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§ 554(c)

Dole, In re--Dole v. Mortg. Elec., Sys.

Ruling
Debtor was entitled to the declaratory relief which she sought for the alleged willful violationof the automatic stay after the debtor and her husband filed their Chapter 7 petition.(Bankr. W.D. Mich.)
Issue(s)
Abandonment of Property of the Estate; Scheduled Property Not Otherwise

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on November 28, 2023 , LexisNexis #0124-086

Wood, In re

Ruling
Chapter 13 bankruptcy case had to be dismissed as debtor had a prior-filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy case that had been reopened to administer a lawsuit claim with a possible settlement and remained pending in the bankruptcy court. (Bankr. E.D. Mich.)
Issue(s)
Abandonment of Property of the Estate; Scheduled Property Not Otherwise Administered.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on March 09, 2023 , LexisNexis #0523-016

Bear Communs., LLC, In re

Ruling
Debtors did not meet the requirements for abandonment of interest in state lawsuit that theylisted only on the statement of financial affairs and not on a schedule. (9th Cir.)
Issue(s)
Abandonment of Property of the Estate; Scheduled Property Not Otherwise

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on October 19, 2021 , LexisNexis #1221-040

Moreno, In re, 2020 Bankr.

Ruling
Community property vehicle transferred into debtor’s bankruptcy estate once debtor’s spouse’s separate case concluded. (Bankr. C.D. Cal.)
Issue(s)
Abandonment of Property of the Estate; Scheduled Property Not Otherwise Administered.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on July 17, 2020 , LexisNexis #0820-092

Stevens, In re--Stevens v. Whitmore

Ruling
Unscheduled claims against a creditor could not be technically abandoned. (B.A.P. 9th Cir.)
Issue(s)
Abandonment of Property of the Estate; Scheduled Property Not Otherwise Administered.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on July 02, 2020 , LexisNexis #0820-040

In re Robertson

Ruling
Scheduled claim not otherwise administered by trustee deemed abandoned to debtor.
Issue(s)
Had debtor's scheduled claim against bank been abandoned to him?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on March 24, 2016 , LexisNexis #0416-092

Sturgeon v. Hart Cnty. Fin. LLC (In re Sturgeon)

Ruling
Bankruptcy court lacked jurisdiction over debtor's adversary proceeding based on a claim abandoned by the trustee.
Issue(s)
Could debtor sustain an adversary proceeding against creditor based on a claim that had been abandoned by the trustee?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on November 20, 2015 , LexisNexis #1215-060

West v. Jeppesen (In re Krachun)

Ruling
Trustee's potential avoidance proceeding was abandoned upon closing of case.
Issue(s)
Should trustee's avoidance proceeding be dismissed on grounds that the trustee abandoned the property at issue, the trustee's claims are time-barred, the assets at issue were never part of the bankruptcy estate, and the trustee is prevented from pursuing the assets based on principles of estoppel and laches?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on August 14, 2015 , LexisNexis #0915-021

Pankey v. Pankey (In re Pankey)

Ruling
Chapter 7 debtor could not pursue unscheduled claim against debtor former spouse that had not been abandoned by the trustee.
Issue(s)
Did debtor's former spouse, also a chapter 7 debtor, have standing to bring a nondischargeability proceeding in the debtor's case?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on April 06, 2015 , LexisNexis #0415-129

Bernstein v. Wells Fargo Bank N.A. (In re Bernstein)

Ruling
Dismissal of debtor's Truth in Lending Act proceeding was not prejudicial as the cause of action would be abandoned to the debtor at the close of the case.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on January 02, 2015 , LexisNexis #0315-091