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| Case Name | Year | Citation | Issue | Link | Topic | Judge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| KSMI Props. LLC v. South | 2022 | 645 B.R. 205 | Service of Summons by Substitute Means; Fed. R. Civ. P. 4 and Tex. R. Civ. P. 106(b) |
2022-10-18 - KSMI - Order - FRCP 4 and TRCP 106b alternative service.pdf |
Texas Law - Miscellaneous | Judge Searcy |
| MIT Fed. Credit Union v. Riggle | 2022 | 2022 Bankr. LEXIS 46; 2022 WL 96725 | Student Loan Dischargeability 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(8) |
2022 - 01-10 - Riggle - MSJ 523a8.pdf |
Exceptions to Discharge | Judge Searcy |
| Nationwide Judgement Recovery Inc. v. Sorrells | 2022 | 644 B.R. 158 | Dischargeability of Securities Law Violations 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(19) |
2022-09-27 - Nationwide v. Sorrells - 523a19 debtor securities violation needed.pdf |
Exceptions to Discharge | Judge Searcy |
| Poddar v. Hamza-Haris | 2022 | 2021 Bankr. LEXIS 2556; 2021 WL 4256163 | Debt Dischargeability 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(2)(A), (a)(4), and (a)(6) |
2021-09-17 - Poddar v. Hamza-Haris - Trial - 523a2a, a4, a6.pdf |
Exceptions to Discharge | Judge Searcy |
| Tsai v. Chen-Ky | 2022 | 2022 Bankr. LEXIS 2923; 2022 WL 9575312 | Intent as an Element of Dischargeability under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(2)(A) |
2022-10-14 – Tsai - MSJ Denial - 523a2a intent needed.pdf |
Exceptions to Discharge | Judge Searcy |
| Anderson v. Hardwick | 2023 | 648 B.R. 175 | Dischargeability of Securities Law Violations 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(19) |
2023-01-27 - Anderson Hardwick - MPSJ memorandum 523a19 Judgment and FINRA.pdf |
Exceptions to Discharge | Judge Searcy |
| Black, et. al. v. Triplett | 2023 | 2023 Bankr. LEXIS 1871; 2023 WL 4785640 | Objection to Discharge under 11 U.S.C. §§ 727(a)(3), (a)(4)(a), (a)(4)(d), and (a)(6)(a) |
2023-07-27 - Triplett - MSJ deny omnibus memorandum 727a3, a4a, a4d, a6a.pdf |
Exceptions to Discharge | Judge Searcy |
| Black, et.al. v. Triplett | 2023 | 2023 Bankr. LEXIS 1181; 2023 WL 3222677 | Sanctions and Attendance at Depositions |
2023-05-03 - Triplett - Order Denying Sanctions and Mtn Strike part of depo transcript.pdf |
Miscellaneous Topics | Judge Searcy |