The court asked the United States Attorney to review the debtor's sale of property of the bankruptcy estate without court authorization. The secured creditor did not receive the proceeds of the sale, and the buyer did not receive title to the property.

On petition date, debtor's bank account held proceeds of auctions conducted by debtor for customers. Trustee could not claim the proceeds for the estate because they were held by debtor as agent for the owners; they did not become property of the debtor

Issues of non-dischargeability under § 523(a)(6) for debtor's alleged conversion of assets and equitable subordination of the bank's lien under § 510(c) for its alleged conduct require factual findings and cannot be decided on summary judgment.

Debtor's Chapter 11 plan was denied confirmation for lack of feasibility, and the case was dismissed. Debtor's motion to convert to Chapter 7 was denied because conversion would not be in the best interest of the secured creditor with a priority claim.

Insurer lacked standing to surcharge bank's collateral under 11 U.S.C. section 506(c) for unpaid workers' comp premiums. Only a trustee may seek to surcharge for the expense of preserving or disposing of a secured creditor's collateral

Debtor's credit card debt was nondischargeable under § 523(a)(2)(A) and (C) because he charged significant amounts, for both business and personal expenses, in the two months prior to bankruptcy, knowing that he was unlikely to be able to pay the debt

The creditor was sanctioned for repossessing debtor's car post-petition and violating the automatic stay. The creditor acted quickly to return the car & pay actual damages after learning of the bankruptcy, so punitive damages weren't necessary.

Reported at 428 B.R. 511. The court denied the debtor's motion to use cash collateral because the debtor was unable to provide adequate protection for the creditors' interests without using a related company's assets, which it lacked authority to do.

The secured creditor on a vehicle sold by the debtor without proper court authorization was not properly served with notice in the buyer's non-dischargeability action against the debtor and did not need to be involved in that litigation.

The debtors were not "family farmers" for purposes of Chapter 12 because they were not engaged in a farming operation when they filed for relief; by that time, they had sold their equipment, rented out all of their farmland, and taken off-the-farm jobs