- 11 U.S.C.
In re Pautin
Nov
25
2014
Ruling
Trustee's motion to modify plan to recapture past additional income denied as it would render plan infeasible.
Issue(s)
Could trustee modify debtor's plan to require increased plan payments?
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- 11 U.S.C.
In re Morales
Oct
21
2014
Ruling
Value of property stated in proof of claim was not binding on creditor.
Issue(s)
Was creditor's listing of the value of the property securing its "fully secured" $28,602.99 claim as $12,393.72 binding on the creditor?
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In re Valence Tech Inc.
Oct
17
2014
Ruling
Creditors' appeal of ruling on administrative expense claims was not cause for denying order closing debtor's case.
Issue(s)
Could debtor's case be closed when an appeal by creditors of the bankruptcy court's rulings on their administrative expense claims was still pending?
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- 11 U.S.C.
Corletta v. Texas Higher Educ. Coordinating Bd. (In re Pappas)
Sep
08
2014
Ruling
Student loan on which debtor was co-signer for non-relative was not discharged in debtor's 1997 case.
Issue(s)
Whether debt incurred as co-signer of a loan under State of Texas's student loan program for a person who was not a relative was discharged in 1997 in the debtor's chapter 7 bankruptcy.
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- 11 U.S.C.
In re Shree Mahalaxmi Inc.
Feb
05
2014
Ruling
Default interest that did not accrue prepetition could not be included in creditor's proof of claim.
Issue(s)
Whether creditor trust's inclusion of pre-petition default interest in proof of claim was improper?
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- 11 U.S.C.
In re Age Ref. Inc.
Jan
29
2014
Ruling
Unsecured creditors' committee's postconfirmation application for counsel fees and expenses as administrative expense denied.
Issue(s)
Whether court should grant an unsecured creditors' committee's post-confirmation application for its counsel's fees and expenses as an administrative expense under 11 U.S.C.S. § 503(b)(2).
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- 11 U.S.C.
Lowry v. Croft (In re Croft)
Oct
22
2013
Ruling
Discharge denied due to willful violation of Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Issue(s)
Did debtor's posting of creditor's credit report on a Web page in violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act result in nondischargeable debt.
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- 11 U.S.C.
In re Schumacher
May
20
2013
Ruling
Unintentional misstatements and omissions in schedules were not grounds for dismissal.
Procedural posture
Debtor filed a petition under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code, and the United States Trustee ("UST") filed a motion to dismiss the debtor's case pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 707(b)(3)(B). The debtor opposed the motion.
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In re Bounds
Apr
24
2013
Ruling
Homestead exemption limited due to debtor's securities fraud.
Procedural posture
Debtor filed a petition under chapter 7 and claimed a homestead exemption under 11 U.S.C.S. § 522(b)(3) and Tex. Const. art. XVI, § 50 in a house he owned with his wife that was valued at $530,000. A creditor and a trustee who was appointed to administer the debtor's bankruptcy estate filed objections to the debtor's claim under 11 U.S.C.S. § 522(p) and (q).
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- 11 U.S.C.
Bui v. Do (In re Do)
Apr
09
2013
Ruling
Defamation judgment was nondischargeable.
Procedural posture
Plaintiff filed an adversary proceeding against defendant chapter 7 debtor, seeking a determination that the debtor owed her a debt that was nondischargeable under 11 U.S.C.S. § 523(a)(6) because he published false information about her. The court allowed plaintiff to prosecute a civil action she filed against the debtor in a Texas court and subsequently tried her claim that a judgment she obtained in state court was nondischargeable.
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