Published at 321 B.R. 259. The court considered IRS procedures and ordered it to either process an offer in compromise from a taxpayer in bankruptcy or consider, in good faith, accepting less than the full amount of its claim through the Chapter 13 plan.

Of 3 under-collaterized loans to debtor, 1 was discharged under 523(a)(2)(A) because debtor didn't intentionally mislead lender about lack of collateral. The other 2 loans were excepted under 523(a)(2)(B) because debtor submitted a false fin'l statement

The over-secured creditor's motion for relief from the stay was deferred for 60 days to permit the debtor to bring the delinquency current after he begins to receive the Social Security disability benefit payments he had recently been awarded.

The court deferred a motion for relief from stay by a vehicle financing company pending a ruling on debtor's application for an award of Social Security disability benefits. An equity cushion in the collateral protected the creditor during the delay.

Debtor falsely represented to the bank that her company needed to use funds from a line of credit to buy equipment. She deposited the money into her personal account and used it for other expenses. The debt was non-dischargeable under § 523(a)(2)(A).

The court denied the prevailing plaintiff's request for attorney fees because the non-dischargeable debt was for the tort of receiving money under false pretenses. Attorney fees aren't authorized under § 523(a)(2) absent a contractual provision.

Reported at 301 B.R. 888. The Rooker-Feldman jurisdictional doctrine prohibits the bankruptcy court from reviewing in an appellate capacity the state court judgment concerning the division of marital property on which the defendant's lien is based.

Published at 211 B.R. 696. Married debtors with no dependents qualified for homestead exemption even though only one of the parties resided on the premises because they were in the process of divorcing and they sold the property shortly after the petition date.

Debtor, a homebuilder, executed deeds of trust to its lender on real estate actually owned not by the debtor but by related entities. The court denied lender's attempt to reform the deeds of trust to preserve the lender's superior lien interests.

The insurance provider for the debtor in possession & the trustee didn't have a valid claim because it had no insurance contract with the debtor or the trustee during the relevant time period, nor was the debtor's managing officer an agent of the trustee