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Judge Timothy A. Barnes- Opinions/Outlines

Please note that the decisions listed below are not a complete inventory of all the judge's decisions, that the electronic versions are not documents of record, and that the official records are available at the clerk's office.
In re Anthony P. Montalbano
In considering the trustee’s objection with respect to claims pursuant to sections 502 of title 11, United States Code and Rule 3007 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, the court addresses the sole issue – one on which there is no direct binding case law in the Seventh Circuit – as to whether the debtor, as the 100% shareholder, sole director, CEO and President of the corporation, is personally liable with respect to wage claims against the corporation under the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act. The Court finds that the trustee’s objection to the wage claims is well taken as the debtor is not be held personally liable for such claims solely because the debtor discontinued infusing personal funds into the corporation to keep it alive as a going concern. In so doing, the court notes that piercing the corporate veil is not favored, that deepening insolvency does not stand as an independent ground for relief, and that absent fraud, of which there is no indication, the claimant’s claims against the debtor individually are not well founded.
Issued :February 12, 2013
09 B 30477
In re Nachshon Draiman
Richard M. Fogel, not individually but solely as Chapter 7 Trustee for the Estate of Nachshon Draiman v. Ronald Shabat, et al.

Issued :November 26, 2012
09 B 17582
12 A 00799
In re Kimball Hill, Inc., et al.
KHI Liquidation Trust v. C. Goshy Enterprises, Inc.

Issued :November 19, 2012
08 B 10095
10 A 00998
KHI Liquidation Trust v. Wisenbaker Builder Services, Inc. and Wisenbaker Builder Services Ltd. (In re Kimball Hill, Inc., et al.)
Issued :October 12, 2012
08 B 10095
10 A 00824
In re Victoria C. Quade
Issued :October 10, 2012
12 B 26779
In re Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc.
William A. Brandt, Jr., solely in his capacity as Plan Administrator for Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc. v. ICON EAR, LLC and ICON EAR II, LLC

Issued :September 30, 2012
09 B 39937
11 A 02239
In re Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc.
William A. Brandt, Jr., solely in his capacity as Plan Administrator for Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc. v. U.S. Bancorp, Inc. & Lyon Financial Services, Inc. d/b/a U.S. Bancorp Manifest Funding Services

Issued :September 30, 2012
09 B 39937
11 A 02196
In re Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc.
William A. Brandt, Jr., solely in his capacity as Plan Administrator for Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc., v. Alliance Commercial Capital, Inc.

Issued :September 28, 2012
09 B 39937
11 A 02198
In re Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc.
William A. Brandt, Jr., solely in his capacity as Plan Administrator for Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc., v. American Bank, FSB

Issued :September 28, 2012
09 B 39937
11 A 02200
In re Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc.
William A. Brandt, Jr., solely in his capacity as Plan Administrator for Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc., v. Comerica Leasing, a Division of Comerica Bank

Issued :September 28, 2012
09 B 39937
11 A 02218
In re Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc.
William A. Brandt, Jr., solely in his capacity as Plan Administrator for Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc., v. IBM Credit, LLC

Issued :September 28, 2012
09 B 39937
11 A 02227
In re Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc.
William A. Brandt, Jr., solely in his capacity as Plan Administrator for Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc., v. KLC Financial, Inc.

Issued :September 28, 2012
09 B 39937
11 A 02222
In re Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc.
William A. Brandt, Jr., solely in his capacity as Plan Administrator for Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc., v. Leasing One Corporation

Issued :September 28, 2012
09 B 39937
11 A 02224
In re Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc.
William A. Brandt, Jr., solely in his capacity as Plan Administrator for Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc., v. Pentech Financial Services, Inc.

Issued :September 28, 2012
09 B 39937
11 A 02231
In re Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc.
William A. Brandt, Jr., solely in his capacity as Plan Administrator for Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc., v. People’s Capital and Leasing Corp.

Issued :September 28, 2012
09 B 39937
11 A 02233
In re Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc.
William A. Brandt, Jr., solely in his capacity as Plan Administrator for Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc., v. PlainsCapital Leasing, LLC

Issued :September 28, 2012
09 B 39937
11 A 02236
In re Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc.
William A. Brandt, Jr., solely in his capacity as Plan Administrator for Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc., v. Suntrust Leading Corporation

Issued :September 28, 2012
09 B 39937
11 A 02201
In re Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc.
William A. Brandt, Jr., solely in his capacity as Plan Administrator for Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc., v. TD Banknorth Leasing Corporation

Issued :September 28, 2012
09 B 39937
11 A 02582
In re Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc.
William A. Brandt, Jr., solely in his capacity as Plan Administrator for Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc., v. The CIT Group/Equipment Financing, Inc.

Issued :September 28, 2012
09 B 39937
11 A 02203
In re Grazina Sinkuniene
Anthony Stelmokas v. Grazina Sinkuniene

Issued :September 27, 2012
10 B 10717
10 A 01418
In re LaVergne Briggs
Issued :August 30, 2012
12 B 14853