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Keese, In re--Barbknecht Firm, P.C. v. Keese
Feb
28
2021
Ruling
Discharge denied due to debtor's acquisition and appropriation of a tax refund with an intentto hinder, delay, or defraud a creditor. (Bankr. E.D. Tex.)
Issue(s)
Discharge; Grounds for Denial; Fraudulent Transfer or Concealment of Property;
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Epperson, In re--Epperson v. Educ. Credit Mgmt. Corp.
Feb
24
2021
Ruling
Student loan remained nondischargeable as debtor failed to demonstrate compliance with theestablished legal requirement to apply his or her income to the repayment of a student loanbefore the loan could be discharged. (Bankr. E.D. Tex.)
Issue(s)
Exceptions to Discharge; Types of Debt Excepted; Educational Loans.
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Jamieson, In re--Parkin v. Jamieson
Feb
08
2021
Ruling
Debt was not dischargeable as creditors failed to prove that debt evidenced by defaultjudgment was obtained by actual fraud. (Bankr. E.D. Tex.)
Issue(s)
Exceptions to Discharge; Types of Debt Excepted.
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Opoku, In re--Swift Fin., LLC v. Opoku
Dec
02
2020
Ruling
Creditor failed to prove by a preponderance of evidence that asserted debt owed by debtorarose from the infliction of a willful and malicious injury as debtor took no action thatcreated an objective substantial certainty of harm to creditor. (Bankr. E.D. Tex.)
Issue(s)
Exceptions to Discharge; Types of Debt Excepted.
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Hays, In re--Spears v. Hays
Sep
15
2020
Ruling
Tenant was entitled to attorney fees, which were nondischargeable, due to debtor landlord'sdeceptions and unfair acts to obtain money she was not entitled to. (Bankr. N.D. Ill.)
Issue(s)
Exceptions to Discharge; Types of Debt Excepted; Fiduciary Fraud, Embezzlement, or
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M. Christopher Residential, LLC, In re--Weisbart v. Rivas
May
22
2020
Ruling
Court recommended that district court withdraw the reference for the adversary proceeding because all the claims asserted by the trustee were non-core state law causes of action. (Bankr. E.D. Tex.)
Issue(s)
Procedures; Withdrawal of Reference by District Court.
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Davidson, In re--Trans Global Auto Logistics, Inc. v. Davidson
Jan
22
2020
Ruling
Debt from the debtor's failure to perform on a construction contract was nondischargeable asthe elements of § 523(a)(2)(A) were established. (Bankr. E.D. Tex.)
Issue(s)
Exceptions to Discharge; Types of Debt Excepted; Fraud; False Pretenses, False
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Wofford, In re--Judd, Thomas, Smith & Co. v. Wofford
Sep
30
2019
Ruling
Amounts payable to debtor post-petition under asset purchase agreement were property ofdebtor's bankruptcy estate. (Bankr. E.D. Tex.)
Issue(s)
Property of the Estate; Creation and Composition of the Estate; All Legal or Equitable
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Thornhill, In re--Vrana v. Thornhill
Sep
30
2019
Ruling
Debtor’s fiduciary defalcation was not subject to immunity under state law and resulted innondischargeable debt. (Bankr. E.D. Tex.)
Issue(s)
Exceptions to Discharge; Types of Debt Excepted; Fiduciary Fraud, Embezzlement, or
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Pickens, In re
Sep
27
2019
Ruling
Trustee was not entitled to a summary judgment avoiding the deposit of the settlement checkas a preferential transfer as trustee failed to show that the deposit was a "transfer" from thedebtor to the lawyer. (Bankr. E.D. Tex.)
Issue(s)
Preferences; Avoidable Transfers.
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