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AJT Servs., In re

Ruling
Judgment creditor was entitled to modify the stay to pursue its rights as claim preclusionprinciples prevented the debtor from relitigating those rights in the bankruptcy court. (Bankr.N.D. Ill.)
Issue(s)
Automatic Stay; Scope.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on March 07, 2022 , LexisNexis #0522-005

Peterson v. Colony Am. Fin. Lender LLC

Ruling
Trustee's claims to recover from the first LLC the value of the properties transferred from thedebtors to the third LLC failed as the first LLC was not an initial transferee of the properties.(Bankr. N.D. Ill.)
Issue(s)
Liability of Transferee of Avoided Transfer; Trustee’s Right to Recover Transferred

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on December 21, 2021 , LexisNexis #0222-036

Mack Indus., In re--Peterson v. Premier Elec. Servs.

Ruling
Payments by debtor to defendant for electrical work it performed were not constructivelyfraudulent regardless of who owned the properties. (Bankr. N.D. Ill.)
Issue(s)
Fraudulent Transfers and Obligations; Elements of Fraudulent Transfers; Avoidable

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on May 19, 2021 , LexisNexis #0721-041

Wigfall, In re

Ruling
City's lien on vehicle for unpaid parking tickets was an avoidable judicial lien. (Bankr. N.D.Ill.)
Issue(s)
Exemptions; Liens Impairing Exempt Property.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on October 29, 2019 , LexisNexis #1219-062

Welsch, In re

Ruling
Debtor's ex-wife did not need to obtain stay relief in order to seek modification of apreviously entered order for child support in order to collect college expenses. (Bankr. N.D.Ill.)
Issue(s)
Automatic Stay; Exceptions; Family or Domestic Proceedings, Licenses, Tax

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on July 30, 2019 , LexisNexis #0919-076

Shannon, In re

Ruling
Debtor's motion alleging that the city violated the automatic stay by refusing to return the carwas granted as court ruled that the automatic stay required the city to return debtor's carimmediately. (Bankr. N.D. Ill.)
Issue(s)
Automatic Stay.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on September 07, 2018 , LexisNexis #1018-064

Peregrine Fin. Grp, Inc., In re--Bodenstein v. Univ. of N. Iowa

Ruling
Trustee failed to prove that university is an entity from whom he can recover fraudulenttransfer as the university could not be held liable as an initial transferee because it was a mereconduit for a foundation that the CEO had made a pledge to donate to. (Bankr. N.D. Ill.)
Issue(s)
Liability of Transferee of Avoided Transfer; Trustee’s Right to Recover Transferred Property; Recovery From Initial Transferee.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on July 11, 2018 , LexisNexis #0818-077

Summerfield, In re

Ruling
Creditor may attempt to set off a discharged debt against the amount he owed to the debtoras none of the exceptions in § 553 applied. (Bankr. N.D. Ill.)
Issue(s)
Setoff; Preservation of Creditor's Right to Offset Mutual Debt.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on April 06, 2018 , LexisNexis #0618-078

Summerfield, In re

Ruling
Court denied debtor's motion for an order enjoining her ex-husband from prosecuting theaction he filed in the Illinois circuit court. (Bankr. N.D. Ill.)
Issue(s)
Setoff; Preservation of Creditor's Right to Offset Mutual Debt.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on April 06, 2018 , LexisNexis #0618-054

Smiley, In re

Ruling
Debtor's motion for sanctions was denied where creditor did not violate the automatic merelyby failing to cause the release of the funds held pursuant to the citation lien. (Bankr. N.D. Ill.)
Issue(s)
Automatic Stay; Remedies for Violation.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on January 11, 2018 , LexisNexis #0218-064