Motion to Determine Fees, Expenses, and Charges Pursuant to Rule 3002.1(e) re fees charged for notices of payment change for adjustable rate mortgage

Marital Adjustments to CMI, Below-Median Projected Disposable Income Calculation, and Good Faith in Chapter 13 

Releases, Exculpation, Injunction, and Deemed Consolidation Provisions in Chapter 11 Plan

Motion for Judgment on Pleadings re Adversary Complaint Seeking Declaration re Estate Property under Section 541(d)

25bk10807
Upon an objection to the confirmation of the debtors’ chapter 13 plan, wherein the creditor alleged that the debtors’ “surrender” of property in a previous bankruptcy case under section 1325(a)(5)(C) of the United States Bankruptcy Code and receipt of a discharge did not...

13bk1431, 13ap1431
Plaintiffs filed an adversary complaint seeking loans it made to Debtor nondischargeable under 523(a). Plaintiffs also sought to pierce the corporate veil to make Debtor personally liable. The court found Dr. Siragusa’s claim dischargeable because he filed his...

25bk12829
The Debtor filed its second chapter 11 petition in two years. The prior case was dismissed for lack of authority to file. There is again a lack of authority to file in the present case, which the court dismisses under Section 1112(b) of the Code. The court found cause to...

24bk16719
The court awarded Debtor $2,500 after creditors violated the discharge injunction by sending two Wage Deduction Notices to Debtor. Debtor’s attorney submitted a Petition for Attorney Fees and Costs totaling $57,057.90. The court denied this petition as fees were reasonable...

24bk16719
The court denied motion to vacate sanctions order for violation of the discharge injunction and set the matter for hearing on damages. The creditor and law firm that the court found in violation of the discharge injunction continued to send notices of garnishment to the...

25bk01345
After a multi-day trial that revealed several instances of gross mismanagement, selfdealing, and a serious conflict of interest, the court found that appointing a chapter 11 trustee was appropriate under section 1104(a) of the bankruptcy code.

22-80370
Stay relief granted to chapter 13 debtor's ex-spouse for limited purpose of returning to state divorce court to request a qualified domestic relations order to effectuate distribution of interest in retirement account awarded under dissolution of marriage judgment entered...

18 B 3134, 25 A 55
Chapter 7 trustee filed an adversary proceeding against the debtor, his wife and two mortgage companies.  The complaint alleged that the debtor had transferred an interest in his real property to his wife and granted two mortgages, all without court authority or the...

18 B 3134, 25 A 55
Chapter 7 trustee filed an adversary proceeding against the debtor, his wife and two mortgage companies.  The complaint alleged that the debtor had transferred an interest in his real property to his wife and granted two mortgages, all without court authority or the...

24 B 2578, 24 A 70
After a tax sale for delinquent taxes related to the Debtor’s residence, Debtor filed an adversary complaint seeking to avoid the tax sale as a preferential transfer under 11 U.S.C. §§ 547(b) and 522(h) (Count I), and a fraudulent transfer under 11 U.S.C. § 548(a)(1...

24 B 14358, 25 A 133
Plaintiff filed an amended complaint in an adversary proceeding seeking relief on four causes of action: 1) objection to a claim pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 502, 2) tortious interference with business relations, 3) breach of contract, and 4) equitable relief pursuant...

23 B 8488, 23 A 387
Plaintiff filed an amended complaint in an adversary proceeding seeking to deny the Debtor a discharge under 11 U.S.C. § 727(a)(5) and seeking a finding that a debt owed to Plaintiff is nondischargeable under §§ 523(a)(2), (4), and (6).  The Debtor moved to dismiss...

24 B 1529
Debtors filed for relief under chapter 11 on the second day of the month.  They had not paid the rent for several nonresidential real property leases that came due on the first day of the month.  Eventually, the landlords filed applications for administrative expense claims...

25 B 08821
The Debtor owns a non-residential industrial complex located in Chicago that rents space to various entities.  For at least two years its principals used its rental income to fund their personal and outside business interests, while failing to pay its mortgage, tax and...

24-08259
A chapter 13 debtor’s case was dismissed with prejudice and he was denied a discharge of his existing debts in this case and in any future bankruptcy case.

The debtor purchased a home worth $860,000. He transferred it to a trust and later to his wife for no...

21 A 00237, 20 B 17355
Frank J. Kokoszka, chapter 7 trustee (the “Trustee”) for the bankruptcy estate of James Samatas (the “Debtor”), filed an adversary complaint against the Debtor, the James Samatas Discretionary Trust (the “Trust”), and the Debtor and Craig Labus, in their...