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Fed. R. Bankr. Pro. 7052
M.R.P.C. 4.4 and 8.4
§ 341 meeting of creditors
Allstate Insurance Co. v. Inscribed PLLC, 571 F.Supp.3d 823, 833 (E.D. Mich. 2021)
Courser v. Allard, Slip Op. Case No. 1:16-CV-1108, 2016 WL 10520134 (W.D. Mich. Nov. 11, 2016)
In re Valley-Vulcan Mold Co., 237 B.R. 322, 337 (B.A.P. 6th Cir. 1999)
Rule 2004
Fee Application
Request for Disgorgement
In re Boddy, 950 F.2d 334, 337 (6th Cir. 1991)
11 U.S.C. §§ 329 and 330(a)(3)
11 U.S.C. § 331
M.C.R. 9.112(C)(1)(a))
Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2017
Church Joint Venture, L.P. v. Blasingame (In re Blasingame), 986 F.3d 633, 641 (6th Cir. 2021)
28 U.S.C. § 1334(e)
Howe v. City of Akron, 801 F.3d 718, 739 (6th Cir. 2015)
Biberstine v. Woodworth, 406 Mich. 275 (1979)
28 U.S.C. § 1334(b)
28 U.S.C. § 157(b)
Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7001(a)
M.R.C.P. 1.0(b)
Voluntarily Dismissal
Residual Jurisdiction
Conversion
Fraudulent Misrepresentation
11 U.S.C. §§ 523(a)(2)(A) and (a)(4)
Order to Show Cause
In re Johnson, 575 F.3d 1079, 1083 (10th Cir. 2009)
In re Wcislak, 446 B.R. 827, 829-30 (Bankr. N.D. Ohio 2011)
Peabody Landscape Const. Inc. v. Schottenstein, 371 B.R. 276, 280 (S.D. Ohio 2007)
In re Bli Farms, 294 B.R. 703, 705 (Bankr. E.D. Mich. 2003)
In re 5900 Assoc.’s, Inc., 468 F.3d 326, 330 (6th Cir. 2006)
In re Murray, No. 20-1910, 2021 WL 4026732, at *5 (6th Cir. Sept. 3, 2022)
"Economy, convenience, fairness, and comity"
In re Casamont Investors, Ltd., 196 B.R. 517, 524 (9th Cir. 1996)
Trustee's Motion to Dismiss
Bad faith
11 U.S.C. § 1325(a)(3)
Fed. R. Bankr. P. 3015(f)
Rule 9037(d)
Chapter 13
Conversion to Chapter 7
Voluntary Dismissal
Homestead exemption
Motion to compel
Meeting of creditors
Relief from Order Pursuant to Federal Rule of Procedure 60(b)(1) & (6)
Rule 60(b)(1) & 60(b)(6)
Section 1307(b)
In re Smith, 999 F.3d 452, 455 (6th Cir. 2021)
§ 1307(b)
In re Skandis, 648 B.R. 918, 923 (B.A.P. 6th Cir. 2023)
Rule 9005
Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9021
Harris v. Viegelahn, 575 U.S. 510, 519 (2015)
Spencer v. Walter-Dimmick Petroleum Inc., No. 1:22-CV-1209, 2023 WL 4013220, at *2 (W.D. Mich. June 15, 2023)
McCurry ex rel. Turner v. Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, Inc., 298 F.3d 586, 595 (6th Cir. 2002)
Rule 9013
Putative Complaint
Adversary Proceeding
Rule 4007
Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9006(b)(3)
Rule 4007(c)
Rule 4004
523(c)
Chapter 7
Debtor Object to Trustee
Chapter 13 conversion
11 U.S.C. § 701(a)
§ 701(b)
11 U.S.C. § 327(d)
Mapother & Mapother, P.S.C. v. Cooper (In re Downs)
Henderson v. Kisseberth (In re Kisseberth)
§ 327(d)
11 U.S.C. §§ 321(a) and 326(a)
Trustee double-dip
Debtor standing
In re Cormier
In re B & P Baird Holdings, Inc.,
Trustee as attorney
Chapter 13
Objection to Post-Confirmation Amendment
§ 1326(c)
In re Vela
Post-Confirmation Loan Modification
Trustee Pay to Direct Pay
Chapter 7
Chapter 13 Conversion to Chapter 7
§ 7026(f)
Pretrial Conference
Debtor did not appear
§ 522(h)
§ 522(b)(3)
M.C.L. § 600.5451(1)(m)
Rule 41(b)
Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(c)(2)
Failure to prosecute
Chapter 13
Motion for Partial Summary Judgment
Claim Objection
Prepetition mortgage arrearage
Pro se Debtor
Rule 3001(f)
Burden to rebut proof of claim
Rule 56
