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The Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Michigan offers a database of opinions for the years 1999 to present, listed by year and judge. For a more detailed search, enter the keyword or case number in the search box above.

Chief Judge Scott W. Dales

United States Bankruptcy Court For The Western District Of Michigan Opinion And Order Denying Motion For Summary Judgment United States Bankruptcy Judge Plaintiff Stephen L. Langeland (the Trustee ) commenced this adversary proceeding against Defendants Chemical Bank, fka Byron Bank (the Bank ), Beverly A. Baird ( Ms. Baird ), and others1 to recover on a prepetition claim of chapter 7 1 In addition to the Bank and Ms. Baird, the Trustee has named as defendants (1) Smith Barney; (2) Chad ...

United States Bankruptcy Court For The Western District Of Michigan In re: Ying Hua Tam, aka Ying Hua Huang, Debtor. Dk 12-06379 Chapter 11 Hon. Scott W. Dales Order Present: Honorable Scott W. Dales United States Bankruptcy Judge Following the entry of the court s Order dated December 13, 2012 (Dn 61) dismissing the chapter 11 bankruptcy case of Ying Hua Tam for failure to pay the filing fee, pro se litigant Yaodi Hu filed, and the court has denied, five motions ...

Dk 12-10410 Chapter 11 Hon. Scott W. Dales Opinion And Order Regarding Debtors Applications To Employ Varnum, Llp Present: Honorable Scott W. Dales United States Bankruptcy Judge Chapter 11 debtor Stamp Farms, L.L.C. and the related debtors in these jointly administered cases (the Debtors ) filed an application to retain Varnum, Llp ( Varnum ) as counsel pursuant to 11 U.S.C. 327(a). The application ( Application, Dn 101) drew an objection from the United States Trustee ( Objection, Dn...

United States Bankruptcy Court For The Western District Of Michigan In re: Stamp Farms, L.L.C., et al. Instead, representatives of the Debtors law firm telephoned and emailed the court s staff to request entry of the Proposed Amended Order by noon today, and to advise the court, ex parte, 2 that the changes reflect additions made at the request of the successful bidder, Boersen Farms, Inc. Accordingly, the court is not satisfied that the Proposed Amended Order comes ...

United States Bankruptcy Court For The Western District Of Michigan Opinion And Order Granting Plaintiff S Motion For Partial Summary Judgment United States Bankruptcy Judge I. Introduction Plaintiff, Thomas C. Richardson (the Trustee ), filed suit against Kathleen Marie McCollins (the Defendant ) to avoid a transfer that David and Joleen Christine (collectively, the Debtors ) made to the Defendant. Specifically, the Debtors conveyed property located at 1605 Walker Road, Ganges Township, ...

United States Bankruptcy Court For The Western District Of Michigan Opinion And Order Granting Plaintiff S Motion For Partial Summary Judgment United States Bankruptcy Judge I. Introduction Plaintiff, Thomas C. Richardson (the Trustee ), filed suit against Kathleen Marie McCollins (the Defendant ) to avoid a transfer that David and Joleen Christine (collectively, the Debtors ) made to the Defendant. Specifically, the Debtors conveyed property located at 1605 Walker Road, Ganges Township, ...

Opinion And Order Present: Honorable Scott W. Dales United States Bankruptcy Judge Fifth Third Bank (the Bank ) filed a motion for an order relaxing the mortgage payment reporting requirements that would otherwise apply under Rule 3002.1(b) (the Bank s Motion, Dn 39).1 After the notice period under Lbr 9013(c)(2) passed without objection, the court entered its order granting the Bank s Motion under Rule 9006 (the Order, Dn 42). The United States Trustee...

United States Bankruptcy Court For The Western District Of Michigan Opinion And Order United States Bankruptcy Judge The United States Trustee, Daniel McDermott (the Ust ), filed suit against chapter 7 debtor James L. Langley (the Defendant ) to revoke the Defendant s discharge. More specifically, the Defendant contends that he disclosed the Stock to Mr. Van Elk during his pre-filing consultations and that Mr. Van Elk failed to include the information on the Defendant s schedules. 17. The...

United States Bankruptcy Court For The Western District Of Michigan Memorandum Order Denying Motion To Strike Answers United States Bankruptcy Judge Stephen L. Langeland (the Plaintiff ) filed a motion to strike the answers of Defendants Chad Meyers and Thomas Myers (the Motion to Strike, Dn 121) for failure to comply with the court s Order dated January 14, 2013 (the Order, Dn 85). The court held a hearing to consider the Motion to Strike in Grand Rapids, Michigan on April 12, 2013, at ...

Judge James D. Gregg

On April 5, 2005, shortly after the commencement of Second Chance s bankruptcy case, Steven W. Lemmings and the City of Prior Creek (the Class or Class Claimants ) filed a putative class proof of claim (the Class Claim ). After entry of the Class Certification Order, the Class filed an amended proof of claim on December 21, 2005 (the First Amended Class Claim ). On January 31, 2012, the Class Claimants filed a Motion for Approval of Class Notice Program, Authorization to Engage Notice ...

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