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Judge Timothy A. Barnes
Date Issuedsort ascending Description
10/02/2018 In re Kimball Hill, Inc., et al.

08bk10095
Upon the Motion for Entry of an Order (I) Enforcing Confirmation Order; (II) Awarding Damages; and (III) Granting Related Relief, brought by assignee of personal property administered by the liquidating trust in the above-captioned bankruptcy cases, held: The movant has...

09/25/2018 800 South Wells Commercial LLC v. Nicholas S. Gouletas (In re Nicholas S. Gouletas)

16bk01335, 16ap00141
On cross motions for summary judgment concerning the validity as a matter of law of the debtor/defendant’s lack of authority defense, wherein the debtor/defendant alleged that the plaintiff LLC lacked standing as the authority of the plaintiff’s lender to manage...

09/14/2018 In re Larry Shelton

17bk35941
Upon an objection to a chapter 13 plan brought by the standing chapter 13 trustee assigned to the matter, wherein the trustee asserted that the plan’s reduction of payments to secured creditors in order to allow debtor’s counsel fees to be paid earlier in the case both...

08/16/2018 Hector Vallecillos v. Adan Salgado (In re Adan Salgado)

15bk33812, 16ap00511
Upon a complaint under 11 U.S.C. § 727, wherein denial of the debtor’s discharge is sought for the debtor making false oaths, namely denial of prior ownership of real property, tools and employment at the meeting under 11 U.S.C. § 341, held: While the plaintiff...

08/08/2018 Anthony Kontos, Independent Administrator of the Estate of Charles Vournazos, deceased v. Denitza P. Manevska (In re Denitza P. Manevska)

16bk30240, 17ap00064
Upon the administrator of a decedent estate’s complaint for determination of nondischargeability of debt pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(4) and objection to the debtor’s discharge under alternative grounds in 11 U.S.C. § 727(a)(3), (a)(4)(D), (a)(5) and (a)(6)(A),...

08/06/2018 The Board of Education of the City of Chicago v. Diana Marie Monarrez (In re Diana Marie Monarrez)

15bk31790, 16ap00004
Upon the adversary plaintiff’s complaint for determination of nondischargeability of debt pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(2)(A), held: the plaintiff has failed to show by a preponderance of the evidence that the debtor owed a debt to the plaintiff.  The plaintiff...

07/24/2018 In re George E. Ludkowski

16bk09485
Upon a debtor’s motion for rule to show cause on alleged violations of the automatic stay, held: The debtor has established the requisite grounds for relief arising from the alleged stay violations only as it relates to creditor’s postconversion conduct. The creditor, the...

Judge A. Benjamin Goldgar
Date Issuedsort ascending Description
09/27/2018 In re Aurora Memory Care, LLC

18 B 11289

08/07/2018 BMO Harris Bank N.A., f/k/a Harris N.A., as assignee of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. as receiver for Amcore Bank, N.A. v. Charles A. Brahos (In re Charles A. Brahos)

 AMENDED - 16 B 2160, 16 A 358

07/30/2018 In re Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc., et al.

15 B 1145

Judge Janet S. Baer
Date Issuedsort ascending Description
09/27/2018 Raymond Michael Chuipek v. Scott C. Gilmore (Scott C. Gilmore)

15 B 26538, 15 A 00771
Raymond Michael Chuipek filed an adversary complaint against his former employer Scott C. Gilmore, seeking a determination that a debt owed to him by Gilmore by virtue of a state court judgment entered on a jury verdict was not dischargeable pursuant to § 523(a...

09/14/2018 Tillman Enterprises, LLC v. Todd S. Horlbeck (Todd S. Horlbeck)

15 B 28696, 16 A 00026
Plaintiff Tillman Enterprises, LLC (“Tillman”) filed a three-count adversary complaint against Todd S. Horlbeck (“Horlbeck”), seeking a determination that a debt owed to it by Horlbeck for alleged securities violations and fraud was not dischargeable pursuant to...

08/07/2018 David R. Brown v. Robert J. Ferrari (In re Robert J. Ferrari)

15 B 35985, 17 A 00192
Plaintiff David R. Brown (the “Trustee”) filed an adversary complaint against Robert J. Ferrari (the “Debtor”), seeking a denial of the Debtor’s discharge pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §§ 727(a)(2)(A), (a)(3), and (a)(5).  The Trustee argued that the Debtor was not...

08/06/2018 The City of Chicago v. Ronald Spielman (Ronald Spielman)

15 B 17676, 16 A 00020
Plaintiff City of Chicago (the “City”) filed an adversary complaint against debtor Ronald Spielman (“Spielman”), seeking a determination that a debt owed to it by Spielman by virtue of a federal district court default judgment was not dischargeable pursuant to...

Judge Deborah L. Thorne
Date Issuedsort ascending Description
09/21/2018 In re Argon Credit, LLC, et al.

16-39654

08/15/2018 In re George Peake

18 B 16544

07/24/2018 In re Bryce Stirlen

17-bk-06666

Judge Thomas M. Lynch
Date Issuedsort ascending Description
09/18/2018 Jerome Davis v. CitiMortgage, Inc. (In re Jerome Maurice Davis)

11-81785, 14-96129

09/05/2018 In re Plichta

17-82147
Creditor’s motion to dismiss case under 11 U.S.C. § 707(b)(1), (2) and (3) denied.

Chief Judge Jacqueline P. Cox
Date Issuedsort ascending Description
08/15/2018 Gecker v. LG Funding (In re Anthia Hill and Network Salon Services LLC)

16  B 17113, 17 A 00072
The court ruled in favor of the defendant on allegations that transfers made in satisfaction of merchant cash advance obligations were preferences or constructively fraudulent transfers.

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