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Browning, In re--HOEYHJ, Ltd. v. Browning

Ruling
Debtor could not have committed larceny as check was lawfully received by her. (Bankr. S.D.Ohio)
Issue(s)
Exceptions to Discharge; Types of Debt Excepted; Fiduciary Fraud, Embezzlement, or Larceny.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on June 14, 2018 , LexisNexis #0818-070

Grove, In re--Slates v. Grove

Ruling
Bankruptcy court deemed debt and attorney's fees arising from fraud as nondischargeable.(Bankr. S.D. Ohio)
Issue(s)
Exceptions to Discharge; Types of Debt Excepted.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on May 23, 2018 , LexisNexis #0818-068

Smith, In re--Smith v. Rieser

Ruling
Post-petition, pre-conversion funds from rental properties, when the debtors acted as chapter11 debtors-in-possession, belonged to the bankruptcy estate. (Bankr. S.D. Ohio)
Issue(s)
Property of the Estate; Creation and Composition of the Estate; Certain Post-petition

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on April 24, 2018 , LexisNexis #0818-075

Jenkins, In re

Ruling
Creditor's added terms were void and unenforceable as a party to a reaffirmation agreementcannot bootstrap contract terms into the reaffirmation agreement through inconspicuousadditions to the statutory disclosures. (Bankr. S.D. Ohio)
Issue(s)
Power of Court.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on September 26, 2017 , LexisNexis #1117-031

Stubbs, In re--Stein v. Stubbs

Ruling
Order vacating a Rule 2004 examination was an abuse of discretion where debtor did not object to the trustee's Rule 2004 examination and trustee had good cause for conducting the examination. (B.A.P. 6th Cir.)
Issue(s)
Bankruptcy Fees.

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Court :
Judge or Jurisdiction information not available
Consumer opinion summary, case decided on March 09, 2017 , LexisNexis #0417-058

Spradlin v. Khouri (In re Bruner)

Ruling
Bankruptcy court did not err in denying trustee's request for turnover of the funds as trusteedid not meet her burden of establishing that the attorney fee was property of the estate. (B.A.P.6th Cir.)
Issue(s)
Turnover of Property to the Estate.

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Court :
Judge or Jurisdiction information not available
Consumer opinion summary, case decided on January 04, 2017 , LexisNexis #0217-040

In re Nicodemus

Ruling
Confirmation denied due to provision requiring trustee to pay estate funds to debtor’s counselupon conversion. (Bankr. S.D. Ohio)
Issue(s)
Whether the court may confirm a chapter 13 debtor's plan that contains a special plan provision assigning any funds which the Chapter 13 Trustee is holding at the time of a conversion of the case to the debtor's bankruptcy counsel for payment of at

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on June 30, 2016 , LexisNexis #0816-083

In re Tench

Ruling
Bankruptcy court lacked authority to extend deadline for filing proofs of claim on grounds of excusable neglect.
Issue(s)
Whether a bankruptcy court erred by allowing late-filed proofs of claim in a chapter 13 case on the basis that a creditor's delay was due to excusable neglect.

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Court :
Judge or Jurisdiction information not available
Consumer opinion summary, case decided on May 11, 2016 , LexisNexis #0616-004

In re Kiriazis

Ruling
Creditor's motion to reopen case to challenge finding of violation of the discharge injunction properly denied.
Issue(s)
Whether a bankruptcy court abused its discretion in denying creditor's motion to reopen debtors' Chapter 13 case.

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Court :
Judge or Jurisdiction information not available
Consumer opinion summary, case decided on February 02, 2016 , LexisNexis #0216-123

In re Gokay

Ruling
Debtors could avoid state lien impairing homestead exemption.
Issue(s)
Whether chapter 7 debtors were precluded by Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2329.661(A)(4) from avoiding a judgment lien in the amount of $696,263 which the State of Ohio placed on their homestead to secure repayment of a loan they obtained from the Ohio Department of Developmental Services.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on August 14, 2015 , LexisNexis #0915-016