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16
Jul 2024
Bounty Co.
Ruling
Debtors' claim for avoidance of a preferential transfer was denied as the actual transferoccurred when the defendant later applied the funds for amounts that were then due. (Bankr.D. Del.)
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Case Decided On
16
Jul 2024
Henneman, In re
Ruling
Court held judicial lien that impaired the debtor's homestead exemption could be avoided.(Bankr. N.D. Ohio)
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Case Decided On
15
Jul 2024
Rocking M Media, LLC, In re
Ruling
Court denied debtors' request for retroactive modification of cash collateral order terminatingpayment of adequate protection payments to the creditor. (Bankr. D. Kan.)
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Case Decided On
15
Jul 2024
Gwg Holdings, In re
Ruling
Court reserved ruling on whether insurance proceeds in escrow are property of bankruptcyestate given debtor's potential interest if claims exceed policy limits. (Bankr. S.D. Tex.)
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Case Decided On
15
Jul 2024
Aguirre, In re
Ruling
Conversion to Chapter 13 denied as futile where proposed plan failed best interests ofcreditors test and feasibility requirements. (Bankr. S.D. Cal.)
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Case Decided On
15
Jul 2024
Doresca, In re
Ruling
Neither an assignment nor the recordation of a mortgage violated the automatic stay as the lienon the property was created long before. (Bankr. E.D.N.Y.)
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Case Decided On
15
Jul 2024
Brown, In re--Brown v. Goldman Sachs Bank USA
Ruling
Bank's motion to compel arbitration and stay action was denied as the debtor's claims wereconstitutionally core bankruptcy proceedings that the bankruptcy court had discretion toretain rather than compel arbitration. (Bankr. W.D. Va.)
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Case Decided On
12
Jul 2024
Mountainside Coal Co., In re
Ruling
Debtors were not entitled to obtain new post-petition credit as the proposed financing was notenough to support debtors through a plan process. (Bankr. E.D. Ky.)
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Case Decided On
12
Jul 2024
Bielmeier, In re
Ruling
Owners' claim was partially nondischargeable as the debt arose from larceny but the owners'recovery was limited to amounts paid on change orders and interest thereon. (Bankr. W.D.N.Y.)
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Case Decided On
12
Jul 2024
Giuliani, In re
Ruling
Chapter 11 case dismissed with one-year refiling bar due to debtor's failure to fully disclosefinancial information and deficiencies in filed schedules. (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.)
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Case Decided On
12
Jul 2024
Creedon, In re
Ruling
Compensation for debtors' attorney was reduced by 25% as the case was a straightforwardChapter 13 in which debtors sought to avert the loss of their home to foreclosure. (Bankr. E.D.Pa.)
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Case Decided On
12
Jul 2024
Bolden, In re--Layng v. Jackson
Ruling
Court found that the bankruptcy petition preparer failed to include her signature, name,address, and identifying number on documents she prepared for several debtors and sheprovided legal advice to many debtors in violation of 110. (Bankr. E.D. Wis.)
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Case Decided On
12
Jul 2024
Guertin, In re--Soulé v. Guertin
Ruling
Fraudulent transfer claims treated as non-core due to debtors' jury demand despite beinglisted as core proceedings. (Bankr. N.D. Okla.)
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Case Decided On
12
Jul 2024
Silver Lake Golf Course, In re
Ruling
Debtor's proposed plan and disclosure statement were not adequate as certain errors requiredcorrection and there was a failure to include sufficient detail and material terms. (Bankr. E.D.Mich.)
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Case Decided On
11
Jul 2024
Hall, In re
Ruling
Court declined to recharacterize the debt as equity as plaintiffs failed to prove fraudulentinducement. (Bankr. M.D. Fla.)
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