Debtor reopened case to enforce settlement agreement. Parties disputed whether creditor's bank account should have been debited (& amount owed by debtor increased) when an improper deposit was withdrawn & turned over to debtor. Court ruled against debtor

On appeal, the district court reversed in part and affirmed in part the bankruptcy court's dismissal of certain causes of action, holding that the bankruptcy court was the appropriate forum for the case and that 28 U.S.C. § 157 did not violate Article III

Cash payments "in lieu of alimony" awarded to one spouse in divorce proceedings did not appear to actually be in the nature of alimony or support and were instead part of the division of marital property, and therefore were dischargeable in bankruptcy.

Debt to lender was declared non-dischargeable because the debtor had knowingly provided a false financial statement -- listing assets not owned by the debtor -- to the lender, and the lender had relied on it in deciding to extend credit to the debtor

The district court reversed the bankruptcy court's denial of debtors' motion to reopen their Chapter 7 case to add a creditor. The bankruptcy court had erroneously applied section 523(a)(3) in holding that an unscheduled debt could not be discharged

Reported at 18 B.R. 628. Lenders properly perfected their security interest by filing in the county of the corporation's last-known registered agent, because corporation failed to take the steps necessary to properly change their registered agent

The district court affirmed an order denying relief from stay to a wholly unsecured junior lienholder. Because the collateral had no value for this creditor, there was nothing to adequately protect and the creditor had no standing under § 362(d)(2)

District court affirmed the bankruptcy court's decision that the creditor purchased debtor's farm products subject to the bank's security interest & that the proper limitations statute for conversion was 18 months under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-205(2)

Court ruled in debtor's favor in adversary proceeding seeking discharge exception for a false financial statement in writing. The court ruled that lender failed to prove the financial statements upon which it relied were inaccurate. (4th page is missing)

In calculating whether a judicial lien may be avoided under 11 U.S.C. section 522(f) on property in which the debtors claim a homestead exemption, the property should be valued at a fair market value, rather than at an arbitrary forced-sale value