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Ramirez, In re--Hopper v. Castaneda

Ruling
Court had discretion to correct clerical errors and mistakes as the original judgment avoidingand recovering a transfer of a fractional property interest and preserving it for the benefit ofthe estate was incomplete. (Bankr. E.D. Cal.)
Issue(s)
Fraudulent Transfers and Obligations.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on July 19, 2024 , LexisNexis #0924-069

Valdellon, In re--Valdellon v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Ruling
Debtors failed to allege a plausible amended claim for failure to properly credit planpayments. (Bankr. E.D. Cal.)
Issue(s)
Effect of Discharge.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on May 17, 2024 , LexisNexis #0724-058

Valdellon, In re--Valdellon v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Ruling
Plaintiffs could not recover nonpecuniary emotional distress damages based on a claim under11 U.S.C. § 524(i), which treated a violation of its terms as a violation of § 524(a)(2). (Bankr. E.D.Cal.)
Issue(s)
Effect of Discharge; Failure to Credit Payments Received.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on April 30, 2024 , LexisNexis #0724-014

Lupekha, In re

Ruling
Court concluded that $375 was a reasonable hourly rate for a bankruptcy attorney with justover sixteen years’ experience. (Bankr. E.D. Cal.)
Issue(s)
Compensation of Officers; Determination of Amount.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on March 14, 2024 , LexisNexis #0524-028

Fiedler, In re--Golden One Credit Union v. Fiedler

Ruling
Sanctions were warranted where creditor did not make a reasonable inquiry prior to filing suitto show that the debtor intended from the start to defraud it. (Bankr. E.D. Cal.)
Issue(s)
Exceptions to Discharge; Types of Debt Excepted; Fraud.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on November 02, 2023 , LexisNexis #0124-010

Frazier, In re--First Trust v. Frazier

Ruling
Court found that there were no representations relied upon by plaintiff-trustee relating to anylegally enforceable rights, thus, there were no damages that plaintiff suffered due to anyasserted fraud. (Bankr. E.D. Cal.)
Issue(s)
Exceptions to Discharge; Types of Debt Excepted; Fraud; False Pretenses, False

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on October 11, 2023 , LexisNexis #1223-007

Navarro, In re

Ruling
Secured creditor, its foreclosure agent, and their attorney admitted that the automatic stay wasviolated which rendered the issuance, service, and recordation of the notice of trustee's salevoid. (Bankr. E.D. Cal.)
Issue(s)
Automatic Stay.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on August 04, 2023 , LexisNexis #1023-005

Navarro, In re

Ruling
Secured creditor was not entitled to relief from the court's order sustaining debtor's objectionto the creditor's claim as the creditor failed to meet its ultimate burden in the claim objectionprocess. (Bankr. E.D. Cal.)
Issue(s)
Relief From Judgment or Order.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on July 05, 2023 , LexisNexis #0923-050

Love, In re--Love v. United States Dep't of Educ.

Ruling
Debtor was entitled to discharge of all of her student loan liability as an undue hardship as she established by a preponderance of the evidence all of the elements of the controlling Brunner-Pena test. (Bankr. E.D. Cal.)
Issue(s)
Exceptions to Discharge; Types of Debt Excepted; Educational Loans.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on April 05, 2023 , LexisNexis #0623-010

Oliver, In re

Ruling
Debtor's motion to compel abandonment of his homestead property was denied as premature as the deadline for any party in interest to object did not expire until the case closed. (Bankr. E.D. Cal.)
Issue(s)
Abandonment of Property of the Estate; On Request of Party in Interest.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on March 23, 2023 , LexisNexis #0523-069