- 11 U.S.C.
Yount, In re
Mar
24
2023
Ruling
Bankruptcy judge's order rescheduling the trial of the adversary proceeding could not reasonably be interpreted as modifying the discharge injunction as to the negligence claim. (Bankr. E.D. Mo.)
Issue(s)
Effect of Discharge; Avoidance And Injunctive Relief; Injunction Against Actions to Recover a Debt as Personal Liability of Debtor.
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- 11 U.S.C.
Sebastian v. Frickel (In re WorldSpace Inc.)
Sep
17
2014
Ruling
Derivative complaint against non-debtor subsidiary of debtor by the subsidiary's employee dismissed for lack of standing.
Issue(s)
Was employee of debtor's non-debtor subsidiary a "creditor" whose wage claim could be allowed in debtor's case?
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- 11 U.S.C.
Zazzali v. AFA Fin. Group LLC
Aug
28
2012
Ruling
Avoidance proceedings dismissed except to the extent that good faith/value defense possibly applied.
Procedural posture
Plaintiff Trustee brought a proceeding against defendants (some of "Movants"). Count One was pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 548(a)(1)(A). Counts Two and Three were pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 544 and Idaho Code Ann. §§ 55-906, 55-913. Count Four alleged unjust enrichment. Count Five was pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 547. Count Six was pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 549. Count Seven sought claim disallowance under 11 U.S.C.S. § 502(d). Movants sought dismissal.
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- 28 U.S.C.
Zazzali v. 1031 Exch. Group (In re DBSI Inc.)
Aug
14
2012
Ruling
Bankruptcy court declined to transfer venue of adversary proceeding out of district where bankruptcy and other adversary proceedings were pending.
Procedural posture
Plaintiff, a litigation trustee for the chapter 11 debtors' estate litigation trust, filed an amended complaint against defendants asserting causes of action for, inter alia, the avoidance and recovery of alleged fraudulent transfers under 11 U.S.C.S. §§ 544, 548, 550, and 551 and under Idaho state law. Certain defendants filed a motion to transfer venue pursuant to 28 U.S.C.S. § 1412.
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- 11 U.S.C.
In re Blitz U.S.A. Inc.
Jul
09
2012
Ruling
Bonus plan proposed by debtor in possession in good faith and in ordinary course of business, based on sound business judgment, approved.
Procedural posture
Debtors, a corporation and affiliated businesses, declared chapter 11 bankruptcy and operated their businesses as debtors-in-possession, pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. §§ 1107(a) and 1108. The corporation filed a motion seeking permission to pay employees a bonus for Fiscal Year 2012. A committee of unsecured creditors and the United States Trustee ("UST") filed objections. The court held a hearing on corporation's motion.
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Zazzali v. Swenson (In re DBSI Inc.)
Jan
27
2012
Ruling
Sovereign immunity did not apply to prevent trustee's fraudulent transfer claims against state tax agencies.
Procedural posture
Trustee of a liquidation trust created by a bankruptcy plan brought an adversary proceeding against defendant state tax agencies seeking to recover allegedly fraudulent transfers under the law of a state pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 544(b). The agencies moved to dismiss the claims based on state sovereign immunity.
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- 11 U.S.C.
Claybrook v. AutoZone Tex. LP (In re American Remanufacturers Inc.)
Jul
28
2011
Ruling
Trustee and counsel sanctioned for unreasonable behavior in pursuing avoidance proceeding.
Procedural posture
In this adversary proceeding where plaintiff Chapter 7 trustee unsuccessfully pursued an avoidance action and an accounts receivable action, defendants filed a motion for sanctions pursuant to 28 U.S.C.S. § 1927 and Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7054(b).
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In re Orleans Homebuilders Inc.
Mar
08
2011
Ruling
Debtor willfully violated stay by retrieving steel it had delivered to debtor prepetition.
Procedural posture
Debtors, a corporation that built single-family homes, townhouses, and condominiums and its affiliates, filed petitions under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code and operated their businesses as debtors-in-possession. The debtors sought an order which required a company ("supplier") that sold steel to the debtors to comply with the automatic stay, and they asked the court to hold the supplier in civil contempt and for damages.
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- 11 U.S.C.
Zazzali v. Wavetronix LLC (In re DBSI Inc.)
Mar
04
2011
Ruling
Fraudulent transfer proceeding against partial owners of transferee LLC dismissed.
Procedural posture
Defendants filed a motion to dismiss the complaint filed by plaintiffs, trustees of debtors' estate litigation trust and debtors' liquidating trust, seeking to recover allegedly fraudulent conveyances from defendants under 11 U.S.C.S. § 548 and state law, alleging that one defendant breached his personal guaranty, alleging breach of fiduciary duties, alleging unjust enrichment, and alleging breach of an operating agreement.
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- 11 U.S.C.
DGI Liquidating Trust v. William Gallagher Assocs. Ins. Brokers Inc. (In re DGI Resolutions Inc.)
Feb
17
2011
Ruling
Trustee's avoidance proceeding based on allegedly unauthorized transfer to insurance broker dismissed due to court authorization for debtor obtaining and continuing insurance coverage.
Procedural posture
Defendant insurance broker moved to dismiss a three-count adversary complaint filed by plaintiff, the trustee for a liquidating trust, in which plaintiff sought to recover, in whole or on a prorated basis, a fee paid to the broker in connection with its procurement of a rider extending insurance coverage past the date of its liquidation. Plaintiff's theories included that the payment was unauthorized and thus avoidable under 11 U.S.C.S. § 549.
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