Opinions
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Court Opinions Database
The court's provides free access of some opinions, at the discretion of the judges, for the years 1998 to present. The results shown below are automatically displayed for all years, all judges, and all keywords/topics.
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| Keywords/Topic | Date | Title | Description | Judge | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recusal | 02/09/2006 | In re Union Home and Industrial, Inc. |
Disqualification of bankruptcy judge |
Judge James Starzynski | |
| Collateral Estoppel, Trustee | 02/06/2006 | In re Claudette Chavez |
Trustee not judicially estopped by debtor's failure to include a cause of action on schedules |
Judge James Starzynski | |
| Collateral Estoppel | 01/25/2006 | Christopher B. Young, et al. v. James P. Jex (In re Jex) |
Collateral estoppel effect of Colorado default judgment |
Judge James Starzynski | |
| Avoidance Actions | 01/05/2006 | In re Johnny Marcus Crisp |
Real estate passes to devisee upon death of owner |
Judge James Starzynski | |
| Adversary, Miscellaneous | 10/14/2005 | Grace v. MRT Heavy Hauling (In re Grace) |
True lease v. installment sale contract. |
Judge James Starzynski | |
| Discharge Injunction | 10/14/2005 | Culley v. Allsup's Convenience Stores, Inc., et al. (In re Culley) |
Violation of discharge injunction |
Judge James Starzynski | |
| Summary Judgment | 10/14/2005 | Lincoln County Radiology, LLC, et al. v. Silver Bird, LLC, et al. (In re Silver Bird, LLC) |
Sale of receivables, perfection issues |
Judge James Starzynski | |
| Administrative Claims | 09/23/2005 | In re Furr's Supermarkets, Inc. |
Administrative rent claim; damages to real property; auctioneer is independent contractor |
Judge James Starzynski | |
| Chapter 13 | 09/22/2005 | In re Robert Franklin Brisbin and Kyle L. Brisbin |
Chapter 13 Debtor can object to claim post-confirmation. |
Judge James Starzynski | |
| Professionals | 09/19/2005 | New Mexico Motor Speedway |
Denial of motion to employ accountant |
Judge James Starzynski |