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| Case Name | Year | Citation | Issue | Link | Topic | Judge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weisbart v. Pettit | 2021 | 2021 Bankr. LEXIS 2676 | Deadline for objecting to discharge or dischargeability under Fed. R. Bankr P. 4004(b), 4004(a), and 9006(b)(3) |
 2021-09-09 - Weisbart v. Pettit - 12b6 - FRBP 4004a, b, c, and 9006b.pdf |
Exceptions to Discharge | Judge Searcy |
| Am. Tech., Inc. v. Balistreri-Amrhein | 2022 | 2021 Bankr. LEXIS 3144; 2021 WL 5312984 | Debt Dischargeability 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(2)(A), and (a)(6) |
2021-11-15 - ATI v. Balistreri - Trial - 523a2a, a6.pdf |
Exceptions to Discharge | Judge Searcy |
| Blanchard v. Folkman | 2022 | 2022 Bankr. LEXIS 626; 2022 WL 713313 | Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) and 9(b) Pleadings Standards; Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(e) Definite Statement; Massachusetts Law |
2022-03-10 - Blanchard v. Folkman - 12b6 and MA law.pdf |
Dismissal | Judge Searcy |
| Blanchard v. Folkman | 2022 | 2022 Bankr. LEXIS 2255; 2022 WL 3366954 | Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) and 9(b) Pleadings Standards |
2022-08-16 - Blanchard v. Folkman - 12b6 Dismissal.pdf |
Dismissal | Judge Searcy |
| Coffman v. Deuel | 2022 | 2022 Bankr. LEXIS 1754; 2022 WL 2240363 | Res Judicata; Collateral Estoppel; Debt Dischargeability 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(2)(A), (a)(4), and (a)(6) |
2022-06-22 - Coffman v. Deuel - MSJ - Res Judicata, Collateral Estoppel, 523a2, a4, a6.pdf |
Exceptions to Discharge | Judge Searcy |
| Halton v. Triplett | 2022 | 2022 Bankr. LEXIS 64; 2022 WL 96598 | Unauthorized Practice of Law |
2022-01-10 – Triplett – unauthorized practice of law.pdf |
Miscellaneous Topics | Judge Searcy |
| Han v. Coutts | 2022 | 2022 Bankr. LEXIS 2284; __ B.R. __; 2022 WL 3367711 | Standing to Assert Alter Ego Claims |
2022-07-01 - Han v. Couts - MSJ - Alter Ego Standing.pdf |
Exceptions to Discharge | Judge Searcy |
| In re Brown | 2022 | 2022 Bankr. LEXIS 3336; 2022 WL 17254467 | Construction Trust Funds under 11 U.S.C. § 541(d) and Tex. Prop. Code § 162.001, et. seq |
2022-11-28 - Brown - Memo Order - 541d and CTFA 162_grant mtn compel.pdf |
Texas Law - Miscellaneous | Judge Searcy |
| In re Jenkins | 2022 | 639 B.R. 356 | Plan Modification and Surrender 11 U.S.C. § 1329(a) |
2022-04-21 - Jenkins - 1329a plan modification and surrender.pdf |
Chapter 13 | Judge Searcy |
| In re Lopez | 2022 | 2022 Bankr. LEXIS 1619; 2022 WL 2080187 | Civil Contempt under 11 U.S.C. § 105 |
2022-06-09 - Francisco Lopez - 105 Civil Contempt.pdf |
Miscellaneous Topics | Judge Searcy |