money judgment; renew; Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7069; Fed. R. Civ. P. 69; post-judgment collection; post-judgment proceedings; In re Snorden, 559 B.R. 857 (Bankr. W.D. Mich. 2016); Meoli v. Christian (In re Buchner), Adv. Pro. No. 11-80110, 2015 WL 1869452 (Bankr. W.D. Mich. April 22, 2015); Printz v. United States, 521 U.S. 898 (1997); Form MC 11; Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act, M.C.L. § 691.1171 et seq.
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Chief Judge Scott W. Dales
Rule 12(b)(6); Motion to Dismiss; In Pari Delicto; Rule 9(b); Rule 8(a)(2); Diverted Funds; Overdraft Fees; 11 U.S.C. 548(a)(1)(A); fraud; constructive; actual; 548(d)(2)(A); value; Rule 54(b); Ind. Code §§ 30-2-4-1; Uniform Fiduciaries Act; 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961; Ind. Code §§ 35-45-6-1; RICO; Breach of Fiduciary Duty; Aiding and ABetting Breach of Fiduciary Duty
service; caption; notice; Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(a)(B); Mullance v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co., 339 U.S. 306 (1950); Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m); Silver v. Giles, No. 1:07-CV-103, 2008 WL 227852 (W.D. Mich. Jan. 25, 2008); 11 U.S.C. 342(c)(1); Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7004(a)(1)
Electronic Self-Representation; defective filing; signature; Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1008; Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9011; Motion to Reinstate; Fed. R. Civ. P. 59; Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9023; nunc pro tunc; 28 U.S.C. § 1334(e); 11 U.S.C. § 362(a)
Motion for 2004 Exam; Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2004; default judgment; 28 U.S.C. § 157(a); 28 U.S.C. § 1334; W.D. Mich. LGenR 3.1; In re Great Lakes Comnet, Inc., 558 B.R. 194 (Bankr. W.D. Mich. 2016); Fed. R. Civ. P. 69(a)(2); Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7069; Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1001; Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9005; M.C.L § 600.6110; In re Snorden, 559 B.R. 857 (Bankr. W.D. Mich. 2016); Meoli v. Christian (In re Buchner), Adv. Pro. No. 11-80110, 2015 WL 1869452 (Bankr. W.D. Mich. April 22, 2015); Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act, M.C.L. § 691.1171 et seq
out-of-state judgment; domesticate judgment; monetary judgment; declaratory judgment; wage garnishment; encumbering real estate; Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(b)(6); Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7008; debt excepted from discharge; non-dischargeable debt; 11 U.S.C. § 523; Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act, M.C.L. §§ 691.1171 et seq.; M.C.L. § 600.5809(3); renew default judgment; 11 U.S.C. § 524(a)(1); Fed. R. Civ. P. 69; Fed. R. Civ. P. 55; M.C.L. §§ 600.2801 et seq.; 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201, 2202; harmless error; Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9005; Richardson v. Younce (In re Nail), Adv. No. 22-01379-SWD, 2023 WL 3909348 (Bankr. W.D. Mich. June 8, 2023)
fee application; fees; objection; 11 U.S.C. § 330(a); disallowance; In re Rose, 561 B.R. 70 (Bankr. W.D. Mich. 2016); Baker Botts L.L.P. v. ASARCO, LLC, 576 U.S. 121, 135 S. Ct. 2158 (2015); American Rule; debtor interests; fee-shifting; 11 U.S.C. § 105(a); In re Rogers, 500 B.R. 537 (Bankr. W.D. Mich. 2013); In re Copeland, 154 B.R. 693 (Bankr. W.D. Mich. 1993); sua sponte; excessive
Motion for Reconsideration; Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b); excusable neglect; Bank of Montreal v. Olafsson, 648 F.2d 1078 (6th Cir. 1981); Douglass v. Pugh, 287 F.2d 500 (6th Cir. 1961); set aside judgment; In re Soueidan, 652 B.R. 837 (Bankr. E.D. Mich. 2023); Pioneer Inv. Servs. Co. v. Brunswick Assocs. Ltd. P'ship, 507 U.S. 380 (1993); Blue Water Toxicology, LLC v. Curare Lab., LLC (In re Curare Lab. LLC), No. 22-8023, 2023 WL 4044473, slip op. (B.A.P. 6th Cir. June 16, 2023); McCurry ex rel. Turner v. Adventist Health Sys./Sunbelt, Inc., 298 F.3d 586 (6th Cir. 2002); Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9011; agency
Motion to Dismiss; check-kiting scheme; fraud; avoidance; actual fraud; constructive fraud; 11 U.S.C. § 548; IC § 32-18-2-14(A); 11 U.S.C. § 550; 11 U.S.C. § 544; 11 U.S.C. § 547; Rule 12(b)(6); Rule 9(b); Rule 7012; Rule 7009; particularity; transfer; Meoli v. Huntington Nat'l Bank, 848 F.3d 716 (6th Cir. 2017); dominion and control; transferee; depository; setoff; affirmative defense; 11 U.S.C. § 553; Bash v. Textron Fin. Corp. (In re Fair Fin. Co.), 13 F.4th 547 (6th Cir. 2021); preference; Mann v. LSQ Funding Grp., L.C., 71 F.4th 640 (7th Cir. 2023); First Tenn. Bank, N.A. v. Stevenson (In re Cannon), 237 F.3d 716 (6th Cir. 2001); McLemore v. Third Nat’l Bank (In re Montgomery), 983 F.2d 1389 (6th Cir. 1993); intraday credit; interday credit; overdraft; Ind. Code Ann. § 26-1-4-210; In re AppOnline.com, Inc., 296 B.R. 602 (Bankr. E.D.N.Y. 2003); Bernstein v. Alpha Assocs., Inc. (In re Frigitemp Corp.), 34 B.R. 1000 (S.D.N.Y. 1983); good-faith; Kaye v. Carlisle Tire & Wheel Co., No. 3:07-00336, 2008 WL 821521 (M.D. Tenn. Mar. 27, 2008); 5 Collier on Bankruptcy ¶ 553.09 (16th ed.); improvement of position; negligence; economic loss doctrine; Indianapolis-Marion Cnty. Pub. Libr. v. Charlier Clark & Linard, P.C., 929 N.E.2d 722 (Ind. 2010); Residences at Ivy Quad Unit Owners Ass'n, Inc. v. Ivy Quad Dev., LLC, 179 N.E.3d 977 (Ind. 2022); Gunkel v. Renovations, Inc., 822 N.E.2d 150 (Ind. 2005)
mortgage lien; violation of automatic stay; declaratory relief; 11 U.S.C. § 350; Fed. R. Civ. P. 5010; 1 U.S.C. § 362; AF Holdings LLC v. Bossard, 976 F. Supp. 2d 927, 929 (W.D. Mich. 2013); 11 U.S.C. § 544; default judgment; Fed. R. Civ. P. 60; Fed. R. Bankr. 9024; 11 U.S.C. § 551; 11 U.S.C. § 349