Debtor-defendant moved to dismiss, alleging that his guardian/conservator should have been joined as a party. The court denied the motion, stating that the guardian/conservator could still defend on the debtor's behalf without being joined as a party

Opinion from the district court which denies the debtor's motion to proceed with an interlocutory appeal of the bankruptcy court order denying the debtor's motion to dismiss himself from the bankruptcy case

Court denied trustee's attempt to reject a real estate installment sales contract. Although the escrow agent held the deed on the petition date, the parties later completed the sale and the deed was given to the buyers. It was not an executory contract

District court affirmed the bankruptcy court's decision to exclude from evidence at the trial on plaintiff's claim the debtor's general ledger and other accounting records because the plaintiff was unable to lay sufficient foundation for the records

Debtor's transfer of homestead to non-debtor wife for no consideration on the eve of bankruptcy was not a fraudulent conveyance; there was no evidence that debtor was or became insolvent. Rather, evidence indicated transfer was due to marital problems

Upon conversion from Chatper X to straight bankruptcy, it was appropriate to grant debtor's counsel's request for fees and expenses. This was a complex bankruptcy case and debtor's counsel provided significant assistance to the trustee and his attorneys

Debt owed to debtor's business supplier was dischargeable, as debtor's intent at the time he ordered tools & equipment from the supplier was to continue in business. If debtor made a representation about payment, it created at most a breach of contract

The debtor's former wife was found in contempt for having taken actions which violated the automatic stay with regard to disputed property. However, the court declined to impose sanctions upon her

Court ruled in debtor's favor regarding dischargeability. Debtor was a builder who didn't pay his subcontractors & materialmen, resulting in liens on plaintiff's property. Debtor was not a fiduciary, no trust was created, and no false pretenses existed

Plaintiff's non-dischargeability action was barred because, although she had timely filed a negligence lawsuit against the debtor in state court, summons was not properly served on the debtor and the statute of limitations expired in the meantime