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Case Name | Year | Citation | Issue | Link | Topic | Judge |
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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 | 2023 Bankr. LEXIS 2905; __ B.R. __; 2023 WL 8596133 | 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 | 2023 Bankr. LEXIS 2874; __ B.R. __; 2023 WL 8445814 | 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; __ B.R. __; 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 | 2023 Bankr. LEXIS 2107; __ B.R. __; 2023 WL 5500656 | 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; __ B.R. __; 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 |