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Court Opinions Database

The court's provides free access of some opinions, at the discretion of the judges, for the years 1998 to present. The results shown below are automatically displayed for all years, all judges, and all keywords/topics.

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Keywords/Topic Date Title Description Judge
Confirmation     10/06/2004     Randall S. Ferguson and Donna Renee Ferguson     

"Totality of circumstances" considerations in chapter 13 plan confirmation;  reduced retirement funding could continue if debtors made up difference.

Judge James Starzynski
Exemptions     10/05/2004     Andrew Gregory Fresquez and Debbie Ella Fresquez     

Debtors cannot amend to exempt fraudulently omitted asset.  522

Judge James Starzynski
Abstention     10/01/2004     Western Bank - Alamogordo, et al. v. Joel T. Danley (In re Danley)     

Removed foreclosure case: abstention, remand, 28 USC 1334(c); noncore

Judge James Starzynski
Automatic Stay     09/30/2004     Joel T. Danley     

Automatic stay; 362(d)

Judge James Starzynski
Chapter 11, Confirmation     09/28/2004     Investment Company of the Southwest, Inc.     

Cram down confirmation of chapter 11 plan; fair & equitable; feasibility; absolute priority rule; release prices for properties subject to blanket lien, rev'd.341 B.R. 298 (10th Cir. BAP 2006)

Judge James Starzynski
Chapter 13     09/03/2004     Colleen Fry-Tafoya     

109(e) Calculation of eligibility for chapter 13

Judge James Starzynski
Dischargeability, Jurisdiction     09/02/2004     Sandia Area Federal Credit Union v. Lucia Toledo (In re Toledo)     

Court lacks jurisdiction over nondebtor defendants in 523 action

Judge James Starzynski
Dismissal or Conversion     04/16/2004     Desks By Design, Inc., et al. v. Ralph Laranaga III (In re D IV Designs, Inc.)     

Motion to dismiss conversion claim

Judge James Starzynski
Discharge, Summary Judgment     04/16/2004     National Printing and Packaging Co. v. Cynthia M. Stearns (In re Stearns)     

Motion for summary judgment in discharge recovation case; record failed to establish fraud

Judge James Starzynski
Miscellaneous     04/14/2004     Paul C. Vigil, et al. v. Yvette J. Gonzales (In re Vigil)     

Intervention

Judge James Starzynski

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