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Judge David D. Cleary
Date Issuedsort descending Description
09/26/2024 IYS Ventures, LLC v. CrossAmerica Partners LP, et al. (In re IYS Ventures, LLC)

23 B 6782, 23 A 352
Debtor/Plaintiff, who operates fuel service stations and convenience stores, filed a multi-count complaint against the franchisor Defendants.  Relief was sought under the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act (“PMPA”) as well as state law, including a claim for breach...

11/18/2024 Awad Odeh, et al v. Ahmad Zahdan (In re Awad Odeh & Julia Salameh)

23 B 05875, 23 A 00130
Debtors/Plaintiffs moved under Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b) (made applicable by Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7054(a)) for the court to reconsider its order denying their motion for summary judgment as to Plaintiff Julia Salameh.  Plaintiffs argued the court had not sufficiently...

11/22/2024 In re Velsicol Chemical LLC, et al.

23 B 12544
Following examinations it requested under Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2004, a creditor asked the court to expand the subchapter V trustee’s duties.  The Debtors opposed the request.  HELD: 11 U.S.C. § 1183(b)(2) permits the expansion of a subchapter V trustee’s powers at a court’s...

12/12/2024 In re IYS Ventures, LLC

23 B 6782
Debtor IYS Ventures, LLC filed an adversary proceeding seeking to determine the validity, extent and priority of certain secured claims, including a claim filed by Eby-Brown Company, LLC.  Eby-Brown took the position that its claim was secured even though it had not filed a...

12/17/2024 In re Zarifian Enterprises, LLC

24 B 6598
Debtor Zarifian Enterprises, LLC filed a motion to convert its involuntary chapter 7 case to one under Subchapter V. The chapter 7 trustee objected. Trustee argued that cause under § 1112 exists thereby preventing conversion and that Debtor’s failure to “engage in commercial...

01/06/2025 In re 301 W North Avenue, LLC

24 B 2741
Creditor filed a motion to dismiss Debtor’s chapter 11 case on the grounds that Debtor had not obtained the prepetition consent of an independent manager, and therefore lacked authority to file for relief under the Bankruptcy Code.  HELD: Debtor’s LLC agreement required the...

01/17/2025 Dennis v. Swain (In re Michael W. Swain)

22 B 13283, 23 A 20
Plaintiffs hired Debtor/Defendant to build a house.  During the course of construction, Defendant furnished a number of sworn contractor’s affidavits that reflected the amounts paid by Plaintiffs rather than the amounts paid to various subcontractors.  Plaintiffs...

01/22/2025 In re B Buche Jones

24 B 17836
Housing Authority of Cook County (“Movant”) brought a motion for relief from stay, seeking authority to continue with its unlawful detainer action against Debtor’s residence.  Debtor objected.  HELD: Motion granted for two reasons.  First, Movant obtained an order of...

02/03/2025 In re Pinson

23 B 4039
Debtor sought damages for violation of the automatic stay on the grounds that, after the stay terminated under 11 U.S.C. § 362(c)(3)(A) and after U.S. Bank (“Bank”) obtained relief from the stay to pursue eviction, the Bank had exercised control over property of the estate. ...

Judge Timothy A. Barnes
Date Issuedsort descending Description
09/30/2024 Chop Foo, LLC v. Justin S. Fara (In re Justin S. Fara)

21bk05434, 21ap00117
On a creditor’s complaint seeking a determination of nondischargeability under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a) on a debt arising out of a contract dispute with an entity controlled by the debtor over renovations that entity had or should have performed, held: The creditor has...

Judge Janet S. Baer
Date Issuedsort descending Description
09/30/2024 Parent Petroleum, Inc. v. Amit Gauri (In re Amit Gauri)

21 B 03680, 21 A 00106
Parent Petroleum, Inc. (“Parent”) filed an adversary complaint against debtor-defendant Amit Gauri, seeking both a determination that a debt owed to Parent by Gauri was nondischargeable under § 523(a)(2)(B) and denial of Gauri’s discharge under §§ 727(a)(2), (a)(...

10/30/2024 Lake Forest Bank & Trust Company v. John T. McMahan (In re John T. McMahan)

18 B 14064, 18 A 00252
Plaintiff Lake Forest Bank & Trust Company (the “Bank”) filed an adversary complaint against John T. McMahan (the “Debtor”), seeking a denial of the Debtor’s discharge pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 727(a)(2)(A). The Bank argued that the Debtor was not entitled to a...

Judge Thomas M. Lynch
Date Issuedsort descending Description
09/30/2024 Crystal Lake Bank & Trust Company, N.A. v. Tammy Coakley (In re Tammy Coakley)

23-81174, 24-96007
The Debtor seeks dismissal of the two-count adversary complaint under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) and 9(b). The complaint seeks a determination that the Bank’s judgment against the Debtor is nondischargeable pursuant to section 523(a)(2)(A). The Bank alleges that the...

Judge Deborah L. Thorne
Date Issuedsort descending Description
10/30/2024 Corey Wiggins v. Abraham Tofa (In re Abraham Tofa)

23bk15233, 24ap00044
Defendant/Debtor moved to dismiss the adversary complaint. HELD: The motion to dismiss was granted with prejudice and the debtor’s discharge was reinstated.

11/08/2024 In re Premier Glass Services, LLC

24bk05367
Creditor objected to the Debtor’s nonconsensual Sub. V plan. HELD: The debtor did not meet its burden of showing that the plan is fair and equitable pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 1191(c) and (d). Confirmation was denied without prejudice.

12/04/2024 American Acrylics, LLC

24bk08049
Creditors filed a motion for turnover of funds held by a third party; debtor objected that the motion was improper, sent a safe harbor to creditors, and moved for sanctions against the creditors and creditors’ counsel. HELD: The motion for sanctions was granted and the...

01/17/2025 Reynoso Vineyards, Inc.

24bk15572
Creditor filed a motion, which several other creditors joined, to convert or dismiss this chapter 11 case. The parties then presented a proposed agreed order to resolve the motion. HELD: The court declined to enter the proposed order, and, finding that neither conversion nor...

Judge Michael B. Slade
Date Issuedsort descending Description
01/07/2025 Ilene Goldstein, chapter 7 trustee v. Michael J. Graft, Jr., et al. (In re Michael J. Graft, Jr.)

22 B 02921, 24 A 00069

01/21/2025 Lawrence Cooper v. Howard Cooper (In re Howard I. Cooper)

23 B 16573, 24 A 00256

Chief Judge Jacqueline P. Cox
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01/14/2025 In re Ollistine M. Jude-Weathersby

24 BK 03393
In this chapter 7 case, the U.S. Trustee filed a Motion to Examine fees of the Debtor’s attorney, Xiaoming Wu, who executed bifurcated fee agreements with the Debtor. After a trial on the matter was held, the court found material, misleading inconsistencies between the...

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