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Bankruptcy law

Nolan et al v. Nolan

The bankruptcy court granted summary judgment only on the §523(a)(4) claims, but allowed the §523(a)(2)(A), §523(a)(6), §523(a)(19), and §727(a)(2) claims to proceed.

  • Dischargeability under 11 u.s.c. § 523
  • Denial of discharge under 11 u.s.c. § 727
  • Summary judgment
  • Fiduciary capacity
  • Embezzlement
  • Larceny
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Bankruptcy

In re Jessica L. Mahanay

The court granted Melissa Leal’s show-cause motions in part, finding Jessica Mahanay violated an agreed order by failing to leave the property broom-swept and by removing a refrigerator.

  • Automatic stay
  • Co-debtor stay
  • Chapter 13
  • Property turnover
  • Broom-swept condition
  • Fixtures and appliances
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Bankruptcy law

In re The BarTech Group of Illinois, Inc.

The court reviewed an amended fee application in a Chapter 11 case, addressing compensation, expense reimbursement, and reductions for lumped or unsupported entries.

  • Professional compensation
  • Administrative expenses
  • Fee application
  • Settlement approval
  • Cash collateral
  • Cash flow projection
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Criminal law

United States v. Eduardo Rafael Lopez-Escarrega

The Sixth Circuit affirmed Lopez-Escarrega’s conviction and 48-month sentence for illegal reentry, rejecting his duress, Speedy Trial Act, and sentencing challenges.

  • Illegal reentry
  • Duress defense
  • Speedy trial act
  • Substantive reasonableness of sentence
  • 6th circuit appellate review
  • Illegal-reentry
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Employment discrimination

Brooke Mason v. Cook County, Illinois

The Seventh Circuit affirmed summary judgment for Cook County on Brooke Mason’s Title VII claims, holding that a religious exemption to the hospital’s vaccine mandate would have caused undue hardship.

  • Title vii religious discrimination
  • Failure to accommodate religious belief
  • Undue hardship
  • Disparate treatment
  • Covid-19 vaccine mandate
  • Title-vii-religious-discrimination
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Bankruptcy law

Clutter v. First Community Bank

The court held First Community Bank’s surplus-proceeds petition was in rem, not an effort to collect a discharged debt personally, and dismissed the adversary complaint with prejudice.

  • Discharge injunction
  • In rem vs. in personam
  • Rule 12(b)(6)
  • Surplus tax sale proceeds
  • Lien survival after discharge
  • Bankruptcy-discharge-injunction
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Bankruptcy law

In re Chad M. McCauley and Robin A. McCauley

The court held that Wisconsin law triggers the 11 U.S.C. § 522(f)(3) cap, limiting lien avoidance on tools of the trade to $8,575 per debtor.

  • Lien avoidance
  • Exemptions
  • Tools of the trade
  • Wisconsin exemption law
  • Dependent spouse exemption
  • Lien-avoidance
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Constitutional law

Angelly v. United States

The Federal Circuit affirmed dismissal of a takings suit, holding the plaintiffs did not show clear error in findings that alleged flooding changes were not timely stabilized.

  • Fifth amendment takings
  • Flowage easements
  • Statute of limitations
  • Jurisdictional fact findings
  • Flooding caused by the army corps of engineers
  • Fifth-amendment-takings
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Bankruptcy

Ramey v. Starks

Bankruptcy adversary proceeding over nondischargeability and denial of discharge. The court denied most requested relief but denied the debtor’s discharge under § 727(a)(4)(A).

  • 11 u.s.c. § 523(a)(2)(a)
  • 11 u.s.c. § 523(a)(2)(b)
  • 11 u.s.c. § 707(a)(1)
  • 11 u.s.c. § 727(a)(2)(a)
  • 11 u.s.c. § 727(a)(3)
  • 11 u.s.c. § 727(a)(4)(a)
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Civil procedure

Federal Trade Commission v. Andrew Lloyd

The Seventh Circuit affirmed denial of Andrew Lloyd’s Rule 60(b) motion to vacate a 2017 FTC settlement judgment, citing his waiver, untimeliness, and no voidness under AMG.

  • Rule 60(b)
  • Settlement agreement
  • Injunction
  • Money judgment
  • Timeliness
  • Void judgment
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