13 B 81734
Debtor’s application to employ the law firm as counsel for the debtor was denied because the firm should have been aware fully of the disclosure requirements and deadlines set by the Bankruptcy Code, Rules and Local Rules, and the procedures for compliance.

10 B 74803, 11 A 96261
A creditor properly exercised his option to convert his equity participation interest into a demand note and thus, was entitled to an unsecured claim for return of principal over debtors’ objection. However, under 11 U.S.C. § 502(b)(2), post-petition interest was disallowed. Thus, both parties’ motions for summary judgment were granted in part.

12 B 83341, 13 A 96019
Bankruptcy court had jurisdiction over the claim of a lessor of a bankruptcy debtor to insurance proceeds after a fire at the Debtor’s leased premises, since the bankruptcy trustee claimed the proceeds as property of the bankruptcy estate and the court thus had the authority to determine the parties’ respective rights in the proceeds.

12 B 84690
Creditor was entitled to relief from the automatic stay pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 362(d)(2) with respect to a foreclosure on Debtor’s single asset shopping center because Debtors lacked equity in the shopping center and did not meet their burden to prove that the property was essential for an effective reorganization under a confirmed plan.