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Thomas, In re

Ruling
Appointment of chapter 11 trustee granted as it was in the best interests of the creditors as well as the estate. (Bankr. W.D. Tenn.)
Issue(s)
Appointment of Trustee or Examiner; Request by Party in Interest or United States Trustee; For Cause.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on January 18, 2019 , LexisNexis #0219-085

Thomas, In re

Ruling
Creditors were entitled to summary judgment where they sufficiently carried the burden ofproving that all the requirements of the Tennessee doctrine of collateral estoppel had beenestablished. (Bankr. W.D. Tenn.)
Issue(s)
Exceptions to Discharge; Types of Debt Excepted; Willful and Malicious Injury to

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on October 18, 2018 , LexisNexis #1218-074

Clothier, In re--Clothier v. IRS

Ruling
Motion to alter judgment was granted as the bankruptcy court failed to consider the "hangingparagraph" in 11 U.S.C. § 507(a)(8) which stated that the period shall be suspended for anytime during which the stay of proceedings was in effect in a prior case under title 11 plus 90days. (Bankr. W.D. Tenn.)
Issue(s)
Priorities; Order of Priorities; Unsecured Governmental Claims; Tax on Income or Gross Receipts.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on September 26, 2018 , LexisNexis #1118-010

Clothier, In re--Clothier v. IRS

Ruling
Debtors' motion for summary judgment was granted where the 2008 tax debt was not a priority claim as debtors' 2008 tax return was last due more than three years before the filing of their chapter 7 case. (Bankr. W.D. Tenn.)
Issue(s)
Priorities; Order of Priorities; Unsecured Governmental Claims; Tax on Income or Gross Receipts.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on August 10, 2018 , LexisNexis #0918-101

West, In re--West v. United States Dep't of Educ.

Ruling
Debtor’s motion for summary judgment was granted in part as where debtor has shown thathe cannot maintain a minimal standard of living if the student loan survives discharge. (Bankr.W.D. Tenn.)
Issue(s)
Exceptions to Discharge; Types of Debt Excepted; Educational Loans.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on February 05, 2018 , LexisNexis #0418-015

Ramco-Remodel Am. Corp. v. Wallis (In re Ramco-Remodel Am. Corp.)

Ruling
Co-debtor third-party guarantor remained liable on debt after debtor's discharge.
Issue(s)
Whether a postpetition, court approved lump sum cash payment from debtor to creditors constituted a full and complete satisfaction and resolution of a prepetition claim so as to release third party guarantor from liability postdischarge?

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on August 10, 2015 , LexisNexis #0915-123

Glassman Edwards Wyatt Tuttle & Cox P.C. v. Wade (In re Wade)

Ruling
Arbitration of creditor's claims denied as involving nondischargeability, which was within bankruptcy court's exclusive jurisdiction.
Issue(s)
Could debtor compel arbitration of claims by former law firm, including the issue of whether the debt to the firm was nondischargeable?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on December 15, 2014 , LexisNexis #0115-101

In re Denman

Ruling
Operating agreement of LLC was not an executory contract and another member was not entitled to relief from stay to enforce buyout provision against debtor.
Issue(s)
Whether a buyout clause of an LLC operating agreement is an invalid ipso facto clause and whether the automatic stay statutorily imposed against debtor's fellow member of the LLC should be terminated or modified for cause?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on July 24, 2014 , LexisNexis #0814-075

In re RML Dev. Inc.

Ruling
Credit bid modified for cause.
Issue(s)
Whether mortgage creditor should be allowed to credit bid at § 363 sales of two apartment complexes and whether the court's prior orders regarding the sales should be amended?

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on July 10, 2014 , LexisNexis #0814-082

Glassman Edwards Wyatt Tuttle & Cox PC v. Wade (In re Wade)

Ruling
Stay pending appeal of denial of debtor's motion for mandatory abstention denied.
Issue(s)
Was debtor entitled to stay pending appeal of denial of motion for mandatory abstention in proceeding for fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and conversion brought against debtor by law firm in which debtor had been a partne. r

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on November 06, 2013 , LexisNexis #0114-104