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Judge Janet S. Baer
Date Issued	Description
10/11/2012	In re: Nekessa Danyelle Johnson 11 B 45378 In re Nekessa Danyelle Johnson The debtor filed a motion to vacate the Court’s order of March 27, 2012, which disallowed her exemption in an adoption tax credit provided by the Internal Revenue Code (the “I.R.C.”) on the basis of the general “public assistance benefit”...
10/02/2012	In re Tranise D. Rose 12 B 27635 In re Tranise D. Rose The debtor filed a motion for sanctions against the collections law firm representing debtor's judgment creditor, alleging a violation of the automatic stay. Prior to the bankruptcy case, the law firm caused a citation to discover assets to be served...

Judge Timothy A. Barnes
Date Issued	Description
10/10/2012	In re Victoria C. Quade 12 B 26779 Upon the Judgment Creditor’s motion for relief from automatic stay and the Debtor’s motion to avoid the Judgment Creditor’s liens as impairing exemption, held: (i) the Debtor’s ownership rights in funds that were in possession of third party were estate property, despite...
09/30/2012	In re Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc.; William A. Brandt, Jr., solely in his capacity as Plan Administrator for Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc. v. ICON EAR, LLC and ICON EAR II, LLC 09 B 39937, 11 A 02239 Upon the Defendant’s motion to dismiss the Chapter 11 Plan Administrator’s adversary proceeding, seeking to avoid and recover as fraudulent transfers lease payments transferred from Debtor to Defendant that purportedly were part of fraudulent scheme, held: (i)...
09/30/2012	In re Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc.; William A. Brandt, Jr., as Plan Administrator for Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc. v. U.S. Bancorp, Inc. & Lyon Financial Services, Inc. d/b/a U.S. Bancorp Manifest Funding Service 09 B 39937, 11 A 02196 Upon the Defendants’ motion to dismiss the Chapter 11 Plan Administrator’s adversary proceeding, seeking to avoid and recover as fraudulent transfers lease payments transferred from the Debtor to the Defendant that purportedly were part of fraudulent scheme,...
09/28/2012	In re Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc.; William A. Brandt, Jr., solely in his capacity as Plan Administrator for Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc., v. Alliance Commercial Capital, Inc. 09 B 39937, 11 A 02198 Upon the Defendant’s motion to dismiss the Chapter 11 Plan Administrator’s adversary proceeding, seeking to avoid and recover as fraudulent transfers lease payments transferred from the Debtor to the Defendant that purportedly were part of fraudulent scheme, held:...
09/28/2012	In re Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc.; William A. Brandt, Jr., solely in his capacity as Plan Administrator for Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc., v. American Bank, FSB 09 B 39937, 11 A 02200 Upon the Defendant’s motion to dismiss the Chapter 11 Plan Administrator’s adversary proceeding, seeking to avoid and recover as fraudulent transfers lease payments transferred from the Debtor to the Defendant that purportedly were part of fraudulent scheme,...
09/28/2012	In re Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc.; William A. Brandt, Jr., solely in his capacity as Plan Administrator for Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc., v. Comerica Leasing, a Division of Comerica Bank 09 B 39937, 11 A 02218 Upon the Defendant’s motion to dismiss the Chapter 11 Plan Administrator’s adversary proceeding, seeking to avoid and recover as fraudulent transfers lease payments transferred from the Debtor to the Defendant that purportedly were part of fraudulent scheme,...
09/28/2012	In re Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc.; William A. Brandt, Jr., solely in his capacity as Plan Administrator for Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc., v. IBM Credit, LLC 09 B 39937, 11 A 02227 Upon the Defendant’s motion to dismiss the Chapter 11 Plan Administrator’s adversary proceeding, seeking to avoid and recover as fraudulent transfers lease payments transferred from the Debtor to the Defendant that purportedly were part of fraudulent scheme,...
09/28/2012	In re Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc.; William A. Brandt, Jr., solely in his capacity as Plan Administrator for Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc., v. KLC Financial, Inc. 09 B 39937, 11 A 02222 Upon the Defendant’s motion to dismiss the Chapter 11 Plan Administrator’s adversary proceeding, seeking to avoid and recover as fraudulent transfers lease payments transferred from the Debtor to the Defendant that purportedly were part of fraudulent scheme,...
