Ruling: 
Debt arising from a state court default judgment was nondischargeable as debtor's conductand misrepresentations created an overall false impression that induced plaintiff tocontinue making payments. (Bankr. S.D. Miss.)
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Consumer case opionion summary, case decided on April 27,2021, LexisNexis #0621-038

On-Site Fuel Serv., In re

Ruling: 
Special counsel's fee application was approved because the hours and services expended bythem were reasonable. (Bankr. S.D. Miss.)
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Commercial case opionion summary, case decided on February 26,2021, LexisNexis #0421-002

Walls, In re--Lentz v. Nat'l Debt Relief LLC

Ruling: 
Trustee adequately pled fraudulent transfer claim involving customer fees paid while debtorwas insolvent and for which debtor received no services in return. (Bankr. S.D. Miss.)
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Consumer case opionion summary, case decided on September 24,2020, LexisNexis #1120-012

Gutierrez, In re

Ruling: 
The use of official form 105 was legally sufficient to state a claim in an involuntaryproceeding. (Bankr. S.D. Miss.)
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Consumer case opionion summary, case decided on May 15,2020, LexisNexis #0720-001

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