Court reopened an involuntary Chapter 7 case filed under the Bankruptcy Act to permit the debtor to schedule a pre-petition debt he inadvertently omitted and to file an adversary proceeding to determine the debt's dischargeability
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Absolute conflict of interest requiring disqualification of trustee's counsel existed where the firm also represented the debtor's sole officer and shareholder in tax court, taking a position contrary to that taken in the adversary proceeding
Debtor moved to set aside an order granting relief from the automatic stay; after discussing Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 59(e) and 60(b) and Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure 9006, 9023, 9024 and "excusable neglect," the court denied the motion
Commercial landlord is entitled to administrative expense claim for rent under section 365(d)(3) for the post-petition/pre-rejection period, and under section 503(b)(1)(A) for the period between rejecting the lease and vacating the premises
Debtor's pension plan is not property of the bankruptcy estate because it contains a restriction on transfer of the beneficial interest. Therefore, the court has no jurisdiction to decide whether the property is exempt or whether lien on it is avoidable
Joseph Badami v. Joseph & D. Margaret Nelson (In re Nelson), A94-8140, BK92-81389, Ch. 11 02/20/1996
The court entered summary judgment for the trustee in a fraudulent transfer action where debtors transferred property into a trust of which they were co-trustees. The transfer was fraudulent under sec. 548(a)(1) because it was done to hinder creditors
Bank which deposited checks drawn on debtor's account but containing forged endorsements was not liable to the debtor. The bank handled the checks in a commercially reasonable manner under Articles 3 & 4 of the U.C.C., so it wasn't liable for conversion
Summary judgment denied on debtor's request to discharge her student loans because of undue hardship. Material factual issues exist which require an evidentiary hearing
State of Nebraska may amend proof of claim; penalties on post-petition tax liabilities are subordinated under section 510(c)(1) to general unsecured claims; and interest on post-petition taxes is allowed as administrative expense under section 503(b)(1).