Source: https://opinions.abi.org/2nd-circuit/new-york/southern-district/judge-morris?page=6
Timestamp: 2020-02-26 21:27:53
Document Index: 136731171

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 362', '§ 327', '§ 365', '§ 362', '§ 542', '§ 363']

Judge Morris | Page 7 | Collier Case Updates
Home Jurisdiction 2nd Circuit (1527) New York (1238) Southern District (607) 2nd Circuit New York Southern District Judge Morris
A creditor submitted a request under 11 U.S.C. § 362(j) for an order confirming the termination of an automatic stay, ruling that a subsequent chapter 13 plan would not bind the creditor, and awarding attorneys'fees.
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Court confirmed that automatic stay was terminated since debtor had prior case dismissed within one year of filing.
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In re Elmendorf
Three separate bankruptcy cases of three debtors were before the court on three separate Motions to Dismiss for Cause filed by the U.S. Trustee.
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Three cases dismissed for failure to comply with credit counseling requirement but dismissal "with prejudice" applied only if warranted by facts.
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Banner v. Cohen Estis &amp; Assocs. LLP (In re Balco Ltd.)
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Plaintiff bankruptcy trustee brought an adversary proceeding against defendant law firm which represented bankruptcy debtors in consolidated cases, seeking disgorgement of the firm's retainer based on lack of disclosures under 11 U.S.C. § 327 and Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2014. The firm moved for reconsideration of the order which directed the firm to disgorge the retainer and denied the firm's fee application.
On reconsideration, disgorgement of attorneys' fees upheld where firm failed to disclose conflict of interest.
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Debtor filed a chapter 7 case and claimed as exempt her interest in a "systematic investment plan" account in the amount of $3,152. The chapter 7 trustee objected to the exemption.
Debtor's interest in a systematic investment plan account was deemed estate property since the interest did not meet the enumerated exceptions under section 541(b).
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In re Helm
The debtors, a musician and his wife, filed under chapter 7 and converted the case to a chapter 11 case. The debtors moved for entry of an order pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 365 rejecting an executory contract with a collection agent.
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Debtors were allowed to reject an executory contract in its entirety since the contract was not fully performed and the contracting party could not overcome the debtor's showing that rejection of the contract would benefit the estate.
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In re Warneck
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Debtors filed a chapter 13 bankruptcy petition. Debtors moved to extend the automatic stay.
Debtors were granted an automatic stay extension since they filed in good faith and did not have a presumption of bad faith from prior filings.
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A debtor and a joint debtor filed a joint chapter 13 case. A creditor filed an application for an order confirming that no automatic stay was in effect as to the debtor and the joint debtor. The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 applied to the case because the case was filed after the October 17, 2005 effective date of the Act.
Court ruled that an automatic stay applied to one joint debtor but not the other since one had filed other petitions within a year of filing while the other debtor had not made such filings.
In re Fishwick
Debtor filed for chapter 13 bankruptcy protection. Because the debtor's prior chapter 13 filing was dismissed in the year prior to the date of the present filing, the debtor sought an extension of the automatic stay pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 362(c)(3)(B).
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Court scheduled further hearing on debtor's application for automatic stay extension even though it appeared that debtor did not file in good faith.
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Genova v. ESM Realty Trust (In re Stoll)
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Plaintiff, the chapter 7 trustee, sued defendants, two trusts and three individuals, including debtor, who each held a one-third interest in the trusts. The trustee alleged two causes of action. The first cause of action was for turnover of property of the bankruptcy estate pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 542. The second sought a sale of the trusts'property pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 363(h). The parties filed a motion for summary judgment.
Beneficiaries, including the debtor, were deemed joints tenants in common of the assets of a trust, and the trustee was permitted to sell the trust property to obtain the estate's interest in the trust.
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