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HL Builders, LLC, In re

Ruling
Attorney's fees awarded against petitioning creditors in dismissed involuntary Chapter 11case. (Bankr. S.D. Tex.)
Issue(s)
Involuntary Cases; Judgment upon Dismissal.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on October 30, 2020 , LexisNexis #1220-051

Pearl Res. LLC, In re

Ruling
Debtors' jointly administered subchapter V Plan was confirmed because with respect to eachimpaired class that had not accepted the plan, it did not discriminate unfairly and it was fairand equitable. (Bankr. S.D. Tex.)
Issue(s)
Confirmation of Plan.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on September 30, 2020 , LexisNexis #1120-047

Northbelt, LLC, In re

Ruling
to the court's valuation. (Bankr. S.D. Tex.)
Issue(s)
Confirmation of Plan; Requirements.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on September 02, 2020 , LexisNexis #1020-068

Cruz, In re

Ruling
Attorney and law firm penalized for altering form without debtor’s consent and filing paltrypetition. (Bankr. S.D. Tex.)
Issue(s)
Restrictions on Debtor Relief Agencies; Restricted Actions; Failure to Provide Promised

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on August 27, 2020 , LexisNexis #1020-008

Dernick, In re

Ruling
Court declined to impose sanctions as debtors' motion to disqualify counsel for companyformerly owned by debtors was reasonable and not objectively frivolous. (Bankr. S.D. Tex.)
Issue(s)
Signing of Papers; Representations to the Court; Sanctions; Verification and Copies

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on May 22, 2020 , LexisNexis #0720-025

Hl Builders, In re

Ruling
Petitioning creditors lacked standing to bring an involuntary petition against target debtorwhere one claim was contingent and others subject to bona fide disputes. (Bankr. S.D. Tex.)
Issue(s)
Involuntary Cases; Commencement; By Three or More Entities.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on February 18, 2020 , LexisNexis #0320-077

Garza, In re

Ruling
Any attempt by creditor to deflect blame onto debtor for failing to mitigate damages wascompletely overshadowed by creditor's willful violation of the automatic stay. (Bankr. S.D.Tex.)
Issue(s)
Automatic Stay; Relief from Stay; For Cause.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on February 12, 2020 , LexisNexis #0320-057

Phan, In re--Hong Kong Dev. Corp. v. Phan

Ruling
Debtor was granted a general discharge where creditor failed to show that debtor hadtransferred property with the intent to hinder, delay, or defraud creditors. (Bankr. S.D. Tex.)
Issue(s)
Discharge; Grounds for Denial.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on October 10, 2019 , LexisNexis #1219-045

Garza, In re--Garza v. CMM Enters., LLC

Ruling
Court limited the award of attorney's fees for willful stay violations as debtor's counsel didnot make any effort to resolve the matter before filing the adversary proceeding. (Bankr. S.D.Tex.)
Issue(s)
Automatic Stay; Remedies for Violation.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on July 25, 2019 , LexisNexis #0919-054

Fedoruk, In re

Ruling
Motion to dismiss debtors' Chapter 7 bankruptcy case was denied as debtors qualified asChapter 7 business debtors and creditor failed to demonstrate that debtors acted in bad faith.(Bankr. S.D. Tex.)
Issue(s)
Dismissal of a Case or Conversion to a Case Under Chapter 11 or 13.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on July 23, 2019 , LexisNexis #0919-067