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Samuel, In re

Ruling
Motions to remove the trustee were denied where debtor husband's allegations were whollyuncorroborated and trustee diligently managed the estate and the liquidation plan wasconfirmed. (Bankr. E.D. Cal.)
Issue(s)
Removal of Trustee or Examiner; For Cause.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on September 27, 2018 , LexisNexis #1118-004

Simons, In re--Kooshkebaghi v. Simons

Ruling
State court judgment was nondischargeable as debtor acted intentionally and with the purpose of depriving the plaintiff of his security interest. (Bankr. E.D. Cal.)
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 September 10, 2018 , LexisNexis #1018-100

Aparicio, In re

Ruling
Bankruptcy debtor ineligible for chapter 13 relief as the amount his ex-wife claimed under a marital settlement agreement, which was incorporated into a dissolution judgment, exceeded the eligibility limits for unsecured debts. (Bankr. E.D. Cal.)
Issue(s)
Who May Be a Debtor; Chapter 13.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on August 23, 2018 , LexisNexis #1018-033

Samuel, In re

Ruling
Motion for recusal denied as the record demonstrated that the court's decisions had beensound, anchored in both law and fact, and were not the result of bias or prejudice against thedebtors or in favor of another. (Bankr. E.D. Cal.)
Issue(s)
Disqualification of justice, judge, or magistrate [magistrate judge]

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on August 23, 2018 , LexisNexis #1018-006

Samuel, In re

Ruling
Motion for recusal denied as the record demonstrated that the court's decisions had beensound, anchored in both law and fact, and were not the result of bias or prejudice against thedebtors or in favor of another. (Bankr. E.D. Cal.)
Issue(s)
Disqualification of justice, judge, or magistrate [magistrate judge]

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on August 23, 2018 , LexisNexis #1018-006

Pitts, In re--Pitts v. Lakota

Ruling
State court small claims judgments under Cal. Civ. Code § 1719 did not establish debtors'fraud as the statute did not require fraud or fraudulent intent to impose liability for passinga check on insufficient funds. (Bankr. E.D. Cal.)
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 August 21, 2018 , LexisNexis #1018-012

Pitts, In re--Pitts v. Lakota

Ruling
State court small claims judgments under Cal. Civ. Code § 1719 did not establish debtors'fraud as the statute did not require fraud or fraudulent intent to impose liability for passinga check on insufficient funds. (Bankr. E.D. Cal.)
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 August 21, 2018 , LexisNexis #1018-012

Samuel, In re

Ruling
Husband and wife who declared bankruptcy failed to show grounds for recusing the judgewho was assigned to their case as there was no merit to the debtors' claims that the judge wasbiased against them. (Bankr. E.D. Cal.)
Issue(s)
Disqualification of justice, judge, or magistrate [magistrate judge].

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on August 07, 2018 , LexisNexis #1018-085

Lusk, In re--Peterson v. Lusk

Ruling
Debt was nondischargeable where debtor breached his fiduciary duty when he took the fundswithout former spouse's knowledge or consent and was sufficient to prove debtor'sdefalcation and requisite intent. (Bankr. E.D. Cal.)
Issue(s)
Exceptions to Discharge; Types of Debt Excepted; Fiduciary Fraud, Embezzlement, or Larceny.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on July 05, 2018 , LexisNexis #0818-069

Evans, In re

Ruling
Attorney sanctioned for aiding debtors in an abuse of the bankruptcy process that wascalculated to hinder, delay, and defraud lenders in their efforts to foreclose and/or exercisetheir rights with regard to their respective real property collateral. (Bankr. E.D. Cal.)
Issue(s)
Signing of Papers; Representations to the Court; Sanctions; Verification and Copies of Papers.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on July 03, 2018 , LexisNexis #0818-090