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Staker, In re
Mar
10
2025
Ruling
Chapter 7 trustee could receive compensation for services that provided an identifiable benefit to the bankruptcy estate despite conversion to Chapter 13 prior to any payments or turnover to creditors. (Bankr. S.D. Ohio)
Issue(s)
Compensation of Officers; Determination of Amount; Awards to Trustees, Examiners or Professional Persons.
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Guerrero, In re
Mar
07
2025
Ruling
Court confirmed debtor’s Chapter 13 plan over trustee's objection to extending tax refund turnover beyond statutory 3-year commitment period for below-median income debtor. (Bankr. D. Idaho)
Issue(s)
Confirmation of Plan; Objections.
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Nwosu, In re
Mar
07
2025
Ruling
Chapter 13 case dismissed due to debtor’s bad faith violation of state court receivership orders, failure to make plan payments, and lack of a feasible budget. (Bankr. S.D. Ohio)
Issue(s)
Conversion or Dismissal; For Cause.
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Elkins, In re
Mar
07
2025
Ruling
Court dismissed debtor's Chapter 7 case for bad faith serial filings aimed at delaying foreclosure, and failure to meet obligations, imposing a two-year refiling bar. (Bankr. D. Conn.)
Issue(s)
Dismissal of a Case or Conversion to a Case Under Chapter 11 or 13; For Cause.
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Muszynski v. Millennium Funding, Inc.
Mar
07
2025
Ruling
Bankruptcy court did not abuse its discretion in finding that the debtor failed to describe exigent circumstances meriting a waiver of the credit counseling requirement. (B.A.P. 1st Cir.)
Issue(s)
Who May Be a Debtor; Mandatory Credit Counseling.
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George, In re
Mar
06
2025
Ruling
Debtor’s failures to report employment and income constituted false representations and omissions intended to induce the SSA to continue paying benefits. (Bankr. E.D. Wis.)
Issue(s)
Exceptions to Discharge; Types of Debt Excepted; Fraud; False Pretenses, False Representations or Actual Fraud.
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Ivery, In re
Mar
05
2025
Ruling
Trustee's attempt to modify Chapter 13 plan to distribute fire insurance proceeds denied due to debtor's completion of plan payments before the fire occurred. (Bankr. N.D. Miss.)
Issue(s)
Modification of Plan After Confirmation; Types of Modification Allowed.
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Williams, In re
Mar
05
2025
Ruling
Debt was nondischargeable as the state court's factual findings that debtor breached her fiduciary duties as a manager and member of the LLC by misappropriating funds had preclusive effect. (Bankr. S.D. Miss.)
Issue(s)
Exceptions to Discharge; Types of Debt Excepted; Fiduciary Fraud, Embezzlement, or Larceny.
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Rosario, In re
Mar
05
2025
Ruling
Court deferred to Chapter 7 trustee’s business judgment in settling damages claim held by debtor in case converted from Chapter 11. (Bankr. D.P.R.)
Issue(s)
Duties of Trustee; Included Duties; Collect and Reduce to Money Property of the Estate.
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Elkins, In re
Mar
05
2025
Ruling
Relief from stay granted as secured creditor lacked adequate protection in property not necessary to an effective reorganization and repeated filings by debtor and spouse constituted a scheme to delay, hinder, or defraud creditors. (Bankr. D. Conn.)
Issue(s)
Automatic Stay; Relief from Stay.
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