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§ 1334(c)

Whelan, In re--Huddleston v. Whelan

Ruling
Court denied motion for relief from judgment as the delay in challenging the entry of the default judgment was not reasonable. (Bankr. E.D. Tex.)
Issue(s)
Bankruptcy Cases and Proceedings; Abstention; Discretionary Abstention.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on February 16, 2018 , LexisNexis #0318-118

Duran, In re--Parker v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co.

Ruling
Court abstained from hearing suit that was only tenuously related to the debtor's bankruptcy case. (Bankr. N.D. Ohio)
Issue(s)
Bankruptcy Cases and Proceedings; Abstention; Discretionary Abstention.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on February 16, 2018 , LexisNexis #0318-117

Bailey Ridge Partners, LLC, In re--Ruba v. First Dakota Nat'l Bank

Ruling
Court abstained from proceeding as a related proceeding has already commenced in another nonbankruptcy court. (Bankr. N.D. Iowa)
Issue(s)
Bankruptcy Cases and Proceedings; Abstention; Discretionary Abstention.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on February 15, 2018 , LexisNexis #0318-116

Rivera, In re--Lynch v. Rivera

Ruling
District court did not have jurisdiction over plaintiff's case as he failed to file an appeal for the court order denying his in forma pauperis petition within the prescribed time. (Bankr. E.D. Pa.)
Issue(s)
Bankruptcy Cases and Proceedings; Abstention; Discretionary Abstention.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on December 08, 2017 , LexisNexis #0118-060

Blackman, In re--Blackman v. Challange Fin. Inv'r Corp.

Ruling
Debtor's complaint was dismissed as the fourteen factors the court considered for discretionary or permissive abstention weighed heavily in favor of abstention. (Bankr. N.D. Ga.)
Issue(s)
Bankruptcy Cases and Proceedings; Abstention; Discretionary Abstention.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on December 05, 2017 , LexisNexis #0118-059

Kwiatkowski, In re

Ruling
Any costs awarded to the insurance company in the Bad Faith Action brought solely for the benefit of the estate were taxable only against the estate and not against debtor, individually. (Bankr. M.D. Fla.)
Issue(s)
Bankruptcy Cases and Proceedings; Abstention.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on September 22, 2017 , LexisNexis #1017-118

Payne, In re

Ruling
Foreclosure dispute remanded to state court. (Bankr. E.D. Wis.)
Issue(s)
Bankruptcy Cases and Proceedings; Abstention.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on September 22, 2017 , LexisNexis #1017-117

Astroturf, In re--Textile Mgmt. Assocs., Inc. v. FieldTurf USA, Inc.

Ruling
Court declined to hear declaratory judgment action because the claim involved a dispute only between nondebtor parties and was governed solely by Georgia law without any consideration of bankruptcy law. (Bankr. N.D. Ga.)
Issue(s)
Bankruptcy Cases and Proceedings; Abstention; Mandatory Abstention.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on September 05, 2017 , LexisNexis #1017-057

Memory Lane Assisted Living of Bowdon LLC, In re--In re

Ruling
Debtors' applications for approval of employment of counsel granted as potential conflicts did not rise to the level of actual conflict sufficient to deny the applications to employ. (Bankr. N.D. Ga.)
Issue(s)
Bankruptcy Cases and Proceedings; Abstention; Mandatory Abstention.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on August 11, 2017 , LexisNexis #1017-058

Bay Circle Props., LLC, In re--Bay Circle Props., LLC v. Good Gateway, LLC

Ruling
Abstention was appropriate where the matter was and had been before the state court. (Bankr.N.D. Ga.)
Issue(s)
Bankruptcy Cases and Proceedings; Abstention; Discretionary Abstention.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on August 01, 2017 , LexisNexis #0917-025