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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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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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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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Beller et al v. Krieger

The court held that the Bellers proved the first four elements of § 523(a)(2)(A) based on a guaranty with false notarizations and a false guaranty signature, reserving damages.

  • 11 u.s.c. § 523(a)(2)(a)
  • False pretenses
  • False representation
  • Actual fraud
  • Justifiable reliance
  • Gross recklessness
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Bankruptcy

Portland Duck, LLC v. Duck Ventures, LLC and Splash Ventures, LLC

The bankruptcy court granted permissive abstention in a post-confirmation adversary proceeding over state-law claims, directing the case to be closed without prejudice.

  • Post-confirmation jurisdiction
  • Permissive abstention
  • Adversary proceeding
  • Subject-matter jurisdiction
  • Permissive-abstention
  • Post-confirmation-jurisdiction
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Bankruptcy

In re John Micheal Cohan, Interested Party

The bankruptcy court denied a motion to recuse Judge Jason A. Burgess, holding the movants lacked standing and showed no extrajudicial bias.

  • Article iii standing
  • Section 455(a) disqualification
  • Appearance of impropriety
  • Extrajudicial bias
  • Law clerk ethical screening
  • Article-iii-standing
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Bankruptcy

In re Keerthi Ranasinghe; Keerthi Ranasinghe v. U.S. Bank National Association as Trustee for Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-11AR, PHH Mortgage as Servicer for U.S. Bank National Association

The bankruptcy court granted summary judgment dismissing Ranasinghe’s amended adversary complaint with prejudice, holding the claims barred by Rooker-Feldman and, alternatively, preclusion.

  • Summary judgment
  • Rooker-feldman doctrine
  • Res judicata
  • Collateral estoppel
  • Permissive abstention
  • Chapter 7 trustee duties
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U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for GSAA Home Equity Trust 2007-1, Asset-Backed Certificate, Series 2007-1 v. Sasaki

The bankruptcy court denied Sasaki’s summary-judgment motion in a mortgage-foreclosure adversary proceeding, finding factual disputes, untimeliness issues, and no two-dismissal bar.

  • Summary judgment
  • Loan origination misrepresentation
  • Hawaii chapter 480 unfair and deceptive acts or practices
  • Abuse of process
  • Intentional infliction of emotional distress
  • Two dismissal rule
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Bankruptcy

Official Committee of Asbestos Personal Injury Claimants and Sander L. Esserman, in his capacity as Legal Representative for Future Asbestos Claimants v. DBMP LLC and CertainTeed LLC et al.

The bankruptcy court denied without prejudice a motion to compel discovery from CSG, partly granted CSG’s protective-order request, and required Hague Convention procedures.

  • Discovery
  • Personal jurisdiction
  • Protective order
  • Hague evidence convention
  • French blocking statute
  • Comity
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In re Clayton James Sherwood and Martina R. Sherwood

The bankruptcy court overruled the Chapter 13 Trustee’s objection and held that Illinois’s amended exemption statute allows exemption of more than one item of jewelry.

  • Illinois exemption statute
  • Jewelry exemption
  • Chapter 13 trustee objection
  • Personal property exemptions
  • Bankruptcy
  • Exemptions
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