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| Keywords/Topic | Date | Title | Description | Judge | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automatic Stay, Discharge, Limitation of Actions, Nondischargeability | 09/13/2013 | Galey v. Boydstun |
Court declined to revoke debtor's discharge or declare creditor's debt nondischargeable, based on untimeliness of the complaint, creditor's knowledge of the facts prior to entry of discharge, and failure of proof on the merits. Court found that creditor violated the automatic stay, but awarded no damages because of a failure of proof of damages. |
Judge David T. Thuma | |
| Summary Judgment | 09/11/2013 | Midas Auto Sales, Inc. v. Holley |
Order Denying Defendant's Amended Motion for Summary Judgment |
Judge David T. Thuma | |
| Adversary Proceedings - Procedural Matters, Damages, Discharge Injunction | 09/10/2013 | Otero v. Green Tree Servicing, LLC. |
Creditor's huge volume of telephone calls to debtor who owned mobile home pledged to creditor violated the discharge injunction, where debtor had no personal liability and the telephone calls could not fairly be characterized as attempts to determine debtor's intent to retain or surrender the mobile home. |
Judge David T. Thuma | |
| Reconsideration | 09/04/2013 | Javier Humberto Ontiveros |
Motion to set aside final order approving settlement agreement, pursuant to Rule 60(b)(3) and 60(b)(6), is denied. |
Judge David T. Thuma | |
| Chapter 11 | 08/27/2013 | Kaye Elizabeth Sandford |
Individual debtor's motion to modify confirmed chapter 11 plan is denied, under a discretionary standard |
Judge David T. Thuma | |
| Avoidance Actions, Fraudulent Transfers, Limitation of Actions, Ponzi Scheme Issues, Time | 08/20/2013 | Wagner v. Ultima Homes, Inc., et al |
In a case involving a Ponzi scheme, the Court found that: (1) a bankruptcy trustee pursuing a state law fraudulent transfer claim under 11 U.S.C. § 544 may not use the ten-year look back period available to the IRS when it seeks to collect taxes; (2) the four-year look back period was not tolled by the adverse domination theory, the discovery rule, or the doctrine of relation back. Adv. No. 12-1110 (Bkrtcy.D.N.M. August 20, 2013). |
Chief Judge Robert H. Jacobvitz | |
| Dischargeability, Setoff | 08/12/2013 | Danbom v. Prewitt |
Creditors' claim held nondischargeable under 523(a)(4) where mechanic signed joint check and then never performed the agreed-upon work. |
Judge David T. Thuma | |
| Standing, Time | 08/09/2013 | Frank's Oilfield Service, Inc. |
Late-filed joinder was stricken in a contested matter, even though it purported to "join" a timely filed objection. |
Judge David T. Thuma | |
| Statutory Construction | 08/07/2013 | Martin William Acevedo and Stephanie Anne Acevedo |
Upon dismissal or conversion of Chapter 13 case where no plan has been confirmed, Chapter 13 trustee may not retain trustee’s statutory fee before returning plan payments to debtors. Interpreting 28 U.S.C. § 586(e) and 11 U.S.C. § 1326. (497 B.R. 112 (Bankr. D.N.M. 2013) Case Nos. 13-12-11819 TS - Docket No. 89 and 7-12-12906 JA – Docket No. 65 |
Chief Judge Robert H. Jacobvitz | |
| Statutory Construction | 08/07/2013 | Cary Harrell and Rebecca Harrell |
Upon dismissal or conversion of Chapter 13 case where no plan has been confirmed, Chapter 13 trustee may not retain trustee’s statutory fee before returning plan payments to debtors. Interpreting 28 U.S.C. § 586(e) and 11 U.S.C. § 1326. (497 B.R. 112 (Bankr. D.N.M. 2013) Case Nos. 13-12-11819 TS - Docket No. 89 and 7-12-12906 JA – Docket No. 65 |
Chief Judge Robert H. Jacobvitz |