On a motion for default judgment in a civil case that was already on referral to the bankruptcy court, the district court reaffirmed the referral & directed that all motions, pleadings, & other materials should be directed first to the bankruptcy judge
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The district court reversed the bankruptcy court's decision as to the ownership of certain feeder pigs custom-fed by the debtor. The debtor was an agent, not the owner, so the bank's security interest in debtor's after-acquired livestock did not attach
Bankruptcy court awarded a $15,000 judgment to plaintiff-debtors and denied their request for an injunction, but said the plaintiffs may bring a new claim for injunctive relief if they enter the liquor sales or restaurant business in or near Peru, Nebrask
Mortgage-holder's objection, for lack of consent, to debtors' intent to lease their real estate was overruled. Under sec. 541(c)(1)(A), debtors' interest in the property became property of the estate notwithstanding any restrictions on transfer
An insider's acceptance of a Chapter 11 plan is excluded when determining whether the class has accepted plan, but the insider's claim remains in the class for purposes of determining whether the requisite proportion of the class's claims have accepted
District court vacated bankruptcy court's award of compensation to debtor's counsel. The district court found the record didn't support the fees allowed because the bankruptcy court didn't indicate whether it had considered certain relevant factors
The district court awarded attorneys' fees & expenses to the appellees for the appeal because debtor-appellant unreasonably and vexatiously multiplied the proceedings. The appellees didn't request fees & expenses for the bankruptcy proceedings.
District court reversed a bankruptcy court order as to the right to proceeds of assets sold by the trustee. The district court found evidentiary support for the tribe's claim that it owned the equipment used by the debtor & was entitled to the sale procee
The debtor-plaintiffs did not meet their burden of proof in showing whether a small debt which the debtors repaid post-petition was incurred pre-petition or post-petition. If it was a post-petition extension of credit, repayment would not be improper
Secured lender sought post-petition rents and profits pursuant to an assignment in the security agreement. State law governs, and under Nebraska law, the funds belong to the debtor unless foreclosure has been initiated and a receiver has been appointed