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| Keywords/Topic | Date | Title | Description | Judge | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary Judgment | 09/11/2013 | Midas Auto Sales, Inc. v. Holley |
Order Denying Defendant's Amended Motion for Summary Judgment |
Judge David T. Thuma | |
| Collateral Estoppel, Dischargeability, Summary Judgment | 07/30/2013 | De Leon et al v. Cordova et al |
Plaintiff granted summary judgment on nondischargeability claim based on prior state court judgment |
Judge David T. Thuma | |
| Dischargeability, Summary Judgment | 07/01/2013 | Jacoby et.al v. Akbari-Shahmirzadi |
Fact issues about debtor's intent preclude summary judgment in creditor's favor on 523(a)(4) claim. |
Judge David T. Thuma | |
| Evidence, Summary Judgment | 06/26/2013 | Jacoby et.al v. Akbari-Shahmirzadi |
Court reviews admissibility of affidavit testimony and letter submitted in defense of summary judgment motion, in face of hearsay objection. |
Judge David T. Thuma | |
| Dischargeability, Summary Judgment | 06/11/2013 | Baker v. Baker |
Whether attorney fees awarded in a divorce proceeding are nondischargeable under 523(a)(15) |
Judge David T. Thuma | |
| Assumption and Rejection, Damages, Evidence, Summary Judgment | 06/07/2013 | Beohm v. Pickel et. al. |
Whether contract was validly terminated pre-petition by non-debtor party for default; if not, whether debtor could assume and obtain specific performance. |
Judge David T. Thuma | |
| Collateral Estoppel, Judicial Estoppel, Res Judicata, Summary Judgment, Waiver | 05/14/2013 | Baker v. The Bank of New York, et al |
Memorandum opinion denying defendants' motion for summary judgment on re judicata and/or collateral estoppel grounds |
Judge David T. Thuma | |
| Collateral Estoppel, Dischargeability, Summary Judgment | 03/19/2013 | Sierra Chemicals, LLC v. Mosley |
Motion for summary judgment. |
Judge David T. Thuma | |
| Discharge, Summary Judgment | 03/05/2013 | Century Bank v. Scheid |
Plaintiff seeks to have Defendants' discharge denied under 11 U.S.C. §§ 727(a)(3) and (a)(5). Motion for summary judgment. |
Judge David T. Thuma | |
| Dischargeability, Summary Judgment | 01/18/2013 | Jacoby, et al v. Akbari-Shahmirzadi |
Plaintiff seeks to have Defendant's debt declared nondischargeable under, inter alia, 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(4). Plaintiff's motion for partial summary judgment includes 34 asserted facts and supporting evidence, non of which Defendant addressed in her response. The Court elects to consider the facts undisputed, and concludes that the facts provide a sufficient evidentiary basis for judgment in Plaintiff's favor on the liability portion of its § 523(a)(4) claim. The Court will grant the motion with respect to liability and hold a hearing on the amount of Plaintiff's claim that should be declared nondischargeable. |
Judge David T. Thuma |