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In re Duckett

Ruling
Debtor could not reopen case to prevent ejectment following foreclosure.
Issue(s)
Could debtor reopen case to prevent ejectment from property following foreclosure?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on August 21, 2015 , LexisNexis #0915-039

In re Rodriguez

Ruling
Creditor could not reopen case three years after closing to compel debtor to surrender property and cease defense of foreclosure action.
Issue(s)
Could secured creditor reopen debtor's case after three years in order to compel debtor to surrender property and cease defense of foreclosure?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on August 12, 2015 , LexisNexis #0915-006

In re Holley Performance Prods.

Ruling
Motion to reopen case with substantially completed plan that had been closed for three years denied.
Issue(s)
Should case that had been closed for three years be reopened for a ruling that creditors'environmental claims were barred by debtor's confirmed plan?

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on July 31, 2015 , LexisNexis #0815-109

Janvier v. Sledge (In re Sledge)

Ruling
Motion to reopen denial of discharge proceeding denied as not brought within a reasonable time.
Issue(s)
Should debtor's motion to reopen be denied as untimely?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on June 19, 2015 , LexisNexis #0715-040

In re Combs

Ruling
Debtors could reopen case to list employment discrimination lawsuit as a contingent claim.
Issue(s)
Could debtors reopen case to list previously undisclosed employment discrimination lawsuit as a potential asset?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on June 16, 2015 , LexisNexis #0715-006

In re Ingram

Ruling
Debtor could not reopen chapter 13 case to propose amended plan where 60-month limitations period had expired.
Issue(s)
Could debtor reopen chapter 13 case more than one year after completion of plan in order to schedule previously undisclosed cause of action and avoid dismissal of civil case?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on May 14, 2015 , LexisNexis #0615-040

In re Gill

Ruling
Debtor could not reopen case to seek sanctions against lender for sending postdischarge informational foreclosure avoidance notice.
Issue(s)
Could debtor reopen here case to seek sanctions against a lender for violating the discharge injunction by sending an informational foreclosure notice?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on April 16, 2015 , LexisNexis #0515-038

In re Non-Ferrous Extrusion & Scrap Metals Inc.

Ruling
Court-appointed disbursing agent could reopen case where its fees were based on debtor's earned income and there was a discrepancy between debtor's income in financial statements and tax returns.
Issue(s)
Could a court-appointed disbursing agent reopen a case to resolve a discrepancy in income reported on financial statements and to the IRS where the agent's fees were to be based on the debtor's income?

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on April 15, 2015 , LexisNexis #0515-039

In re Smith

Ruling
Case reopened to allow determination of whether creditor's mortgage had been discharged by debtor's chapter 11 plan.
Issue(s)
Whether to grant creditor's motion to reopen a chapter 11 case for cause under 11 U.S.C.S. § 350(b) after a state court had dismissed the creditor's foreclosure action on the grounds that its lien was made void by operation of 11 U.S.C.S. § 1141(c).

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on February 20, 2015 , LexisNexis #0315-073

In re Demolition & Asset Recovery LLC

Ruling
Defendants in debtor's state court action lacked standing to reopen chapter 11 case.
Issue(s)
Could defendants in chapter 11 debtor's state court lawsuit reopen the debtor's bankruptcy case file a motion requesting the bankruptcy court

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on February 05, 2015 , LexisNexis #0316-038