Skip to main content

Page Banner(Taxonomy)

southern district of ohio

Monnie v. Field (In re Bross)

Ruling
Mortgage not executed in compliance with state law could be avoided.
Procedural posture

Appellant closing agent challenged a judgment of a U.S. bankruptcy court, which granted the motion of summary judgment filed by appellee bankruptcy trustee, allowing the trustee to avoid, pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 544(a)(3), a mortgage in favor of defendant mortgagee on the ground that the mortgage was defective under Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5301.01 because it was not signed.

ABI Membership is required to access the full summary of Monnie v. Field (In re Bross) Please sign in if you are already an ABI member, or otherwise you may Become an ABI Member

opinion summary, case decided on August 16, 2006 , LexisNexis #0906-007

In re Rose

Ruling
Lien creditor's loss on stripped car allowed as administrative expense claim.
Procedural posture

Chapter 13 secured creditor filed a motion for an allowance of an administrative claim under 11 U.S.C. § 503 in an amount representing the value of creditor's secured claim less payments already received under debtor's plan.

ABI Membership is required to access the full summary of In re Rose Please sign in if you are already an ABI member, or otherwise you may Become an ABI Member

opinion summary, case decided on August 11, 2006 , LexisNexis #0906-018

In re Payne

Ruling
Creditor's objection to confirmation was overruled since section 1325(a) hanging paragraph applied.
Procedural posture

Creditor objected to the confirmation of chapter 13 debtors'plan.

ABI Membership is required to access the full summary of In re Payne Please sign in if you are already an ABI member, or otherwise you may Become an ABI Member

opinion summary, case decided on July 10, 2006 , LexisNexis #0806-113

In re Pattison

Ruling
Court sustained trustee's confirmation objection since debtor had more monthly income available as disposable income.
Procedural posture

Movant chapter 13 trustee objected to confirmation of respondent debtor's plan.

ABI Membership is required to access the full summary of In re Pattison Please sign in if you are already an ABI member, or otherwise you may Become an ABI Member

opinion summary, case decided on July 06, 2006 , LexisNexis #0806-067

Gorski v. Eisen (In re Henricks Commerce Park LLC)

Ruling
Panel affirmed decision to deny attorneys'fees as administrative expenses since fees were, in effect, services for debtor.
Procedural posture

Appellant, the equity security holder of the debtor, appealed from a decision of the Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Ohio that disallowed as an administrative expense under 11 U.S.C. § 503(b)(3)(D) and (4) the professional fees of the equity security holder's attorney on the basis that the attorney's services made a substantial contribution to the debtor's chapter 11 case.

ABI Membership is required to access the full summary of Gorski v. Eisen (In re Henricks Commerce Park LLC) Please sign in if you are already an ABI member, or otherwise you may Become an ABI Member

Court :
Judge or Jurisdiction information not available
opinion summary, case decided on June 15, 2006 , LexisNexis #0706-015

In re Rudicil

Ruling
Motion to avoid judicial lien was denied exclusion of dower interest did not impair debtors'exemptions.
Procedural posture

Bankruptcy debtors, a husband and wife, moved to avoid a judicial lien pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 522(f), alleging that prior liens against the debtors'residence, including the dower interest of the wife, exceeded the value of the residence, and thus the judicial lien impaired the debtors'homestead exemptions.

ABI Membership is required to access the full summary of In re Rudicil Please sign in if you are already an ABI member, or otherwise you may Become an ABI Member

opinion summary, case decided on June 07, 2006 , LexisNexis #0706-057

Unencumbered Assets Trust v. Biomar Techs. Inc. (In re Natl Century Fin. Enters.)

Ruling
Payments to software company were deemed fraudulent transfers since debtor was insolvent when payments were made and software company did not show its software affected debtor's revenue.
Procedural posture

Plaintiff successor to a bankruptcy debtor-in-possession brought an adversary proceeding against defendant software company, alleging that payments by the debtor to the company for software licenses and services provided to third-party healthcare providers were fraudulent transfers under 11 U.S.C. § 548. The successor also objected to the company's proof of claim for services to the providers.

ABI Membership is required to access the full summary of Unencumbered Assets Trust v. Biomar Techs. Inc. (In re Natl Century Fin. Enters.) Please sign in if you are already an ABI member, or otherwise you may Become an ABI Member

opinion summary, case decided on April 18, 2006 , LexisNexis #0506-056

Rieser v. Hayslip (In re Canyon Sys. Corp.)

Ruling
Transfers were deemed avoidable since they were made with actual intent to hinder, delay, or defraud creditors.
Procedural posture

Plaintiff chapter 7 trustee filed an adversary proceeding against several defendants, who were former investor clients of the debtor, seeking to avoid transfers from the debtor under both 11 U.S.C. § 548 and the Ohio Uniform Fraudulent Transfers Act ("UFTA") (exercising his "strong-arm" powers under 11 U.S.C. § 544(b)). The parties filed cross-motions for partial summary judgment.

ABI Membership is required to access the full summary of Rieser v. Hayslip (In re Canyon Sys. Corp.) Please sign in if you are already an ABI member, or otherwise you may Become an ABI Member

opinion summary, case decided on March 31, 2006 , LexisNexis #0706-062

In re Evans

Ruling
Court sustained debtors' objection to some of a creditor mortgagee's proof of claim for attorneys'fees and costs since the creditor could not make a secured arrearage claim under section 1322(e) if the fees and costs did not first qualify as part of a secured claim under section 506(b).
Procedural posture

In a chapter 13 bankruptcy case, debtors objected to a proof of claim filed by creditor, a mortgagee. More specifically, they objected to the extent of creditor's claim. The court conducted a hearing on the objection.

ABI Membership is required to access the full summary of In re Evans Please sign in if you are already an ABI member, or otherwise you may Become an ABI Member

opinion summary, case decided on January 20, 2006 , LexisNexis #0206-048

Field v. Wells Fargo (In re Bross)

Ruling
Trustee was able to avoid a transfer pursuant to section 544(a)(3) since the mortgage was not signed by the debtor and, thus, not fully executed.
Procedural posture

Plaintiff bankruptcy trustee brought an adversary proceeding against defendant mortgagee seeking to avoid a putative mortgage under 11 U.S.C. § 544(a)(3) on the ground that the mortgage was not signed by the bankruptcy debtor as the mortgagor as required by Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5301.01. The trustee and the mortgagee cross-moved for summary judgment.

ABI Membership is required to access the full summary of Field v. Wells Fargo (In re Bross) Please sign in if you are already an ABI member, or otherwise you may Become an ABI Member

opinion summary, case decided on January 18, 2006 , LexisNexis #0506-017