17-82877
The Court sustained Associated Bank’s objection to confirmation of the Debtor’s proposed plan because the plan did not comply with the “equal monthly amounts” provision of 11 U.S.C. § 1325(a)(5)(B)(iii)(I).

17-81489
The Court sustained the Chapter 7 Trustee’s objection to the Debtor’s claimed exemption of an inherited retirement account because the account did not qualify for the Illinois exemption for retirement plans.

17 B 81746
Creditor’s Motion to Convert Debtors’ Chapter 12 to Chapter 7 is denied for failure to demonstrate fraud in connection with this case as required under §1208(d).

16-82572, 16-96071
Summary judgment granted in favor of the Chapter 7 Trustee in action to avoid pre-petition transfer of commercial property pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §§ 544(b), 550(a), and 740 Ill. Comp. Stat. 160/1, et seq.

15 B 43653, 16 A 206
The court denied the Debtor a discharge of her student loan debts, finding that she can maintain more than a minimal standard of living if forced to repay them.

17 B 36587, 17 A 00594
The Debtors took out a $2,200,000 loan from America's Wholesale Lender in 2006 to purchase real estate.  They executed both a note and a mortgage in connection therewith.  They failed to make payments starting in 2008.  The lender filed a mortgage foreclosure...

17 B 25141
In this case, the City of Chicago refused to turn over the debtor’s vehicle unless their claim was paid in full. The City’s claim was treated as unsecured in the confirmed plan; the City did not object to this treatment of its claim. The Debtor filed a motion to modify his...

15 B 1145

17 B 17844

14 B 27066, 16 A 00066

18 B 03147

17 B 29195, 17 B 25013

16 B 28526, 16 A 00624
Plaintiff Old Republic National Title Insurance Company (“Old Republic”) filed an adversary complaint against debtor Fares Fakhuri (“Fakhuri”), seeking a determination that a debt owed to it by Fakhuri by virtue of a state court judgment was not dischargeable...

13 B 09806, 13 A 00917
Jacob Thazhathuputhenpurac (the “Plaintiff”) filed an adversary complaint against former business partner Thomas Abraham (the “Debtor”), seeking a determination that a debt owed to him by the Debtor by virtue of a state court judgment was not dischargeable...

15bk32968
Upon the adversary defendants’ motion for leave to file counterclaims against the liquidating trustee, held:  The Barton doctrine, which requires a party to seek leave to file claims against a trustee in a bankruptcy case, is inapplicable when the claims are brought in an...

15 B 26544
Upon the United States Trustee’s motion for sanctions brought pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 105, held:  The United States Trustee has shown by a preponderance of the evidence the need to address the circumstances discussed herein in a proceeding under 11 U.S.C. § 105.  The motion...

17 B 03148
Upon the application for administrative expense brought by prepetition assignee for the benefit of creditors on behalf of its counsel, held: The assignee is entitled to compensation for its counsel under 11 U.S.C. § 503(b)(4), the provision affording administrative expenses...

16 B 36934
Upon the motion for civil contempt brought by a creditor, alleging that the debtor and debtor’s manager violated bankruptcy court orders by transferring property of the bankruptcy estate without court authority, held: The movant has established under section 105 of the...

17 B 27961
Upon the application of the debtor’s counsel under the court’s flat fee agreement, wherein the debtor’s counsel filed a form chapter 13 plan with a modification to the priority distributions of creditors to elevate the priority of counsel’s payments, held:  The debtor’s...

17 B 18368
Upon the application of the debtor’s counsel under the court’s flat fee agreement, wherein the debtor’s counsel filed a form chapter 13 plan with a modification to the priority distributions of creditors to elevate the priority of counsel’s payments, held:  The debtor’s...