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In re C&S Wholesale Grocers Inc. v. DeLano (In re DeLano Retail Partners LLC)

Ruling
In pari delicto is not a defense in a fraudulent transfer proceeding.
Issue(s)
Should transfers to entity of which the sole shareholders were the sole members of debtor LLC be avoided or could the transferees claim the defense of in pari delicto against assignee of chapter 7 trustee that brought the proceeding?

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on September 29, 2014 , LexisNexis #1114-024

Kanawyer v. Musholt (In re Musholt)

Ruling
Court abstained from hearing state law claims pursuant to state marital dissolution proceeding.
Issue(s)
Should bankruptcy court abstain from hearing state law issues related to violations of state court orders in debtor's marriage dissolution proceeding?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on June 03, 2014 , LexisNexis #0814-035

Robinson v. Lawrence (In re Lawrence)

Ruling
Creditor's attorney sanctioned for filing adversary proceeding seeking revocation of discharge after passing of deadline for objection to discharge.
Issue(s)
Whether a creditor who filed an adversary proceeding seeking revocation of a chapter 7 debtor's discharge after the deadline for seeking an order denying the debtor's discharge had passed was subject to sanctions under Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9011(b).

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on March 21, 2013 , LexisNexis #0813-137

In re Sanchez

Ruling
Request to reopen no-asset case to include omitted creditors denied since there would be no resulting change to state of affairs.
Procedural posture

A pro se debtor filed an ex parte request to reopen a bankruptcy case to schedule an omitted debt.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on April 23, 2008 , LexisNexis #0608-008

In re Gates

Ruling
Debtor too disabled to participate granted waiver of personal financial management course requirement.
Procedural posture

Before the court was pro se debtor's application for an exemption from the course in personal financial management.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on December 12, 2007 , LexisNexis #0108-109

In re Hartley

Ruling
Reopening of no asset, no bar date case to include creditors with postpetion claims not necessary as such claims would not be discharged.
Procedural posture

The debtors filed an ex parte motion to reopen their chapter 7 case without payment of the filing fee to reopen.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on October 01, 2007 , LexisNexis #1107-034

In re Chavez

Ruling
Fees incurred by chapter 7 trustee's counsel prior to approval of employment and conversion to chapter 13 denied except for small administrative expense.
Procedural posture

Applicant, counsel for the chapter 7 trustee, sought approval of attorney's fees and costs totaling $33,504.90 for services provided during the first chapter 7 proceeding, during a second period while the case was converted to a chapter 13, and during a latter period after the case was reconverted to chapter 7.

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opinion summary, case decided on November 21, 2006 , LexisNexis #0207-087