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Yantis v. GLHS Unity Surgical Ctr. (In re Yantis)

Ruling
Creditor not sanctioned for garnishment in willful violation of the automatic stay wheredebtor had made full recovery of earnings. (Bankr. N.D. Ind.)
Issue(s)
Should creditor be sanctioned for garnishment in willful violation of the automatic stay?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on June 30, 2016 , LexisNexis #0816-067

In re Thornton

Ruling
Confirmation of plan including cramdown of secured claim denied due to undervaluation of mobile home and insufficient payments to secured creditor.
Issue(s)
Could claim secured by debtor's manufactured home be crammed down in debtor's plan?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on May 23, 2016 , LexisNexis #0616-067

In re Clark

Ruling
Chapter 12 case dismissed as debtor did not meet definition of "family farmer."
Issue(s)
Should chapter 12 case be dismissed on grounds that the debtor is not a family farmer because his "aggregate debts" exceed $4,031,575?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on April 13, 2016 , LexisNexis #0616-071

Direct Capital Corp. v. Steele (In re Steele)

Ruling
Debtors' personal guarantee of financing of their company was dischargeable in absence of false representations or omissions.
Issue(s)
Was liability under debtors' personal guarantee of a loan to their business nondischargeable due to alleged false representations about their roles with the company?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on April 11, 2016 , LexisNexis #0516-015

Indiana Dept of Workforce Dev. v. Coulter (In re Coulter)

Ruling
Agency's claim for statutory penalties arising from unemployment repayment obligations was nondischargeable.
Issue(s)
Was claim for statutory penalties arising from benefits overpayments nondischargeable due to fraud?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on April 08, 2016 , LexisNexis #0516-016

Bush v. United States (In re Bush)

Ruling
State tax penalties were nondischargeable only to the extent for returns filed within three years prior to petition date.
Issue(s)
Were tax penalties for returns filed three, four and five years prior to petition date nondischargeable?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on April 08, 2016 , LexisNexis #0516-020

Angola Healthcare LLC v. Fincannon (In re Angola Healthcare LLC)

Ruling
Motion by defendant in debtor's adversary proceeding to transfer venue denied where the  issue had not been raised when the defendant filed its answer.
Issue(s)
Should the court transfer venue of debtor's adversary proceeding on the defendant's motion?

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on April 07, 2016 , LexisNexis #0616-033

In re Payan

Ruling
Continuing automatic deductions by creditor violated the automatic stay.
Issue(s)
Did lender's continuation of automatic deductions towards motor vehicle loan beyond the petition date violate the automatic stay?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on February 16, 2016 , LexisNexis #0316-041

Indiana v. Washington (In re Washington)

Ruling
Determination of state agency's investigator did not have collateral estoppel effect as to nondischargeability of debt.
Issue(s)
Was debt to state agency nondischargeable where debtor allegedly falsely represented his eligibility for unemployment insurance benefits, based on the results of the agency's investigation?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on February 05, 2016 , LexisNexis #0516-084

Rybolt v. Carrington Mortg. Servs. LLC (In re Rybolt)

Ruling
Was debtor entitled to preclude mortgage servicer from producing documents in adversary proceeding concerning payment of debtor's tax obligations?
Issue(s)
Was debtor entitled to preclude creditor mortgage servicer from presenting evidence and testimony that had not been timely disclosed, in an adversary proceeding regarding taxes alleged paid for debtor by creditor?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on January 22, 2016 , LexisNexis #0616-082