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Judge Timothy A. Barnes
Date Issuedsort descending Description
11/14/2025 In re Rabboni Sherrod Smith

25bk10375
Upon the motion of mortgage creditor/foreclosure sale purchaser for relief from the automatic stay, asserting both that a debtor’s investment real estate was no longer part of the estate following a prepetition foreclosure sale and, alternatively, that cause existed under 11...

Judge Deborah L. Thorne
Date Issuedsort descending Description
11/17/2025 In re Millie Crayton

24bk05142
The court sustained Debtor’s objection to late-filed claim. Creditor, who previously registered through the Bankruptcy Noticing Service for email service, is deemed to have proper service via email if the email notice does not “bounce back”.

11/24/2025 SMS Financial Recovery Services, LLC v. Falkor Group, LLC and Charles Brent Allen (In re Charles Brent Allen)

24bk18092, 25ap00028
Motion to dismiss state court confessed judgment is granted as the confessed judgment was void. The document in which the confessed judgment was contained did not contain the amount that was being confessed.

12/09/2025 In re Fuller’s Service Center Inc.

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.

01/07/2026 In re Imani Butler

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...

02/03/2026 In re Imani Butler

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...

Judge Michael B. Slade
Date Issuedsort descending Description
11/25/2025 In re Lake Shore Healthcare & Rehabilitation Centre LLC 25-bk-10064

Motion to Dismiss Involuntary Petition

12/08/2025 In re Articon Hotel Services LLC 25-bk-13601

Objection to Subchapter V Designation

Judge David D. Cleary
Date Issuedsort descending Description
12/04/2025 Dennis v. Swain (In re Swain)

23 A 20
Plaintiffs hired Defendant as a general contractor to build a house.  In the middle of construction, they discovered that the sworn statements he had been sending with his draw requests were not accurate.  Before they could obtain a judgment in state court, Defendant filed for...

12/09/2025 In re Zubin Cyclewala

25 B 16542
Debtor sought waiver of his filing fee.  The court denied the application, and Debtor filed a motion for reconsideration.  HELD: The standard for waiver of a chapter 7 debtor's filing fee is found in 28 U.S.C. § 1930(f)(1).  The court must determine whether a debtor's income...

01/23/2026 In re TRP Brands LLC

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...

Chief Judge Jacqueline P. Cox
Date Issuedsort descending Description
01/12/2026 In re Surinder Kalra

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...

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