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Sloniker, In re

Ruling
Stay terminated after 30 days in debtors’ second case filed within one year as to all estate and non-estate property of the debtor. (Bankr. W.D. Wis.)
Issue(s)
Automatic Stay; Relief from Stay.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on May 21, 2025 , LexisNexis #0725-082

Conway, In re

Ruling
Conversion to Chapter 13 denied as debtors acted in bad faith and lacked feasible plan to repay creditors. (Bankr. W.D. Wis.)
Issue(s)
Conversion.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on May 09, 2025 , LexisNexis #0725-044

Johnson, In re--Heyerholm v. Johnson

Ruling
Personal injury debt was dischargeable since debtors did not consciously disregard their duty of ordinary care as their actions were a reasonable attempt to avoid causing the injury. (Bankr. W.D. Wis.)
Issue(s)
Exceptions to Discharge; Types of Debt Excepted; Willful and Malicious Injury to Another Entity or Property of Another Entity.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on March 04, 2025 , LexisNexis #0525-013

Conway, In re

Ruling
Debtors' standing to seek approval of settlement denied as the settlement was not in the common interests of creditors and did not maximize the estate for all creditors. (Bankr. W.D. Wis.)
Issue(s)
Compromise and Arbitration; Compromise.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on January 22, 2025 , LexisNexis #0325-075

Sloniker, In re

Ruling
Trustee's requests for information and investigation into possible estate assets were part of his statutory duties, not grounds for his removal. (Bankr. W.D. Wis.)
Issue(s)
Removal of Trustee or Examiner.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on December 12, 2024 , LexisNexis #0225-053

Lang, In re

Ruling
Debtor was allowed to amend his schedules to disclose and exempt a personal injury claim he had failed to disclose or exempt on his initial bankruptcy schedules. (Bankr. E.D. Wis.)
Issue(s)
Amendments of Voluntary Petitions, Lists, Schedules and Statements; General Right to Amend.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on September 30, 2024 , LexisNexis #1224-050

Humphrey, In re--Huebner v. Humphrey

Ruling
Debt related to debtor's intentional misrepresentation in sale of house was nondischargeable. (Bankr. E.D. Wis.)
Issue(s)
Exceptions to Discharge; Types of Debt Excepted; Fraud; False Pretenses, False Representations or Actual Fraud.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on September 30, 2024 , LexisNexis #1224-038

Thomas Orthodontics, S.C., In re

Ruling
Creditor's failure to return ballot cannot be deemed acceptance of a Chapter 11 plan. (Bankr. E.D. Wis.)
Issue(s)
Acceptance of Plan.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on September 25, 2024 , LexisNexis #1224-015

Seidling, In re--Block v. Seidling

Ruling
Agreement that did not identify a grantor or settlor was not reliable evidence of the creation or existence of an identifiable and valid trust. (Bankr. W.D. Wis.)
Issue(s)
Property of the Estate; Creation and Composition of the Estate.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on August 23, 2024 , LexisNexis #1124-013

Johnson, In re--Cannon v. Johnson

Ruling
Complaint sufficiently pled a claim for nondischargeability based on the debtor’s violation ofstate securities laws. (Bankr. W.D. Wis.)
Issue(s)
Exceptions to Discharge.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on July 25, 2024 , LexisNexis #1024-009