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Court Opinions Database
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| Keywords/Topic | Date | Title | Description | Judge | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | 02/05/2001 | Wesley Allen Myers v. United States of America Department of Agriculture (In re Myers) |
Bankruptcy jurisdiction; mandatory exhaustion of administrative remedies; proposed findings adopted by District Court, 00-1118.15 (D. N.M. 2001). |
Judge James Starzynski | |
| Confirmation | 02/05/2001 | Wesley A. Myers and Sonja D. Myers |
Confirmation chapter 12 plan |
Judge James Starzynski | |
| Garnishment | 01/18/2001 | Fred Chavez, et al. v. Mercury Finance (In re Chavez) |
547; Wage garnishment; lien on wages; 257 B.R. 341 (Bankr. D. N.M. 2001) |
Judge James Starzynski | |
| Sanctions | 01/18/2001 | Wilderness Exchange, Inc. v. Brian K Dudney (In re Dudney) |
Discovery sanctions |
Judge James Starzynski | |
| Dismissal or Conversion | 01/17/2001 | Brian Keith Dudney and Heather Helen Hall-Dudney |
Conversion to chapter 13 |
Judge James Starzynski | |
| Avoidance Actions | 12/21/2000 | Jasper E. Cisneros and Irene Cisneros |
522; Lien on homestead; 257 B.R. 332 (Bankr. D. N.M. 2000) |
Judge James Starzynski | |
| Collateral Estoppel | 12/17/2000 | Charles Curran v. Mark Woloshuk (In re Woloshuk) |
Collateral estoppel |
Judge James Starzynski | |
| Remand | 12/05/2000 | State of New Mexico v. Frank R. Trujillo (In re Trujillo) |
Remand |
Judge James Starzynski | |
| Disgorge Fees | 11/30/2000 | Edna Ruth Oldaker |
US Trustee's motion to disgorge fees in consumer chapter 7 debtor cases. Section 329. Rule 2017. Reasonable value determination factors. |
Judge James Starzynski | |
| Preference | 10/20/2000 | Robert L. Finch v. Jerry Egelund (In re Gallup Auto Sales Inc.) |
547; Preference |
Judge James Starzynski |