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Elliott v. Weil (In re Elliott)

Ruling
Bankruptcy court did not err in sustaining trustee's objection to homestead objection claimed by debtor in recovered property debtor had not included in schedules.
Issue(s)
Did the bankruptcy court err in denying a homestead exemption in property recovered by the trustee but not included in debtor's schedules?

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Court :
Judge or Jurisdiction information not available
Consumer opinion summary, case decided on January 28, 2016 , LexisNexis #0216-117

Franklin High Yield Tax-Free Income Fund v. City of Stockton (In re City of Stockton)

Ruling
Fund's appeal of confirmation of city's chapter 9 plan dismissed as equitably moot.
Issue(s)
Was creditor fund's appeal of confirmation of city's chapter 9 plan equitably moot?

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Court :
Judge or Jurisdiction information not available
Commercial opinion summary, case decided on December 11, 2015 , LexisNexis #0116-029

Fear v. United States Trustee (In re Ruiz)

Ruling
Bankruptcy court erred in reducing trustee's requested compensation due to lack of "extraordinary circumstances."
Issue(s)
Whether a bankruptcy court abused its discretion in awarding compensation to a chapter 7 trustee in an amount less than requested in the application.

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Court :
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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on December 11, 2015 , LexisNexis #0116-005

Jackson v. United States (In re Jackson)

Ruling
Amended IRS claim was not untimely as it related back to initial timely claim.
Issue(s)
Whether the bankruptcy court erred when it determined that neither 11 U.S.C.S. § 502(b)(9) nor Fed. R. Bankr. P. 3002(c)(1) rendered the IRS's amended claim untimely.

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Court :
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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on December 04, 2015 , LexisNexis #1215-131

In re Sanger-Morales

Ruling
Voluntary dismissal to allow debtor to file a new petition and obtain a more favorable discharge denied due to prejudice to tax creditors.
Issue(s)
Could debtor be granted a voluntary dismissal in order to file a second case and receive a discharge of all tax debts?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on October 21, 2015 , LexisNexis #1115-093

Bronitsky v. Bea (In re Bea)

Ruling
Confirmation of plan proposing delayed start to payments to secured creditors, who did not object to treatment, over objection of trustee, affirmed.
Issue(s)
Did the bankruptcy court err in confirming debtor's chapter 13 plan over trustee's objection that the deferred payments to the secured creditors did not provide them with adequate protection during the first six months of the plan, even thought the creditors did not object?

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Court :
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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on May 29, 2015 , LexisNexis #0615-135

Arnot v. Endresen (In re Endresen)

Ruling
Settlement proceeds of action commenced and concluded postpetition was property of the estate where the cause of action arose prior to petition date.
Issue(s)
Were settlement proceeds property of the debtors' bankruptcy estate where the existence of the claims was not discovered until after the petition date, but the claims arose many years prior to the petition date?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on April 15, 2015 , LexisNexis #0515-053

Heers v. Parsons (In re Heers)

Ruling
Debt properly held nondischargeable due to debtor's fiduciary defalcation in administering decedent's estate.
Issue(s)
Whether the bankruptcy court erred in concluding that debtor's conduct at issue met the standard for defalcation while acting in a fiduciary capacity for purposes of 11 U.S.C.S. § 523(a)(4).

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Court :
Judge or Jurisdiction information not available
Consumer opinion summary, case decided on April 15, 2015 , LexisNexis #0515-049

In re Taggart

Ruling
Debtor awarded damages, fees, costs and punitive damages due to creditor's violation of the discharge injunction causing emotional and physical distress.
Issue(s)
Was debtor entitled to damages for creditor's violation of the discharge injunction that caused emotional distress and an outbreak of psoriasis?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on March 17, 2015 , LexisNexis #0415-050

In re Mazzuca

Ruling
Debtors could not avoid judicial lien in property in which they were not entitled to an exemption.
Issue(s)
Were debtors entitled to avoid judicial lien on rental properties?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on February 17, 2015 , LexisNexis #0315-080