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Chief Judge Scott W. Dales Opinions

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Chief Judge Scott W. Dales

objection to claim; rule 2004 examination; mortgage; assignment; challenge; Newman v. Real Time Resolutions, 994 N.W.2d 852 (Mich. App. 2022); claim allowance; 11 U.S.C. § 502(a); 11 U.S.C. § 1307(b); 11 U.S.C. § 1327(a); default

chapter 7; Motion for Turnover; real estate; settlement; Writs of Continuing Garnishment; M.C.L. § 600.3201 et seq; restitution; 18 U.S.C. § 3613; United States v. Robinson (In re Robinson), 764 F.3d 554 (6th Cir. 2014); 11 U.S.C. § 541(a)(1); 11 U.S.C. § 541(a)(6); property of the estate; entireties property; r M.C.L. § 557.71; 11 U.S.C. § 541(a)(7)

Relief from Stay; proof of service; Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7004(a)(9); statement of intention; reaffirmation agreement; 11 U.S.C. § 362(h)(1)(B); Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b); West v. Carpenter, 790 F.3d 693 (6th Cir. 2015); Zagorski v. Mays, 907 F.3d 901 (6th Cir. 2018); 11 U.S.C. § 522(c)(2); 11 U.S.C. § 362(h); 11 U.S.C. § 521(a)(2); In re Smith, 999 F.3d 452 (6th Cir. 2021); M.C.R. 3.105 (Claim and Delivery)

Summary Judgment 

Rule 12(c)

Non-dischargeable debt 

11 U.S.C. § 523(a)

11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(4)-(5)

Debt for fraud or defalcation while acting in a fiduciary capacity 

Debt incurred for embezzlement committed by the debtor 

Debt that is non-dischargeable as domestic support obligation 

11 U.S.C. § 1328(a)

11 U.S.C. § 101(14A)(A)-(D)

11 U.S.C. § 101(5)

11 U.S.C. § 506(a)(1)

11 U.S.C. § 1325(a)(1), (a)(5), and (a)(7)

11 U.S.C. § 553(a)

 

 

 

11 U.S.C. § 362(c)(3)(A)

LBR 9013(c)

LBR 913-1(a)

LBR 5005-4(a)-(c)

Chapter 13

Contempt 

Taggart v. Lorenzen

Show Cause

11 U.S.C. § 362(k)

11 U.S.C. § 1306(a)(2)

11 U.S.C. § 1306(b)

Bankruptcy Rule 9020

Bankruptcy Rule 9014

Bankruptcy Rule 7062

Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b)

11 U.S.C. § 542

18 U.S.C. § 3057

The Plaintiffs did not consummate the purchase and the Defendant-Debtor Gina Marie Jones ( Defendant ),1 to whom they tendered the Deposit, refused to return it. , and Michigan Administrative Rule 125.1403, the Deposit the Plaintiffs tendered to the Defendant comprised the res of the statutory trust upon which the Plaintiffs premised their fiduciary breach claim. With respect to consumer deposits, the Act provides that a manufactured home dealer, such as the Defendant, shall not: (b) ...

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