District court affirmed order denying relief from the stay. The bank wanted a receiver to take control of the debtors' assets, but the court noted that appointment of a bankruptcy trustee, if necessary, would adequately protect the bank's interest

The debtor-defendant's motion to dismiss the adversary proceeding was denied because the creditor's complaint objecting to discharge was timely filed; the Bankruptcy Act does not require that a defendant receive a summons on or before the filing deadline

District court affirmed the confirmation of a creditor's liquidating plan over the objection of the debtor-farmer, ruling that nothing in section 1123(b)(4) protects farmers from liquidation, particularly when the debtor didn't file its own plan

District court order affirming 22 B.R. 356. An attaching creditor is not an agent or custodian under the Bankruptcy Code & can't recover administrative expenses because it preserved the property for its own benefit, not for the benefit of all creditors

On appeal, the district court affirmed the bankruptcy court's decision that debtor's security agreement with the bank was internally inconsistent and therefore didn't give the bank a security interest in debtor's shares of Federal Land Bank stock

Reported at 22 B.R. 38. A debtor who causes a car accident when driving while intoxicated is negligent, but absent evidence of his deliberate intent to cause harm, has not committed a willful and malicious injury under section 523(a)(6)

District court reversed bankruptcy court's denial of discharge. If the order was based on old Rule 406, it was in error because failure to appear at a § 341 meeting doesn't waive discharge under the Code. If it was based on § 727, it was an abuse of discr

Reported at 22 B.R. 689. Creditor objected to plan confirmation based on its secured status. The objection was overruled because creditor's lien was not noted on the vehicle's title and therefore the claim was unsecured at best

On appeal, the district court reversed the bankruptcy court's dismissal of the lawsuit for lack of standing. The district court found that it was a state-law conversion action – for which the bank had standing – rather than a § 549(a) avoidance action

Debt was excepted from discharge because the debtor falsely represented his financial situation when he obtained the loan & either did not intend to repay it or recklessly disregarded his inability to do so. Repayment is implicit in a credit transaction