09/28/2012	In re Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc.; William A. Brandt, Jr., solely in his capacity as Plan Administrator for Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc., v. Leasing One Corporation 09 B 39937, 11 A 02224 Upon the Defendant’s motion to dismiss the Chapter 11 Plan Administrator’s adversary proceeding, seeking to avoid and recover as fraudulent transfers lease payments transferred from the Debtor to the Defendant that purportedly were part of fraudulent scheme,...
09/28/2012	In re Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc.; William A. Brandt, Jr., solely in his capacity as Plan Administrator for Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc., v. Pentech Financial Services, Inc. 09 B 39937, 11 A 02231 Upon the Defendant’s motion to dismiss the Chapter 11 Plan Administrator’s adversary proceeding, seeking to avoid and recover as fraudulent transfers lease payments transferred from the Debtor to the Defendant that purportedly were part of fraudulent scheme,...
09/28/2012	In re Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc.; William A. Brandt, Jr., solely in his capacity as Plan Administrator for Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc., v. People’s Capital and Leasing Corp. 09 B 39937, 11 A 02233 Upon the Defendant’s motion to dismiss the Chapter 11 Plan Administrator’s adversary proceeding, seeking to avoid and recover as fraudulent transfers lease payments transferred from the Debtor to the Defendant that purportedly were part of fraudulent scheme,...
09/28/2012	In re Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc.; William A. Brandt, Jr., solely in his capacity as Plan Administrator for Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc., v. PlainsCapital Leasing, LLC 09 B 39937, 11 A 02236 Upon the Defendant’s motion to dismiss the Chapter 11 Plan Administrator’s adversary proceeding, seeking to avoid and recover as fraudulent transfers lease payments transferred from the Debtor to the Defendant that purportedly were part of fraudulent scheme,...
09/28/2012	In re Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc.; William A. Brandt, Jr., solely in his capacity as Plan Administrator for Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc., v. Suntrust Leading Corporation 09 B 39937, 11 A 02201 Upon the Defendant’s motion to dismiss the Chapter 11 Plan Administrator’s adversary proceeding, seeking to avoid and recover as fraudulent transfers lease payments transferred from the Debtor to the Defendant that purportedly were part of fraudulent scheme,...
09/28/2012	In re Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc.; William A. Brandt, Jr., solely in his capacity as Plan Administrator for Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc., v. TD Banknorth Leasing Corporation 09 B 39937, 11 A 02582 Upon the Defendant’s motion to dismiss the Chapter 11 Plan Administrator’s adversary proceeding, seeking to avoid and recover as fraudulent transfers lease payments transferred from the Debtor to the Defendant that purportedly were part of fraudulent scheme,...
09/28/2012	In re Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc.; William A. Brandt, Jr., solely in his capacity as Plan Administrator for Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc., v. The CIT Group/Equipment Financing, Inc. 09 B 39937, 11 A 02203 Upon the Defendant’s motion to dismiss the Chapter 11 Plan Administrator’s adversary proceeding, seeking to avoid and recover as fraudulent transfers lease payments transferred from the Debtor to the Defendant that purportedly were part of fraudulent scheme,...
09/27/2012	In re Grazina Sinkuniene; Anthony Stelmokas v. Grazina Sinkuniene 10 B 10717, 10 A 01418 Upon the Debtor’s motion for sanctions and attorney’s fees against the Plaintiff for continued prosecution of nondischargeability adversary despite failing to allege sufficient grounds in an amended complaint, held: although the Plaintiff violated Rule 9011 and...
08/30/2012	In re LaVergne Briggs 12 B 14853 Upon the Mortgagee’s motion for relief from stay and, in the alternative, to dismiss, held: (i) the standards have been met to grant relief from stay pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 362(d)(1) since the Debtor has not provided any evidence as to adequate protection other than the...

Date Issued	Description
09/25/2012	ALT Hotel, LLC; ALT Hotel, LLC et al. v. DiamondRock Allerton Owner, LLC,; Hotel Allerton Mezz, LLC v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., et al. 11 B 19401, 11 A 01469, 11 A 01651

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