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In re Southern Mont. Elec. Gen. & Transmission Coop. Inc.

Ruling
Final approval granted to trustee's disclosure statement.
Issue(s)
Did trustee's disclosure statement for its third amended plan satisfy previous objections.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on October 01, 2013 , LexisNexis #1013-099

In re Olsen

Ruling
Relief from stay granted to allow creditor to proceed against debtor's company.
Issue(s)
Whether a creditor who sued a debtor and a company the debtor owned in a Montana court, alleging fraud, was entitled to a judgment declaring that the debtor's company, which the debtor valued at $0 in his bankruptcy schedules, was not protected by the stay that was imposed pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 362(a) when the debtor declared chapter 13 bankruptcy.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on August 13, 2013 , LexisNexis #0913-005

In re Moss

Ruling
Creditors' motion to remove void judgment denied as an adversary proceeding was required.
Issue(s)
Whether judgment lien was filed in violation of stay and could be removed.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on August 13, 2013 , LexisNexis #0913-031

In re Wiard

Ruling
Filing of criminal complaint by creditors was not a stay violation and not grounds for sanctions.
Issue(s)
Whether creditors willfully violated the automatic stay when they filed a criminal complaint against the debtor husband after the debtors filed their chapter 7 bankruptcy petition, or whether the filing of the criminal complaint was excepted from the stay under 11 U.S.C.S. § 362(b)(1).

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on August 09, 2013 , LexisNexis #0913-006

In re Hinesley Family Ltd. Pship No. 1

Ruling
Claim for lost wages barred by res judicata.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on August 07, 2013 , LexisNexis #0813-115

In re Center Field Props. LLC

Ruling
Creditor entitled to administrative expense claim for portion of fee earned between petition date and rejection of licensing agreement.
Procedural posture

Creditor of chapter 11 debtor filed a motion for payment of a sum as a post- petition administrative claim under 11 U.S.C.S. § 503(b)(1)(A) based on a license agreement with the debtor. The debtor filed an objection to the amount requested.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on July 03, 2013 , LexisNexis #0713-114

In re Luedtke

Ruling
Old vehicle expense consistent with IRS guidelines could be deducted from disposable income calculation.
Procedural posture

Chapter 13 trustee objected to confirmation of the debtors' plan under the "disposable income" requirement of 11 U.S.C.S. § 1325(b)(1).

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on June 17, 2013 , LexisNexis #0713-133

In re Bodeker

Ruling
Trustee's search of debtor's home for undisclosed gold, silver and other assets did not violate the Fourth Amendment.
Procedural posture

A chapter 7 trustee filed a notice of intent to sell gold and silver of the estate at private sale. The debtor objected on the grounds that the trustee's search of his home for his gold and silver was an illegal search and seizure under the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on June 07, 2013 , LexisNexis #0713-096

Estate of Earl Cournage v. Warburton (In re Warburton)

Ruling
Discharge denied due to concealment of property and financial records from decedent's estate.
Procedural posture

A decedent's estate filed an adversary proceeding. The estate objected to the discharge of defendant debtors under 11 U.S.C.S. § 727(a)(1) and (a)(3), and sought an exception from the debtors' discharge under 11 U.S.C.S. § 523(a)(2)(A), (a)(4), and (a)(6).

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on May 21, 2013 , LexisNexis #0613-064

In re Jirsa

Ruling
Lease with option to purchase avoided as purchase price was less than equivalent value of property.
Procedural posture

A hearing was held on confirmation of the debtors' third amended chapter 13 plan and on their amended motion to reject an executory contract, or in the alternative, to determine that the executory contract was terminated.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on May 20, 2013 , LexisNexis #0613-061