- 11 U.S.C.
In re Escalera Res. Co.
Nov
09
2015
Ruling
Chapter 11 debtor authorized to pay priority claims of employees for wages, salaries, expenses and benefits.
Issue(s)
Should debtor's motion for payment of wages, salaries and benefits of employees be granted?
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- 11 U.S.C.
Baldiga v. Golemo (In re Golemo)
Oct
23
2015
Ruling
Debtor's former spouse entitled to a priority domestic support obligation claim against proceeds of sale of estate property.
Issue(s)
Was debtor's former spouse entitled to a priority domestic support obligation claim?
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- 11 U.S.C.
In re Tropicana Entmt LLC
Oct
13
2015
Ruling
Creditor that provided management services to debtor was not entitled to summary judgment on administrative claim but claim employee benefits creditor granted administrative expense status.
Issue(s)
Were claims of creditors who provided management services and employee benefits provider entitled to administrative expense status?
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- 11 U.S.C.
In re Howrey LLP
Aug
11
2015
Ruling
Landlords' gap claims were entitled to priority status.
Issue(s)
Whether claims of landlords for unpaid rent accruing during the interval between the filing of an involuntary petition and an order for relief were entitled to priority.
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Bradford v. United States Dept of the Treasury (In re Bradford)
Jul
19
2015
Ruling
IRS exaction based on early withdrawal from retirement account was not a tax entitled to priority status.
Issue(s)
Was an exaction by the IRS based on debtor's early withdrawal from a retirement account a tax that should be granted priority status?
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- 11 U.S.C.
In re Moser
May
13
2015
Ruling
Attorneys fees awarded in custody proceeding were a nondischargeable domestic support obligation.
Issue(s)
Was debt for attorneys' fees awarded in child custody proceeding a nondischargeable domestic support obligation?
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- 11 U.S.C.
In re Trentadue
Mar
19
2015
Ruling
Claim for attorneys' fees awarded to debtor's former spouse due to debtor's protracted litigation was a nondischargeable domestic support obligation entitled to priority.
Issue(s)
Were sanctions assessed against debtor due to conduct in litigating custody proceedings against former spouse a nondischargeable domestic support obligation?
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- 11 U.S.C.
In re Kirkpatrick
Dec
22
2014
Ruling
Confirmation denied as plan did not give priority treatment to domestic support obligation.
Issue(s)
Should confirmation be denied due to the plan's failure to provide priority treatment to alleged domestic support obligation?
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In re Symdon
Oct
03
2014
Ruling
Fees owed directly to debtor's spouse's divorce attorneys were not nondischargeable domestic support obligations.
Issue(s)
Whether a law firm, which represented the debtor's wife in divorce proceedings, was entitled to a priority claim, under 11 U.S.C.S. § 507(a)(1)(A), for its attorney's fees in the debtor's chapter 13 case when debt was held to be non-dischargeable under 11 U.S.C.S. §§ 523 in the debtor's chapter 7 case.
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In re Downer
Jul
16
2014
Ruling
Claim for child support arrearage for medical expenses was a nondischargeable domestic support obligation that was entitled to first priority.
Issue(s)
Was claim for past medical expenses on debtor's and former spouse's child that the debtor was previously ordered to pay and for additional healthcare costs for the child not covered by health insurance a nondischargeable domestic support obligation and entitled to priority treatment?
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