- 11 U.S.C.
Kowalski, In re--Paloian v. Byline Bank
May
13
2025
Ruling
Automatic stay did not apply to presentment of negotiable instrument and payment by bank. (Bankr. N.D. Ill.)
Issue(s)
Automatic Stay; Exceptions; Presentment of Negotiable Instrument.
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- 11 U.S.C.
(In re Conner Creek Ctr. LLC),--Gold v. Dorothy E. McLemore Trust
May
05
2025
Ruling
Transfers to trustee and trust avoided as debtor received no value and was insolvent at time of payments. (Bankr. E.D. Mich.)
Issue(s)
Trustee as Lien Creditor and as Successor to Certain Creditors and Purchasers; Extent of Trustee’s Avoidance Powers; Trustee’s Avoidance Powers as Unsecured Creditor.
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Coleman, In re
Mar
25
2025
Ruling
Debtor's motion to reopen Chapter 7 case denied as debtor provided no reasonable explanation for failing to timely file the financial management course certificate or for the more than one-year delay in filing the motion. (Bankr. E.D. Mich.)
Issue(s)
Closing and Reopening Cases; When to Reopen.
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- 11 U.S.C.
Wright, In re
Mar
03
2025
Ruling
Attorney’s agreements with debtors voided due to misleading statements and misrepresentations. (Bankr. N.D. Ill.)
Issue(s)
Restrictions on Debtor Relief Agencies.
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Williams, In re
Feb
28
2025
Ruling
Attorney's motion for relief from sanctions denied as his arguments regarding the probate exception to federal court jurisdiction were frivolous and contrary to binding precedent. (Bankr. E.D. Mich.)
Issue(s)
Signing Documents; Representations to the Court; Sanctions; Verifying and Providing Copies; Representations to the Court; Claims Warranted by Existing Law.
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- 11 U.S.C.
Brantley, In re
Feb
28
2025
Ruling
Debtor's motion to reopen case to obtain a discharge denied as debtor failed to provide a reasonable explanation for not complying with the filing requirement or for the over one-year delay in seeking to reopen the case. (Bankr. E.D. Mich.)
Issue(s)
Discharge; Grounds for Denial; Failure to Complete Instructional Course.
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- 11 U.S.C.
Lopez, In re
Jan
21
2025
Ruling
Debtor failed to demonstrate any of the limited exceptions that would permit sealing bankruptcy records. (Bankr. E.D. Mich.)
Issue(s)
Public Access to Papers.
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Jude-Weathersby, In re
Jan
14
2025
Ruling
Court ordered debtor’s attorney to refund fee and file an accounting for making misleading statements and failing to clarify service obligations in pre- and post-petition contracts with debtor. (Bankr. N.D. Ill.)
Issue(s)
Restrictions on Debtor Relief Agencies; Restricted Actions.
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Namo, In re
Jan
13
2025
Ruling
Whether debtor received reasonably equivalent value for transfer from transferee’s down payment and payment of mortgage payments over 17 years was a question of material fact. (Bankr. E.D. Mich.)
Issue(s)
Fraudulent Transfers and Obligations; Elements Of Fraudulent Transfers.
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Cozart-Lundin, In re
Jan
10
2025
Ruling
Debtors failed to support alleg ations that lender and its loan servicer harassed them during the loan modification process and after filing for bankruptcy. (Bankr. W.D. Mich.)
Issue(s)
Automatic Stay; Remedies for Violation.
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