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In re Engen

Ruling
Plan to separately classify student loan claims for favorable payment permitted. (Bankr. D.Kan.)
Issue(s)
Contents of Plan; Discretionary Provisions; Designation of Classes of Unsecured Claims.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on December 12, 2016 , LexisNexis #0117-054

International Electric, Inc. v. Anthony & Gordon Constr. Co. (In re International Electric, Inc.)

Ruling
Debtor’s breach of contract proceeding against contractor transferred to district court wheredefendants had not consented to bankruptcy court jurisdiction. (Bankr. D. Kan.)
Issue(s)
Should adversary proceeding for breach of contract be dismissed or transferred to the district court?

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on August 29, 2016 , LexisNexis #0916-103

Kansas Dept of Labor v. Singleton (In re Singleton)

Ruling
State department of labor was bound by treatment of claim in confirmed plan in debtor’s earlier case.
Issue(s)
Was claim for fraudulent receipt of unemployment benefits nondischargeable in debtor’s second bankruptcy case?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on July 07, 2016 , LexisNexis #0816-023

Kansas v. Zuo (In re Zuo)

Ruling
Nondischargeability proceeding dismissed as filed one day late.
Issue(s)
Should state department of labor’s nondischargeability proceeding be dismissed as untimely?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on June 09, 2016 , LexisNexis #0716-028

Kansas Dept of Labor v. Hunter (In re Hunter)

Ruling
Nondischargeability proceeding dismissed as untimely.
Issue(s)
Should nondischargeability proceeding be dismissed as untimely?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on June 09, 2016 , LexisNexis #0716-027

In re Asset Resolution Corp.

Ruling
Case dismissed where debtor was using bankruptcy as a litigation tactic.
Issue(s)
Should chapter 7 case be dismissed as allegedly filed as a litigation tactic and not to liquidate assets for benefit of creditors?

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on May 12, 2016 , LexisNexis #0616-058

In re Dugan

Ruling
Chapter 13 plan proposing to pay only the debtor's attorney's fee and the trustee's commission confirmed over trustee's objection.
Issue(s)
Whether the Bankruptcy Code permits debtors to file under chapter 13 and propose confirmation of a plan that pays only the filing fee, the debtors' attorney's fees, and the trustee's commission?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on May 03, 2016 , LexisNexis #0516-135

In re Doucet

Ruling
Chapter 13 plan providing for payment of only the filing fee, the fees of the debtor's attorney, and the trustee's commission was proposed in good faith.
Issue(s)
Whether debtor's chapter 13 plan proposing to pay only the filing fee, the debtor's attorney's fees, and the trustee's commission was proposed in good faith and could be confirmed?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on May 03, 2016 , LexisNexis #0516-133

In re Dunson

Ruling
Plan providing for payment of only the filing fee, the fees of the debtor's attorney, and the trustee's commission was proposed in good faith given debtor's dire financial circumstances.
Issue(s)
Could the bankruptcy court confirm the chapter 13 plan of a below-median debtor with two children, which proposed to pay only the filing fee, the debtor's attorney's fees, and the trustee's commission?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on May 03, 2016 , LexisNexis #0516-134

In re Fakhari

Ruling
Relief from stay to enforce judgment that was not secured by a valid lien denied.
Issue(s)
Should creditor be granted relief from stay to enforce an alleged lien against debtor's homestead?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on February 22, 2016 , LexisNexis #0316-044