Opinions
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Court Opinions Database
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| Keywords/Topic | Date | Title | Description | Judge | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary Judgment | 10/14/2005 | Lincoln County Radiology, LLC, et al. v. Silver Bird, LLC, et al. (In re Silver Bird, LLC) |
Sale of receivables, perfection issues |
Judge James Starzynski | |
| Administrative Claims | 09/23/2005 | In re Furr's Supermarkets, Inc. |
Administrative rent claim; damages to real property; auctioneer is independent contractor |
Judge James Starzynski | |
| Chapter 13 | 09/22/2005 | In re Robert Franklin Brisbin and Kyle L. Brisbin |
Chapter 13 Debtor can object to claim post-confirmation. |
Judge James Starzynski | |
| Professionals | 09/19/2005 | New Mexico Motor Speedway |
Denial of motion to employ accountant |
Judge James Starzynski | |
| Confirmation | 09/02/2005 | Paulo Rigg and Jodie Rigg |
Budget considerations in chapter 13 plan confirmation; trial surprise. |
Judge James Starzynski | |
| Administrative Claims | 09/01/2005 | In re Furr's Supermarkets, Inc. |
Administrative claim cannot be based on prepetition employment claim. 503(b). 502(b)(7) does not establish a priority. |
Judge James Starzynski | |
| Evidence, Summary Judgment | 08/25/2005 | High Energy Access Tools, Inc. v. Pyrotechnic Specialties, Inc. (In re High Energy Access Tools, Inc.) |
Summary judgment granted. Evidentiary issues & burden of proof. |
Judge James Starzynski | |
| Attorneys Fees, Chapter 13 | 08/23/2005 | In re Henley |
Attorney fees in chapter 13; prepetition fees & relationship to bankruptcy |
Judge James Starzynski | |
| Dischargeability, Summary Judgment | 08/16/2005 | Citibank USA, N.A. v. Paulette Penner (In re Penner) |
Summary judgment denied, intent not established. 523(a)(2)(A). Credit card use/representations. |
Judge James Starzynski | |
| Dischargeability | 06/01/2005 | John A. Aragon and Annette Chavez Aragon |
Tax treatment of unfiled nonpriority taxes in chapter 13. 507(a)(8)(A) and 523(a)(1)(B) |
Judge James Starzynski |