- 11 U.S.C.
Leonard v. Halifax Fin. Group LP (In re Leonard)
Jan
03
2013
Ruling
Debtor entitled to redeem property sold at tax sale through chapter 13 plan.
Procedural posture
Debtors sought summary judgment on their adversary complaint contending that defendant, the tax sale purchaser of property in which one of the debtors had an interest, should be enjoined from taking title at the end of the state law redemption period and that debtors should be permitted to redeem the property by paying the redemption amount through a plan pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 1322(b)(2).
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- 11 U.S.C.
In re Page
Nov
29
2012
Ruling
Consolidation loan was new postpetition debt that was not subject to discharge.
Procedural posture
This matter came before the court on United States Department of Education's Motion for Summary Judgment against debtor on her complaint against the department under 11 U.S.C.S. § 523(a)(8).
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- 11 U.S.C.
Golson-Dunlap v. Page (In re Page)
Jul
20
2012
Ruling
Payments by debtor to wife were not constructively fraudulent to extent made for reasonably equivalent value and used to pay creditors.
Procedural posture
Chapter 7 trustee filed a complaint against defendant, the non-debtor wife of a debtor, seeking turnover of funds in a bank account as property of the estate under 11 U.S.C.S. § 541; seeking to avoid alleged transfers from the debtor to his wife pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. §§ 544 and 548; and seeking to recover those transfers from the debtor's wife pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 550. The debtor's wife moved for summary judgment.
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- 11 U.S.C.
In re ThreeStrands by Grace LLC
Jun
01
2012
Ruling
Application to employ law firm as debtor's counsel nunc pro tunc on flat fee basis granted.
Procedural posture
Before the court was an application to employ a law firm as debtor's counsel, effective nunc pro tunc to the filing date of the case, pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 327 and Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2014. The trustee filed an objection to the motion.
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In re Krause
Oct
20
2011
Ruling
Consensual homeowners' association lien was not avoidable, even to extent ultimate judgment exceeded amount stated in original notice of lien.
Procedural posture
The Chapter 7 debtor filed a motion under 11 U.S.C.S. § 522(f) to avoid a lien by a homeowners' association (HOA). The HOA objected.
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Batesly v. Wright (In re Wright)
May
27
2011
Ruling
Spouse's fraud could not be imputed to debtor to render related debt nondischargeable.
Procedural posture
A creditor sought a determination that his claims for false pretenses and embezzlement against debtors, a husband and wife, were nondischargeable under 11 U.S.C.S. §§ 523(a)(2)(A) and 523(a)(4). The husband debtor sought summary judgment, asserting that he was not a party to the transactions in question.
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In re Jocham
May
26
2011
Ruling
Case ordered converted to chapter 7 or dismissed due to non-contingent and liquidated secured debt in excess of chapter 13 limits.
Procedural posture
A bankruptcy trustee contended that a bankruptcy debtor was ineligible for Chapter 13 bankruptcy under 11 U.S.C.S. § 109(e) because the debtor had non-contingent and liquidated secured debt which exceeded the debt limit for Chapter 13 bankruptcy. The trustee moved to dismiss the debtor's case, and the debtor objected to dismissal.
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- 11 U.S.C.
In re Nance
May
21
2010
Ruling
Unemployment compensation required to be included in current monthly income calculation.
Procedural posture
This matter came before the court on the Chapter 13 Trustee's Amended Objection to Confirmation of Debtors' Amended Plan.
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Woods v. Roberts (In re Roberts)
Jan
26
2010
Ruling
Personal injury claim resulting from debtor's willful battery of creditor security guard was nondischargeable.
Procedural posture
Creditor, a police officer who had been working as an off-duty private security guard, asserted that her claim against the chapter 13 debtor for battery was nondischargeable, pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 1328(a)(4). The creditor moved for summary judgment.
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In re Petitt
Apr
14
2009
Ruling
Severance bonus was property of the estate and not exempt.
Procedural posture
The chapter 7 trustee sought an order requiring debtors, a married couple, to turn over the proceeds of a check paid to the husband under a plant closure agreement affecting his employment pursuant to which he promised to provide services until the plant actually closed in exchange for a bonus. At issue was whether the bonus was estate property per 11 U.S.C.S. § 541 or exempt per 11 U.S.C.S. § 522(b)(2) and Ind. Code § 24-4.5-5-105.
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