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Case Name	Year	Citation	Issue	Link	Topic	Judge
Botello v. McCain	2023	652 B.R. 678	Deadline for objecting to discharge or dischargeability under Fed. R. Bankr P. 4004(a) and 4007(c)	2023-07-25 - Botello v. McCain - 12b6 - FRBP 4004a, 4007c - EDS Late.pdf	Exceptions to Discharge	Judge Searcy
Ebizie v. Akang	2023	2023 Bankr. LEXIS 1835; 2023 WL 4688185	Sanctions; Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9011	2023-06-16 - Ebizie v. Akang - Order Denying Dueling Sanctions Motions.pdf	Miscellaneous Topics	Judge Searcy
Independence Fuel Systems v. Eastman Gas Company	2023	655 B.R. 322	Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(7)	2023-12-12 - Independence v. Eastman - Grant - 12b7 Dismissal.pdf	Dismissal	Judge Searcy
Independence Fuel Systems v. Eastman Gas Company	2023	655 B. R. 316	Subject Matter Jurisdiction; Equitable Remand under 28 U.S.C. § 1452(b)	2023-11-23 - Independence v. Eastman - Deny remand - finds jurisdiction, no 1452b equitable remand nor 1334 absention.pdf	Miscellaneous Topics	Judge Searcy
Kerns v. First State Bank of Ben Wheeler	2023	2023 Bankr. LEXIS 2097; 2023 WL 5498102	11 U.S.C. §§ 362 and 524 Liability of Bank after Criminal Report under 31 USC 5318(g)(3)(a)	2024-08-24 - Kerns v. FSB Ben Wheeler - MSJ grant memo - 362, 524, and criminal report liability for banks under 31 USC 5318(g)(3)(a).pdf	Automatic Stay	Judge Searcy
Kilpatrick v. IRS	2023	2023 Bankr. LEXIS 27; 2023 WL 119420	Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7004(b)(4), (5) and Service of Process to the IRS	2023-01-06 - Kilpatrick v. IRS - 7004(b)(4,5) service to IRS by 1st class mail needed.pdf	Exceptions to Discharge	Judge Searcy
KSMI Props. LLC v. South	2023	647 B.R. 535	Adversary Dismissal and Excusable Neglect Under Fed R. Civ. P. 60(b)(1)	2023-01-17 - KSMI - Order - FRCP 60b1 denied neglect not excusable.pdf	Dismissal	Judge Searcy
Rose, et. al., v. Legend Energy Services, LLC, et. al.	2023	2023 Bankr. LEXIS 1106; 2023 WL 3055613	Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1) and (6); WARN Act and the Successor Doctrine	2023-04-13 - Rose v. Legend - 12b1, 6 interim - WARN Act, Class Action, Successor Doctrine, DL to File ADV at issue.pdf	Dismissal	Judge Searcy
SMGB, LLC v. Cross	2023	653 B.R. 362	Withdrawal of Assertion of Fifth Amendment Privilege; Debt Dischargeability 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(2)(A), and (a)(2)(B)	2024-08-25 - SMGB v. Cross - MSJ grant memo - 5th Amendment Withdrawal and 523a2a, a2b, a6.pdf	Exceptions to Discharge	Judge Searcy
Weisbart v. Siddiqi	2023	2023 Bankr. LEXIS 895; 2023 WL 2771245	Discharge under 11 U.S.C. §§ 727(a)(3), (a)(4)(a), (a)(4)(d), and (a)(6)(a)	2023-04-04 - Weisbart v. Siddiqi - MSJ deny memorandum 727a3, a4a, a4d, a6a.pdf	Chapter 7 Discharge	Judge Searcy

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