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In re Moglia

Ruling
Bad faith dismissal based on alleged concealment of inheritance more than ten years earlier denied.
Issue(s)
Should debtor's case be dismissed for cause based on alleged bad faith?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on November 19, 2015 , LexisNexis #0516-097

In re Moglia

Ruling
Debtor's attorney ordered to disgorge a portion of discovery fees due to withholding and redaction of bank statements.
Issue(s)
Should debtor's attorney be sanctioned for withholding and redacting debtor's bank statements?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on October 15, 2015 , LexisNexis #1115-038

Mouraveiko v. Moglia

Ruling
Debtor's attorneys' misrepresentations regarding debtor's elder abuse counterclaim against former business partner, which was property of the estate, were not due to bad faith, and not grounds for sanctions.
Issue(s)
Should bankruptcy court reconsider its denial of sanctions against debtor's attorney for filing meritless elder abuse counterclaim against creditor?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on February 17, 2015 , LexisNexis #0315-101

In re Moglia

Ruling
Modification to extend payment period and allow for retroactive payments denied.
Issue(s)
Whether the applicable commitment period for the chapter 13 plan payments must be extended from three years to five years when a debtor whose income is below median at the time of case filing has a subsequent increase in income to above the median?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on December 30, 2014 , LexisNexis #0115-100

United States Tr. v. Cam (In re Cam)

Ruling
Discharge denied due to misrepresentations regarding attempted transfer of farm and failure to account for funds.
Issue(s)
Should debtor's discharge be denied due to failure to keep adequate records, failure to explain satisfactorily the loss or deficiency of assets, false oaths and concealment, transfer, or removal of assets?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on December 08, 2014 , LexisNexis #0115-026

Mouraveiko v. Moglia

Ruling
Debt was nondischargeable on grounds of defalcation and embezzlement based on state court finding of express trust and misappropriation.
Issue(s)
Was debt nondischargeable where debtor allegedly misappropriated deferred salary compensation from a trust account that debtor had the duty to administer?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on April 10, 2014 , LexisNexis #0514-053

Oregon Employment Dept v. Carnahan (In re Carnahan)

Ruling
State employment department entitled to nondischargeable claim for overpayment of benefits based on false information provided by debtor.
Procedural posture

The Oregon Employment Department filed an adversary proceeding in a debtor's bankruptcy case, claiming that the debtor owed a debt that was nondischargeable under 11 U.S.C.S. § 523(a) because he made false statements in an application for unemployment benefits. The case was tried to the court. The court issued an earlier decision but revised that decision after a mathematical error was brought to its attention.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on May 21, 2013 , LexisNexis #0613-052

In re General Auto Bldg. LLC

Ruling
Application to use cash collateral to compensate appraiser denied.
Procedural posture

Debtor applied for an order per 11 U.S.C.S. § 363(c)(2)(B) permitting it to use cash collateral belonging to claimant LLC to compensate debtor's appraiser for certain services while the LLC sought relief from stay per 11 U.S.C.S. § 362 on various grounds including lack of adequate protection.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on December 28, 2012 , LexisNexis #0113-078

In re Williams Love OLeary & Powers P.C.

Ruling
Debtor law firm not required to provide for alternative treatment of claim, the unsecured status of which was on appeal, in plan.
Procedural posture

A law firm declared chapter 11 bankruptcy, and an attorney the firm hired to work on cases involving pain pumps filed secured claims against the firm's bankruptcy estate. The attorney filed objections to confirmation of the firm's bankruptcy plan, and the court held a hearing on the plan and the attorney's objections.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on August 31, 2012 , LexisNexis #1012-064

In re Saleen

Ruling
Thirty-six month plan proposed by above-median debtors denied as not meeting 60-day commitment period.
Procedural posture

Debtors proposed chapter 13 Plan was before the court regarding confirmation. The trustee raised objections.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on December 02, 2011 , LexisNexis #0112-098