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In re Hartley

Ruling
Case ordered converted or dismissed due to presumption of abuse.
Issue(s)
Should debtors' case be dismissed due to presumption of abuse arising from underreporting of gross income and excessive deductions?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on March 28, 2014 , LexisNexis #0414-129

Monk v. LSI Title Co. of Or. LLC (In re Monk)

Ruling
Mortgage was not discharged due to trustee's failure to properly serve objection on mortgagee.
Issue(s)
Whether post-discharge foreclosure violated the discharge injunction or was proper given insufficient notice of trustee's original objection to the mortgagee's claim.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on August 09, 2013 , LexisNexis #0913-034

McEdwards v. Welch (In re Welch)

Ruling
Debt was nondischargeable due to debtor's actual fraud and false representations.
Procedural posture

Plaintiff creditor filed suit against defendant debtor objecting to the dischargeability of his debt and thereafter filed a motion for summary judgment declaring the debt nondischargeable under 11 U.S.C.S. § 523(a)(2)(A), (a)(4).

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on July 10, 2013 , LexisNexis #0813-085

In re Braswell

Ruling
Confirmation denied due to lack of accommodation for the time value of money in payment of unsecured creditors.
Procedural posture

Petitioner debtor filed an amended chapter 13 plan of reorganization. Pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 1325, respondent trustee objected to confirmation of the debtor's amended plan on a number of grounds, most notably on grounds of lack of good faith and the failure to provide interest to unsecured claimants in the debtor's 100% plan. The court held a confirmation hearing and issued its ruling.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on June 27, 2013 , LexisNexis #0813-101

In re Grogan

Ruling
Confirmation of plan denied due to proposed use of cash collateral without adequate protection for secured creditor.
Procedural posture

Debtors filed a petition under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code and operated a Christmas tree farming business they owned as debtors-in-possession. The debtors proposed a plan for reorganizing their business and paying their creditors, and a creditor that held secured notes totaling $7 million filed an objection to the debtors' plan. The court held a hearing on the debtors' plan and the creditor's objection.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on April 26, 2013 , LexisNexis #0513-136

In re Kline

Ruling
Debtor could assume one lease and reject two others.
Procedural posture

Debtors filed a motion to assume a lease on Eugene commercial property and to reject leases on commercial properties in Springfield and Cottage Grove, to determine the ownership of certain greenhouses, and to establish the rental rates for the various leases for purposes of assumption and rejection. An individual (objector) and a corporation filed an objection and sought a further ruling by the court on certain matters.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on February 14, 2013 , LexisNexis #0313-110

Monk v. LSI Title Co. of Oregon LLC (In re Monk)

Ruling
Hearing on violation of discharge injunction would be scheduled if notice issue was resolved favorably.
Procedural posture

After debtors moved to reopen their chapter 13 case, debtors and defendant creditors cross-moved for summary judgment on issues arising out of defendants' post-discharge conduct, including their undertaking to foreclose on debtors' property and to sell it at sheriff's sale. Issues included whether the court had jurisdiction over the matter and whether defendants had violated the post-discharge injunction per 11 U.S.C.S. § 524.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on December 03, 2012 , LexisNexis #1212-138

Sugar v. Eimstad (In re Eimstad)

Ruling
Intentional tort judgment for assault, battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress was nondischargeable.
Procedural posture

Creditor filed a complaint against debtor seeking a determination that a debt was nondischargeable under 11 U.S.C.S. § 523(a)(6). The creditor filed a motion for summary judgment.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on May 24, 2012 , LexisNexis #0612-091

In re Olsen Agric. Enters.

Ruling
Sale and application of proceeds in best interests of debtor in possession and creditor's approved over objection of guarantor.
Procedural posture

Debtor-in-Possession (DIP) and a creditor agreed to a plan of reorganization which involved the pre-confirmation sale, subject to the creditor's credit bid, of eight separate parcels. The proposed sale, pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 363, would have been free and clear of liens and encumbrances. A guarantor of a term loan (the "Objector") filed a "limited objection" to the sale.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on May 17, 2012 , LexisNexis #0612-081

State v. Hickey (In re Hickey)

Ruling
Misrepresentation of need for public assistance was basis for nondischargeable debt.
Procedural posture

The State of Oregon brought an adversary proceeding against debtors pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 523(a)(2), (a)(5). A default order was entered. At that point the court balked, advising that it did not believe that the duty to repay was a domestic support obligation, and advised that a written opinion would follow.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on May 10, 2012 , LexisNexis #0612-048