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Arnot v. Endresen (In re Endresen)

Ruling
Bankruptcy court misapplied the equity exception under § 552(b)(1) by not awarding settlement funds to non-appearing lender.
Issue(s)
Did the bankruptcy court err when distributing settlement proceeds by awarding a portion to trustee rather than to non-appearing lender?

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Court :
Judge or Jurisdiction information not available
Consumer opinion summary, case decided on April 08, 2016 , LexisNexis #0516-027

In re Sann

Ruling
Debtor held in contempt for failure to turn over property in accordance with court order.
Issue(s)
Should debtor be held in contempt for failing to fully comply with a turnover order?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on April 05, 2016 , LexisNexis #0416-106

In re Miller

Ruling
Debtor farmer could assume executory contracts and agricultural leases.
Issue(s)
Could debtor famer assume executory contracts and leases on the grounds he derives income from them and they are necessary for his reorganization?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on April 01, 2016 , LexisNexis #0416-113

In re Carpenter

Ruling
Amendment of tax claim to add additional prepetition liability allowed.
Issue(s)
Could debtor re-convert chapter 7 case to chapter 13 and resume making the remaining payments under the prior confirmed chapter 13 plan?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on March 31, 2016 , LexisNexis #0416-116

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. v. Beltway One Dev. Grp. LLC (In re Beltway One Dev. Grp. LLC)

Ruling
Bankruptcy court erred in denying interest on creditor's claim that accrued postpetition, at the default rate the debtor LLC agreed to pay.
Issue(s)
Did the bankruptcy court err in its decision to deny accrued postpetition, pre-effective default interest on creditor bank's allowed, oversecured claim pursuant to the debtor's chapter 11 plan, which did not cure the prebankruptcy default?

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Court :
Judge or Jurisdiction information not available
Commercial opinion summary, case decided on March 31, 2016 , LexisNexis #0416-134

In re McConkey

Ruling
Bankruptcy court refused to remove chapter 7 trustee absent evidence of breach of fiduciary duties or lack of diligence.
Issue(s)
Should trustee be removed for breach of fiduciary duty or lack of diligence?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on March 28, 2016 , LexisNexis #0416-072

In re Rankin

Ruling
Trustee's motions for order for debtor to turn over and account for a postpetition inheritance, and for modification of debtor's confirmed chapter 13 plan granted.
Issue(s)
Should debtor be compelled to turn over and account for a postpetition inheritance and could trustee modify debtor's confirmed chapter 13 plan in order to increase payment to the class of unsecured creditors with the inheritance?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on March 14, 2016 , LexisNexis #0416-032

In re Red Door Lounge Inc.

Ruling
Debtor's application for approval of employment of law firm granted over U.S. Trustee's objection to paralegal rates.
Issue(s)
Where debtor filed an amended application to approve employment of professional, the U.S. Trustee (UST) objected to the reasonableness of the hourly billing rates for the law firm's paralegals under 11 U.S.C.S. § 330(a)(1)(A).

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on February 12, 2016 , LexisNexis #0316-007

In re Sann

Ruling
Incarcerated debtor not entitled to a stay pending release from prison. (Bankr. D. Mont.)
Issue(s)
Should incarcerated debtor’s chapter 7 case be stayed until after debtor’s release from prison?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on February 10, 2016 , LexisNexis #0916-091

In re Cimarron Grp. Inc.

Ruling
Real estate broker's unsecured claim for commission on sale that never closed disallowed.
Issue(s)
Should real estate broker's claim for a commission on a sale that never took place be disallowed?

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on January 26, 2016 , LexisNexis #0216-077