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Judge Deborah L. Thorne - Opinions

Description Date Issued
Alice J. Haynes v. Tuesday A. Smith (Tuesday A. Smith)

23bk12504, 23ap00379
Plaintiff moved for Summary Judgment in an adversary proceeding relating to the dischargeability of debt pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(4). HELD: The Motion for Summary Judgment was granted. Collateral Estoppel applied to the State Court
Judgment.

08/20/2024
Christopher Glass & Aluminum, Inc., v. Premier Glass Services, LLC (Premier Glass Services, LLC)

24bk05367, 24ap00096
Defendant filed a Motion to Dismiss, arguing that Plaintiff’s complaint failed to state a claim due to the Defendant’s identity as an entity debtor in Subchapter V. HELD: The Motion to Dismiss was denied. In a contested confirmation in Subchapter V, debts of the kind listed in 11 U.S.C § 523 are not dischargeable for both entity and individual debtors.

07/31/2024
Corey Wiggins v. Abraham Tofa (In re Abraham Tofa)

23bk15233, 24ap00044
Plaintiff filed a motion seeking the Judge’s recusal or disqualification due to allegations of bias against him for his pro se status and belief that rulings in the case had been decided incorrectly. HELD: The court denied recusal or disqualification based on Liteky v. U.S., 510 U.S. 540 (1994). A party’s perceived unfavorable rulings did not constitute bias.

07/10/2024
In re Marie A. Lona

21bk13535
The Debtor filed a motion seeking an order of payment of her claimed homestead exemption. A Creditor objected to this payment based on the Debtor’s bad acts. The Debtor had repeatedly failed to cooperate and had caused delay in her Bankruptcy case. The Debtor had not originally claimed the $15,000 Illinois homestead exemption but had recently amended her schedule to claim it. HELD: The objection by the Creditor was overruled. The Creditor failed to provide a legitimate basis to deny the exemption. The court reviewed Law v. Siegel, 571 U.S. 415 (2014) and Illinois Law and determined under Law, that the Debtor’s bad acts did not constitute a reason to disallow the claiming of the homestead exemption.

02/01/2024
In re Christy A. Thomas

22-09817

11/30/2023
Chicago & Vicinity Laborers’ District Council Pension Fund et al. v. Nicola A. Bright (In re Nicola A. Bright)

16-28479, 16-00705

10/17/2023
William Avellone, Subchapter V Trustee v. United States Liability Insurance Company, et al. (In re Ford City Condominium Association)

21-05193, 23-00090

08/31/2023
City of Chicago v. Ford City Condominium Association, et al. (In re Ford City Condominium Association)

21-05193, 23-00201

08/31/2023
In re Henry A. McGuire, Jr.

22-13111

08/09/2023
Charles P. Golbert Cook County Public Guardian on behalf of Sarah L. Curry v. Henry L. Harden (In re Henry L. Harden)

23-00004, 22-12788

08/01/2023
The Semrad Law Firm v. Glenn Stearns, Ch. 13 Trustee (In re Seria Simmons)

22-11626, 23-00125

07/19/2023
In re Chicago South Loop Hotel Owner, LLC

23-02595

05/24/2023
David Blazek v. John E. Kubin (In re John E. Kubin)

22-00030, 18-02853

03/27/2023
In re Topica Heath

22-06003

02/14/2023
Shim v. Kang (In re Amanda Kang)

21-14041, 22-00095

02/01/2023
Heiligman, Ch. 7 Trustee v. Knight

22-00504, 22-00096

10/11/2022
In re Eugene Nakhshin

21-01528

09/28/2022
Latonya D. Kitchen and Karensa Hutchens v. Fund Recovery Services, LLC (In re Argon Credit LLC)

16-39654, 21-00048

09/15/2022
David Blazek v. John E. Kubin (In re John E. Kubin)

18-02853, 22-00030

05/09/2022
In re Tara Lynn Galloway

18-04903

04/05/2022

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