In re Gorniak
Apr
08
2016
Ruling
Property acquired by debtor in possession postpetition ordered turned over to trustee upon conversion from chapter 11 to chapter 7.
Issue(s)
Was debtor's proceeding to recover gaming license fees and the value of the license which was revoked pre-petition from the state gaming board barred by sovereign immunity.
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In re Kruse
Feb
12
2016
Ruling
Case converted from chapter 13 to chapter 11 and then to chapter 7 dismissed for abuse.
Issue(s)
Should case converted first from chapter 13 to chapter 11 and then to chapter 7 be dismissed for abuse?
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Court
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- 11 U.S.C.
Mathias v. Kriescher (In re Gibson)
Feb
08
2016
Ruling
Judgment creating a statutory lien on debtor's property was an avoidable preferential transfer.
Issue(s)
Was judgment that created a statutory lien on debtor's property a preferential transfer?
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- 11 U.S.C.
Larson v. Nationstar Mortg. LLC (In re Larson)
Jan
22
2016
Ruling
Debtors could strip off wholly-unsecured mortgage lien.
Issue(s)
Could debtors strip off a second mortgage lien that they alleged was wholly unsecured?
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Court
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- 28 U.S.C.
Ullrich v. Welt (In re Nica Holdings Inc.)
Dec
17
2015
Ruling
Case dismissed as assignee in Assignment for Benefit of Creditors proceeding lacked authority to file bankruptcy on behalf of debtor.
Issue(s)
Did the assignee in an assignment for the benefit of creditors lack authority to file bankruptcy on behalf of the debtor?
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- 11 U.S.C.
Kasdorf v. Home Casual Enters. (In re Home Casual LLC)
Nov
30
2015
Ruling
Lien securing garnishment judgment arose during preference period and was avoidable.
Issue(s)
Was prepetition transfer of debtor's interest in promissory note an avoidable preference?
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Court
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- 11 U.S.C.
Ocean Innovations Inc. v. Ahern (In re Ahern)
Nov
19
2015
Ruling
Patent litigation judgment established that debtor's infringement was deliberately wrongful and therefore nondischargeable.
Issue(s)
Was judgment in patent litigation nondischargeable due to finding of debtor's willful infringement?
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Laddusire v. Auto-Owners Ins. Co. (In re Laddusire)
Nov
19
2015
Ruling
Bankruptcy court abstained from hearing removed state court proceeding that was non-core and would have little effect on administration.
Issue(s)
Was state court tort action that was removed to bankruptcy court subject to mandatory or permissive abstention?
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- 11 U.S.C.
In re Achtor
Aug
03
2015
Ruling
Debtor's objection to credit card claims overruled.
Issue(s)
Should debtors' objections to credit card claims be overruled?
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- 11 U.S.C.
Milwaukee Builders Supply Inc. v. St. Antoine (In re St. Antoine)
Jul
10
2015
Ruling
Debt was not nondischargeable due to creditor's failure to prove fraud or fiduciary defalcation under the Bullock standard.
Issue(s)
Did debtor's failure to hold funds in trust in compliance with state "theft by contractor" statute result in a debt that was nondischargeable on grounds of fiduciary defalcation?
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