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...

23 B 6782
Chapter 11 debtor operates gas stations, some owned and the rest leased from a national company (“CAP”) that also supplies fuel and licenses its marks.  Debtor sought authority to assume its agreements with CAP.  Meanwhile, CAP sought to compel rejection or, in the...

23 B 12544
The District of Columbia sought leave to take discovery of Debtors and related entities pursuant to Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2004.  Debtors objected.  HELD: The scope of a Rule 2004 examination is broad.  Standing to take Rule 2004 examinations is not limited to creditors, but...

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 BK 16874, 24 AP 00020
After filing for bankruptcy, the subchapter V Debtor filed an adversary proceeding, seeking an injunction to stay a creditor from enforcing a state court judgment it obtained against the Debtor’s principal on a debt she guaranteed.  The court denied the Debtor’...

19 BK 09525
A chapter 13 debtor filed a motion to substitute attorney and informed the court that his lawyer(s) of record from the Semrad Law Firm did not return his calls after he sought their help with a mortgage issue, causing him to secure other counsel.  The court entered an Order...

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...

24 B 3859

19 B 10236

23 B 09640

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...

21bk03589, 22ap00001
Upon the objection to the debtor’s exemption claimed in his home, the adversary complaint seeking to avoid fraudulent transfer of the debtor’s home and to sell the debtor’s spouse’s interest in the home and the motion to reopen evidence to take judicial notice, all...

23-80007, 23-96006
Court granted summary judgment in favor of judgment creditor on cross-motions for summary judgment, finding based on undisputed facts that
the memorandum of judgment that creditor recorded pre-petition satisfied the requirements under Illinois law to create a...

23-08362, 23-08391

22 A 00128, 22 B 02890
Margaret Burke filed an adversary complaint against Leonard S. DeFranco, seeking a determination that a debt owed to her by DeFranco by virtue of a state court judgment was not dischargeable pursuant to §§ 523(a)(2)(A), (a)(4), and (a)(6). Subsequently, Burke...