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Keywords/Topic Date Title Description Judge
Adversary Proceedings - Procedural Matters, Valuation     03/19/2013     In re Matilde Flores Hamilton     

Motion for relief from order granting motion for valuation of collateral. 

 Judge David T. Thuma
Collateral Estoppel, Dischargeability, Summary Judgment     03/19/2013     Sierra Chemicals, LLC v. Mosley (In re Mosley)     

Motion for summary judgment. 

 Judge David T. Thuma
Default Judgment, Reconsideration     03/15/2013     Jacoby, et al v. Akbari-Shahmirzadi (In re Akbari-Shahmirzadi)     

Motion to reconsider order granting partial summary judgment as to liability.  

 Judge David T. Thuma
Discharge, Summary Judgment     03/05/2013     Century Bank v. Scheid (In re Scheid)     

Plaintiff seeks to have Defendants' discharge denied under 11 U.S.C. §§ 727(a)(3) and (a)(5).  Motion for summary judgment.

 Judge David T. Thuma
Automatic Stay, Property of the Estate     02/25/2013     In re Jack D. Pickel     

Court denies motion for determination that automatic stay does not apply to pending litigation.

 Judge David T. Thuma
Dismissal     01/30/2013     In re Michael Jacques Jacobs     

Court denies debtor's motion to vacate dismissal.

 Judge David T. Thuma
Adversary Proceedings - Procedural Matters, Dischargeability     01/29/2013     Danbom v. Prewitt (In re Prewitt)     

Plaintiffs allege that Defendant stole $12,496.37 from them by forging a joint insurance check, and asking that the debt be declared nondischargeable.  Defendant moved to dismiss the complaint for, inter alia, failure to state a viable claim.  The Court denies Defendant's motion to dismiss.
 

 Judge David T. Thuma
Waiver     01/18/2013     Galey v. Boydstun (In re Boydstun)     

Plaintiff filed a motion to waive filing fee and submitted a signed declaration of facts and Information and an application to proceed in District Court without prepaying fees or costs.  The Court finds it should defer the filing fee in this adversary proceeding, but that if Plaintiff obtains a money judgment, she must pay the filing fees upon collection of any substantial portion thereof. 

 Judge David T. Thuma
Dischargeability, Summary Judgment     01/18/2013     Jacoby, et al v. Akbari-Shahmirzadi     

Plaintiff seeks to have Defendant's debt declared nondischargeable under, inter alia, 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(4).  Plaintiff's motion for partial summary judgment includes 34 asserted facts and supporting evidence, non of which Defendant addressed in her response.  The Court elects to consider the facts undisputed, and concludes that the facts provide a sufficient evidentiary basis for judgment in Plaintiff's favor on the liability portion of its § 523(a)(4) claim.  The Court will grant the motion with respect to liability and hold a hearing on the amount of Plaintiff's claim that should be declared nondischargeable.   

 Judge David T. Thuma
Avoidance Actions, Turnover     01/10/2013     Montoya v. Velasquez (In re Strom)     

Addresses whether two alleged transfers from the Debtor to the Defendant can be recovered by the Chapter 7 trustee, either as fraudulent transfers, under a state law conversion theory, or by compelling their turnover pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 542.

 Judge David T. Thuma

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