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| Keywords/Topic | Date | Title | Description | Judge | |
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| Dismissal, Dismissal or Conversion, Good Faith | 04/04/2014 | Scott Walter Snyder |
Single creditor of Debtor with relatively high income sought dismissal or conversion of Chapter 7 bankruptcy case. The Debtor alleged that he filed the case in good faith because, despite his high income, he could not both repay this single creditor and save for retirement. The court held that bad faith is an appropriate basis to dismiss a case, but found that it was inappropriate to dismiss this case based on a 16 factor analysis of good faith. |
Judge David T. Thuma | |
| Administrative Claims, Appeals, Reconsideration, Sales of Assets | 03/27/2014 | Sunland, Inc. |
One day after court entered order denying motion to approve auction sale because a late bidder appeared with a much higher price, lower bidder filed a motion to reconsider, for stay, and for other relief. The court denied the motion to reconsider, denied the motion to stay after reviewing the relevant factors, and denied other relief. |
Judge David T. Thuma | |
| Motion to Sell, Sales of Assets | 03/25/2014 | Sunland, Inc. |
Trustee sought court guidance whether he must proceed with selling assets to high bidder at auction, given a post-auction upset bid for a much higher price. The Court ruled that, given the circumstances of the matter, it would deny the trustee's motion to sell the assets to the auction bidder and reopen the auction so the upset bid could be considered. |
Judge David T. Thuma | |
| Reaffirmation Agreements | 03/25/2014 | Janice L. Kirk |
Debtor moved to reopen chapter 7 bankruptcy case and set aside the discharge order so she could enter into a reaffirmation agreement. The court denied the motion, holding that it did not have the authority to set aside the discharge order retroactively, and that without the retroactive effect, the court could not not grant debtor the requested relief. |
Judge David T. Thuma | |
| Fees | 03/24/2014 | First State Bancorporation |
Court granted, in part, and denied, in part, fee applications for three professionals employed by the chapter 7 trustee:trustee’s own firm as counsel for the trustee;general counsel for the trustee; and special litigation counsel for the trustee. No. 7-11-11916 (Docket No. 232) |
Chief Judge Robert H. Jacobvitz | |
| Dischargeability, Nondischargeability | 03/11/2014 | Lopez Roofing Service, Inc., v. Stacy Baker |
After an evidentiary hearing, the Court fixed the amount of a debt that was nondischargeable under Sec. 523(a)(4) because of embezzlement.dischar |
Judge David T. Thuma | |
| Summary Judgment | 02/28/2014 | Santa Fe Summit Homeowners's Associaton, Inc., v. Brutsche et al. |
Summary judgment denied where affidavit supporting facts plaintiff asserted are not subject to genuine material dispute was not based on affiant’s personal knowledge. AP 12-1279 (Docket 51) 2/28/14. |
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| Discharge, Summary Judgment | 02/25/2014 | Kirtland Federal Credit Union v. Mesibov |
Creditor sought summary judgment denying debtor's discharge, primarily for failing to disclose certain alimony and child support rights and payments. The court denied the motion, finding there were fact issues about the debtor's intent when she failed to disclose the rights and payments, and about the materiality of such failures. |
Judge David T. Thuma | |
| Automatic Stay, Chapter 11, Summary Judgment | 02/19/2014 | Melanie Milasinovich |
Creditor granted relief from the automatic stay to obtain possession of Santa Fe house from the Chapter 11 debtor in possession. The Debtor's interest in the house was foreclosed pre-petition, and the house sold by a special master. Despite losing ownership, the debtor continued to live in the house and rent it out to tenants, seeking bankruptcy protection when threatened with a writ of assistance to evict her. |
Judge David T. Thuma | |
| Collateral Estoppel, Discharge, Res Judicata | 02/18/2014 | Gila Regional Medical Center v. Lobera |
Although preclusion doctrines did not bar plaintiff from asserting claims objecting to discharge following unsuccessful attempt to dismiss debtors’ case under § 707(a), fact issues precluded summary judgment on plaintiff’s § 727(a) claims. AP No. 11-1112 Docket No. 42. |
Chief Judge Robert H. Jacobvitz |