Practice Area: Bankruptcy / Chapter 7
Date: Jul 16, 2008
Outcome: The Court orders that the Plaintiffs Motion is denied in full and the Defendant’s Cross Motion is granted in full.
Description: Chapter 7 trustee brought adversary proceeding, asserting claims to avoid and recover alleged... more
Practice Area: Bankruptcy / Debt
Date: Jan 11, 2005
Outcome: The Debtor’s motion to reopen the case and redeem is proper. Therefore, it is ordered that Debtor may reopen and redeem the Toyota Camry. The Debtor may not attempt to redeem the value the Debtor attributed to the Toyota in October 2003 of $5,000.00.
Description: This matter came before the Court on the Motion by Debtor Juliet Bright to re-open her case and... more
Practice Area: Bankruptcy / Chapter 7
Date: Jun 14, 2004
Outcome: CitiFinancial’s Motion for Summary Judgment will be denied and the Court will set a further hearing to determine the scope of proceedings necessary to determine the sufficiency of service and notice.
Description: Chapter 13 debtor moved to strip off junior homestead mortgage based on zero valuation placed on... more
Practice Area: Bankruptcy / Debt
Date: Feb 20, 2004
Outcome: The prior Confirmation Order stripping off MERS mortgage is not entitled to res judicata effect in this case. Debtor’s Objection to MERS’ Proof of Claim is overruled, and MERS’ Objection to Confirmation is sustained.
Description: Chapter 13 debtor objected to proof of secured claim filed by junior mortgagee (MERS’: Mortgage... more
Practice Area: Bankruptcy / Debt
Date: Jan 20, 2000
Outcome: The Court finds, as a matter of law, in a Chapter 13 case, the Debtors are permitted to "strip off" a completely unsecured mortgage encumbering their principal residence.
Description: The Debtors owned homestead real estate worth $48,680.00. The Property was encumbered by three... more
Practice Area: Bankruptcy / Chapter 7
Outcome: Ordered and adjudged that the UST’s Motion is denied.
Description: United States Trustee (UST) moved to dismiss debtor’s Chapter 7 case, as presumptively abuse under... more
Practice Area: Bankruptcy / Chapter 7
Outcome: The Court determines that “age and condition,” be used in determining the ultimate replacement value. Thus, the Court will use the retail repair value for its deduction.
Description: This matter came before the Court for evidentiary hearing on February 22, 2007, on the Debtor’s... more
Practice Area: Bankruptcy / Chapter 7
Outcome: While Mrs. Ensenat’s niece, son and boyfriend may not qualify as the Debtors’ “family” for purposes of the Florida homestead exemption, the Debtors, nonetheless are entitled to claim the homestead exemption for the entire residence
Description: This matter came before the Court on March 26, 2007 on Trustee’s Objection to Claimed Exemption and... more
Practice Area: Bankruptcy / Chapter 7
Outcome: The TBE Property is not exempt under Statute 522(b)(2)(B) of the Bankruptcy Code to the extent of the joint secured debt and the $378.00 joint unsecured Burdines debt.
Description: Chapter 7 trustee filed renewed objections to claimed exemption in property held by debtor and his... more