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Court Opinions Database
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| Keywords/Topic | Date | Title | Description | Judge | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapter 13 | 01/17/2002 | Baird W. Knappen |
Modification of plan after surrender of collateral; 281 B.R. 714 (Bankr. D. N.M. 2002) |
Judge James Starzynski | |
| Adversary | 11/16/2001 | Yvette J. Gonzales v. Peoples Bank (In re Brown) |
Lien perfection in stock certificates |
Judge James Starzynski | |
| Remand | 10/30/2001 | B. E. (Bill) Townes v. William J. Ash III (In re Donna Ash) |
Remand; Rooker-Feldman doctrine |
Judge James Starzynski | |
| Automatic Stay, Garnishment | 10/30/2001 | Louis D. Ratliff v. SKJJ Turf Farms Co. (In re Ratliff) |
Auto stay; affirmative duty to stop garnishment |
Judge James Starzynski | |
| Dischargeability | 10/12/2001 | Scott Graff Company v. Rene Camille Loranger (In re Loranger) |
523(a)(2) & (4); Contractor; In re Romero |
Judge James Starzynski | |
| Chapter 13 | 10/11/2001 | Daniel Alfred Petmecky and Jean Ann Petmecky |
Plan modification; 1329(a) |
Judge James Starzynski | |
| Automatic Stay | 10/11/2001 | Irvin Toya |
Codebtor stay; community property & claims |
Judge James Starzynski | |
| Involuntary Petition | 10/10/2001 | Daniel Krupiak |
303(i); Rule 9011; "bad faith" involuntary petition |
Judge James Starzynski | |
| Chapter 13 | 10/09/2001 | Jose B. Serna and Linda K. Serna |
Disposable income for chapter 13; totality of circumstances |
Judge James Starzynski | |
| Discharge | 10/09/2001 | Katherine P. Le Blanc v. Key Corp Trust (In re Le Blanc) |
11th Amendment immunity to student loan discharge |
Judge James Starzynski |