23bk02426, 23ap00188
Plaintiff moved for the court to find certain debts nondischargeable under §§ 523(a)(2) and (4). HELD: A portion of the debts is nondischargeable under § 523(a)2); the rest is dischargeable.

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.

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...

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...

20bk21625
The matter before the court consists of four independent, but inter-related disputes.  The Debtor seeks both to have his plan of reorganization confirmed and retroactive approval of postpetition transfers of estate assets.  The official committee of unsecured creditors seeks...

18bk24763
On the remand from the District Court of the court’s disallowance of a claim for attorney’s fees and costs arising from a prepetition judgment against the debtor and upon further briefing and fully competing claims brought by the judgment creditor (the attorney’s prepetition...

24 BK 03127
In this chapter 13 case, the Debtor filed an application to proceed without prepaying fees and costs.  The court denied the application, relying on 7th Circuit precedent that held absent extraordinary circumstances, chapter 13 debtors are ineligible to proceed in forma...

24 BK 03056, 24 AP 00172
In this chapter 11 case, the Debtor sought a temporary restraining order (TRO) to stay litigation against third-party guarantors, the Debtor’s principals, and related entities.  The Debtor argued its principals were responsible for all management, accounting,...

24 BK 00151
The chapter 7 trustee (the “Trustee”) moved for a determination that creditors’ pre-petition state court claims against non-Debtor third-parties for successor liability, fraudulent conveyance, and creation of a constructive trust were property of the estate.  Creditors...

23 A 00367,19 B 21150
Plaintiff filed a complaint seeking a judgment finding that the debt Debtor owed Plaintiff is excepted from discharge under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(3). Plaintiff was a...

23 A 00334, 23 B 05875
Plaintiff filed a complaint objecting to Debtors’ discharge under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(2). The complaint did not specify whether Plaintiff is proceeding under section 523(a)(2)(A), (B), or both. Plaintiff alleges Awad Odeh’s brother solicited investments for his...

23 A 00333, 23 B 05875
Plaintiff filed a complaint objecting to Debtor’s discharge under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(2). The complaint did not specify whether Plaintiff is proceeding under section 523(a)(2)(A), (B), or both. Plaintiff alleges the Debtor solicited investments for his precious...

23 A 169, 23 B 4595
Plaintiff filed a complaint seeking a finding that its claim against Defendant was nondischargeable pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §§ 523(a)(2)(A) and (a)(4). Pro se Defendant filed a motion to dismiss, arguing both insufficient service of process and failure to state a...

23 A 194, 23 B 6782
Chapter 11 Debtor/Plaintiff filed an adversary...

12 B 18946, 23 A 00361
Plaintiff sued Defendant in state court in 1999, alleging breach of contract and fraud.  The parties resolved the lawsuit with a consent judgment in which the state court entered judgment in a certain amount in favor of Plaintiff and dismissed the fraud count...

23 A 124, 23 B 2003
Plaintiff filed a complaint objecting to Debtor’s discharge under 11 U.S.C. §§ 523(a)(2)(A), (a)(6), and (a)(19).  Plaintiff alleged he invested money with the Debtor in 2018 and 2019 and only received a small repayment in return.  The complaint was dismissed with leave...

23 B 16481
Chapter 7 debtor sought conversion under 11 U.S.C. § 706(d) to subchapter V of chapter 11.  The case trustee and the Debtor’s ex-wife opposed the request on the grounds that Debtor was not eligible to be a debtor under chapter 11.  HELD: The Supreme Court explained in ...

23 B 11641
Chapter 11 debtors sought conditional approval of their disclosure statement, and authority to hold a combined hearing on the disclosure statement and plan. The U.S. Trustee objected to both requests. HELD: Objection overruled. The Bankruptcy Code provides for combined...

24 B 3859

19 B 10236