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Staker, In re

Ruling
Chapter 7 trustee could receive compensation for services that provided an identifiable benefit to the bankruptcy estate despite conversion to Chapter 13 prior to any payments or turnover to creditors. (Bankr. S.D. Ohio)
Issue(s)
Compensation of Officers; Determination of Amount; Awards to Trustees, Examiners or Professional Persons.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on March 10, 2025 , LexisNexis #0525-028

Long, In re

Ruling
Debtors' motion to seal settlement agreement due to failure to show the settlement documents contained confidential commercial information or trade secrets. (Bankr. S.D. Ohio)
Issue(s)
Public Access to Papers.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on March 04, 2025 , LexisNexis #0525-001

Miller, In re--Lucas v. Miller

Ruling
Debt owed by defendant debtor arising from his failure to fully contribute to a joint liabilitysettlement was not excepted from discharge as a matter of law. (Bankr. S.D. Ohio)
Issue(s)
Exceptions to Discharge; Types of Debt Excepted; Fraud; False Pretenses, False

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on June 25, 2024 , LexisNexis #0924-007

Vaughn, In re

Ruling
Attorney fee applications were granted in part after the court reviewed for reasonableness andreduced the requested amount as the results obtained were poor. (Bankr. S.D. Ohio)
Issue(s)
Compensation of Officers.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on June 20, 2024 , LexisNexis #0924-004

Moore, In re

Ruling
Lease could not be assumed or rejected as the lease terminated pre-bankruptcy petition whenthe tenants surrendered their interest and the landlord accepted the keys to the leasedproperty. (Bankr. S.D. Ohio)
Issue(s)
Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on April 11, 2024 , LexisNexis #0624-056

Ballard, In re

Ruling
Bankruptcy court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to address the issues raised in the debtor'smotion to reopen his bankruptcy case where his estate had been fully administered and closedfor over a decade. (Bankr. S.D. Ohio)
Issue(s)
Closing and Reopening Cases; When to Reopen.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on February 12, 2024 , LexisNexis #0424-028

Tarpenning, In re

Ruling
Motion for relief from the automatic stay granted as the bankruptcy court did not see anyprejudice to the debtor or the estate if the motion were granted. (Bankr. S.D. Ohio)
Issue(s)
Automatic Stay; Relief from Stay.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on December 06, 2023 , LexisNexis #0224-005

Ortiz, In re

Ruling
Trustee failed to show that a creditor violated the automatic stay when it received anoverpayment and failed to respond to the trustee's requests for return of the overpayment.(Bankr. S.D. Ohio)
Issue(s)
Automatic Stay.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on December 01, 2023 , LexisNexis #0224-004

Miller, In re--Lucas v. Miller

Ruling
Creditor was granted leave to amend a complaint in an adversary proceeding to add apromissory fraud claim of relief as the delay in filing the motion was not an undue delay.(Bankr. S.D. Ohio)
Issue(s)
Exceptions to Discharge; Types of Debt Excepted; Fraud; False Pretenses, False

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on November 29, 2023 , LexisNexis #0224-013

Harris, In re--Harris v. Harris

Ruling
State adequately pleaded facts to support the underlying state law claims and established asufficient legal basis to conclude that those claims, once liquidated, would benondischargeable. (Bankr. S.D. Ohio)
Issue(s)
Exceptions to Discharge; Types of Debt Excepted; Fines, Penalties, or Forfeitures Owed

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on August 28, 2023 , LexisNexis #1123-060