Memorandum of Decision and Order
Adversary Proceeding
Summary Judgment
11 U.S.C. § 550
11 U.S.C. § 548
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Chief Judge Scott W. Dales
Memorandum of Decision and Order
Chapter 13
Fed. R. Bankr. P. 3002.1(f)(1)
Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(f)
Memorandum of Decision and Order
Chapter 7
18 U.S.C. § 3057(a)
In re Valentine, 196 B.R. 386, 388 (Bankr. E.D. Mich. 1996)
In re Baroni, 643 B.R. 253, 273-78 (Bankr. C.D. Cal. 2022)
Memorandum of Decision and Order
Chapter 7
Abandonment of property of the estate
11 U.S.C. § 554
11 U.S.C. § 725
LBR 6007
Memorandum of Decision and Order;
Chapter 13;
Motion to Dismiss;
11 U.S.C. § 109(e);
Eligibility;
Comprehensive Accounting Corp. v. Pearson (In re Pearson), 773 F.2d 751 (6th Cir. 1985);
In re Redburn, 193 B.R. 249 (Bankr. W.D. Mich. 1996);
In re Faulhaber, 269 B.R. 348 (Bankr. W.D. Mich. 2001).
Memorandum of Decision and Order
Motion to Remove Trustee
11 U.S.C. § 324(a)
11 U.S.C. § 704(a)(5)
Memorandum of Decision and Order
11 U.S.C. § 554
11 U.S.C. § 725
United States v. Ruiz, 536 U.S. 622, 628 (2002)
Law of the Case Doctrine
Memorandum of Decision and Order
Order to Show Cause
Mich. R. Prof. Conduct 5.3
Mich. R. Prof. Conduct 1.0
W.D. Mich. L. Gen. 2.4
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) ...