Mar
08
2021
Shack, In re--JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. Shack
Ruling:
Relief from stay to complete foreclosure granted as the lender had not received any paymentin more than ten years and the property was not necessary for an effective reorganization.(Bankr. D. Conn.)
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Consumer case opionion summary, case decided on March 08,2021, LexisNexis #0421-079
Mar
08
2021
Hollister, In re
Ruling:
Financing sought by debtor to be secured by priming lien that would put second lienholder inthird position denied. (Bankr. C.D. Cal.)
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Consumer case opionion summary, case decided on March 08,2021, LexisNexis #0421-080
Mar
08
2021
Navient Sols., LLC, In re
Ruling:
Involuntary bankruptcy petition dismissed as filed in bad faith as numerous lawsuits werepending between petitioning creditors and debtor. (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.)
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Commercial case opionion summary, case decided on March 08,2021, LexisNexis #0421-051
Mar
08
2021
Alderman, In re
Ruling:
Damages, but not attorneys' fees, awarded by the state court, were nondischargeable astraceable to defendants' willful and malicious conduct. (Bankr. D.N.M.)
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Consumer case opionion summary, case decided on March 08,2021, LexisNexis #0421-086
Court: Judge or Jurisdiction information not available
Mar
08
2021
Berry, In re--Berry v. Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC
Ruling:
Relief for alleged violations of discharge injunction denied. (Bankr. W.D. Tenn.)
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Consumer case opionion summary, case decided on March 08,2021, LexisNexis #0421-087
Mar
05
2021
Roman Catholic Diocese, In re--Roman Catholic Diocese v. LG 35 Doe
Ruling:
Six state court actions stayed as ongoing state court litigation would continue to diminish theestate's shared insurance resources. (Bankr. N.D.N.Y.)
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Commercial case opionion summary, case decided on March 05,2021, LexisNexis #0421-056
Court: Judge or Jurisdiction information not available
Mar
05
2021
Ritter, In re
Ruling:
Debtors were not entitled to an immediate COVID-19 discharge despite stipulation totemporarily suspend plan payments due to decrease in income. (Bankr. C.D. Cal.)
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Consumer case opionion summary, case decided on March 05,2021, LexisNexis #0421-072
Mar
05
2021
Hardman, In re
Ruling:
Creditor was not entitled to stay relief as there was insufficient evidence to determine that thetruck was not necessary to an effective reorganization even if debtor had no equity in thetruck. (Bankr. D. Utah)
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Consumer case opionion summary, case decided on March 05,2021, LexisNexis #0421-058
Mar
05
2021
Ganske, In re
Ruling:
Debtors could not assume contract that was properly terminated before debtors' bankruptcywas filed. (Bankr. E.D. Wis.)
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Consumer case opionion summary, case decided on March 05,2021, LexisNexis #0421-059
Mar
05
2021
Chapman, In re--Curtis v. Chapman Family Trust
Ruling:
Debtor's stepchildren qualified as non-statutory insiders for purposes of preferential transferproceeding. (Bankr. S.D. Tex.)
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Consumer case opionion summary, case decided on March 05,2021, LexisNexis #0421-068
Mar
05
2021
Cmty. Home Fin. Servs., In re--Edwards Family P'ship v. Johnson
Ruling:
District court erred in vacating the bankruptcy court's fee award as it improperly assessed thebenefit of counsel's services to the estate. (5th Cir.)
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Commercial case opionion summary, case decided on March 05,2021, LexisNexis #0421-054
Court: Judge or Jurisdiction information not available
Mar
04
2021
Short, In re--Telos Ventures Grp., PLLC v. Short
Ruling:
Debtor's actions in filing an excess of meritless pleadings constituted a deliberate andintentional act taken with the subjective intent to cause plaintiffs injury resulting innondischargeable debt. (Bankr. D. Utah)
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Consumer case opionion summary, case decided on March 04,2021, LexisNexis #0421-042
Mar
04
2021
Wortham-Thomas, In re--Wattley v. Wortham-Thomas
Ruling:
Debtors' continuing prosecution of counterclaims in adversary proceeding that were propertyof the estate would violate the automatic stay. (Bankr. E.D. Mich.)
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Consumer case opionion summary, case decided on March 04,2021, LexisNexis #0421-030
Mar
04
2021
Barwick, In re--Gerlich v. Barwick
Ruling:
Judgments based on debtor's actions of stalking and assaulting creditor for no apparent reasonestablished the requisite malice for nondischargeable debt. (Bankr. W.D. Okla.)
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Consumer case opionion summary, case decided on March 04,2021, LexisNexis #0421-065
Mar
04
2021
ESA Graceland, LLC, In re
Ruling:
Debtor's law firm entitled to compensation and reimbursement of fees because the law firmheld a valid, enforceable security interest in a pre-petition retainer. (Bankr. W.D. Tenn.)
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Commercial case opionion summary, case decided on March 04,2021, LexisNexis #0421-052