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In re McCoy

Ruling
Bankruptcy court abused discretion in denying debtor’s motion to reopen absent objection orprejudice to creditors. (B.A.P. 6th Cir.)
Issue(s)
Closing and Reopening Cases; When to Reopen.

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Court :
Judge or Jurisdiction information not available
Consumer opinion summary, case decided on November 29, 2016 , LexisNexis #0117-003

In re T&A Holdings, LLC

Ruling
Secured creditor could not reopen debtor’s bankruptcy case solely to seek dismissal. (Bankr.N.D. Ill.)
Issue(s)
Closing and Reopening Cases.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on November 02, 2016 , LexisNexis #1216-003

In re Smith

Ruling
Debtor could not reopen case to obtain discharge of debt that was nondischargeable. (Bankr. W.D. Ark.)
Issue(s)
Closing and Reopening Cases.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on October 19, 2016 , LexisNexis #0117-002

In re Losada

Ruling
Case reopened to allow debtors to value residence and strip off third mortgage lien. (Bankr.S.D. Fla.)
Issue(s)
Could debtors reopen their successfully completed chapter 13 case in order to value their residence located and strip the lien of the third mortgage holder?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on September 14, 2016 , LexisNexis #1016-040

In re Curiel

Ruling
Debtor could not reopen case to pursue undisclosed child support claim. (Bankr. N.D. Ga.)
Issue(s)
Could debtor reopen case to administer previously undisclosed child support claim?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on September 01, 2016 , LexisNexis #0916-108

In re Palumbo

Ruling
Debtors could not reopen long-closed case for determination on unscheduled debt that wasnow at issue in state court. (Bankr. W.D.N.Y.)
Issue(s)
Could debtors reopen their long-closed chapter 7 bankruptcy cases, to address an unscheduled

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on September 01, 2016 , LexisNexis #0916-107

In re Chrisman

Ruling
Debtor could not reopen case seven years after dismissal in order to file certificate ofcompletion of financial management course and obtain a discharge. (Bankr. N.D. Ohio)
Issue(s)
Could debtor reopen her case in order to extend the time to file and to file a certificate of completion of a post-petition financial management instructional course with the ultimate goal of obtaining her chapter 7 discharge?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on August 22, 2016 , LexisNexis #0916-038

Murphy v. United States Dep't of Educ. (In re Murphy)

Ruling
Debtor’s motion to reopen case to file an untimely appeal denied. (Bankr. W.D. Pa.)
Issue(s)
Should bankruptcy court reconsider its denial of debtor’s motion to reopen and file an untimely appeal?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on July 21, 2016 , LexisNexis #0816-064

In re Covelli

Ruling
Debtors could reopen their case to seek sanctions against creditor for violating the discharge injunction.
Issue(s)
Could debtors reopen their chapter 7 case to seek sanctions against creditor for violation of the discharge injunction by filing a state court case to collect a discharged deficiency judgment?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on May 13, 2016 , LexisNexis #0616-038

In re Lovell

Ruling
Debtor could not reopen seven year-old case to avoid liens due to prejudice to creditors.(Bankr. D. Me.)
Issue(s)
Closing and Reopening Cases; When to Reopen.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on May 11, 2016 , LexisNexis #1116-078