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In re Little Rest Twelve Inc.

Ruling
Individual sanctioned for filing unauthorized chapter 7 petition on behalf of corporate debtor.
Issue(s)
Were sanctions appropriate against individual who filed chapter 7 case on behalf of debtor corporation in bad faith?

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on March 13, 2015 , LexisNexis #0415-001

In re Ausburn

Ruling
Mortgage lender violated by completing foreclosure process that had started prior to petition date after the petition date.
Issue(s)
Did postpetition sale violate stay where debtor's right of redemption expired prior to the petition date?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on February 10, 2015 , LexisNexis #0315-006

Sullivan v. Harnisch (In re Sullivan)

Ruling
Bankruptcy court erred in dismissing case without first determining whether conversion or dismissal was in the best interests of creditors and the estate.
Issue(s)
Should case be dismissed as a two-party dispute improperly filed solely to delay collection efforts?

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Court :
Judge or Jurisdiction information not available
Consumer opinion summary, case decided on December 22, 2014 , LexisNexis #0115-065

In re Arellano

Ruling
State law exemption of omitted assets allowed over trustee's bad faith objection.
Issue(s)
Whether a court should sustain a chapter 7 trustee's objection to a debtor's newly claimed exemption of omitted assets under Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 703.140(b) on the basis of debtor's alleged bad faith.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on September 26, 2014 , LexisNexis #1114-016

In re Rogers

Ruling
Debtor's attorneys not entitled to have their fees paid directly by trustee after denial of confirmation.
Issue(s)
Where chapter 13 case was dismissed prior to confirmation, could debtor's attorneys' fees be paid directly by trustee from preconfirmation monthly payments on hand or were the attorneys required to file a fee application?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on September 22, 2014 , LexisNexis #1014-068

Vargas v. Guinn (In re Guinn)

Ruling
Debt was nondischargeable based on fiduciary defalcation.
Issue(s)
Was judgment for breach of contract nondischargeable based on misrepresentations and fiduciary defalcation by debtor?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on August 21, 2014 , LexisNexis #1014-053

Mahoney v. Bank of Am.

Ruling
Debtor mortgagors had standing to pursue negligent loan administration claim against loan servicers.
Issue(s)
Did debtor borrowers have standing to pursue claims for breach of contract, declaratory relief, negligent loan administration, injunctive relief and specific performance against loan servicer?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on May 27, 2014 , LexisNexis #0614-090

Daecharkhom v. Waugh Real Estate Holdings LLC (In re Daecharkhom)

Ruling
Bankruptcy court abused discretion by reducing award of reasonable fees due to "special circumstances."
Issue(s)
Did bankruptcy court err in awarding reasonable fees to debtor's attorneys for successful defense of nondischargeability proceeding but reducing the award due to "special circumstances?"

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Court :
Judge or Jurisdiction information not available
Consumer opinion summary, case decided on February 18, 2014 , LexisNexis #0314-039

In re SR Real Estate Holdings LLC

Ruling
Single asset real estate debtor's case dismissed due to bad faith.
Issue(s)
Should a single asset real estate debtor's case be dismissed as filed in bad faith to hinder and delay first lienholders?

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on February 16, 2014 , LexisNexis #0314-097

Lupian v. Central Valley Residential Builders LP

Ruling
Debtor's wage and hour claim survived summary judgment where debtor had reopened the case to add the claim and the trustee had been substituted as plaintiff.
Issue(s)
Was debtor judicially estopped from bringing a wage and hour case because she failed to disclose her claim when she filed for bankruptcy?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on February 05, 2014 , LexisNexis #0714-046