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Court Opinions Database
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| Keywords/Topic | Date | Title | Description | Judge | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automatic Stay | 02/16/2012 | In re Ralph Leo Brutsche |
Automatic stay litigation. Section 362. 2012 WL 526047. |
Judge James Starzynski | |
| Chapter 13 | 02/08/2012 | Fred Dale Van Winkle |
A Chapter 13 plan to be funded by the liquidation of property is conditionally approved. 2012 WL 404956 (Bankr.D.N.M. 2012). |
Chief Judge Robert H. Jacobvitz | |
| Exemptions | 02/07/2012 | Yhoshua Cohen and Pamela Penrod |
A person who occupies a dwelling house on land owned by another may claim a homestead exemption if the person is leasing or purchasing the dwelling. The amount of the exemption is limited to the value of that person's property interest. 2012 WL 400719 (Bankr.D.N.M. J. Jacobvitz 2012). |
Chief Judge Robert H. Jacobvitz | |
| Joint Petitions | 02/07/2012 | Yhoshua Cohen and Pamela Penrod |
A party challenging whether two debtors were actually married and thus permitted to file a joint bankruptcy petition has the burden of proving, by clear and convincing evidence, that the alleged marriage is actually invalid. 2012 WL 400715 (Bankr.D.N.M. J. Jacobvitz 2012). |
Chief Judge Robert H. Jacobvitz | |
| Adversary Proceedings - Procedural Matters | 02/03/2012 | Westmoreland v. Westmoreland |
Motions to Dismiss: A complaint is sufficiently specific if it gives the defendant fair notice of the claim and the grounds upon which it rests. Westmoreland v. Westmoreland. 2012 WL 369423 (Bankr.D.N.M. J. Jacobvitz 2012). |
Chief Judge Robert H. Jacobvitz | |
| Abstention | 01/31/2012 | Phoenix Energy Services v. Phoenix Environmental, LLC (In re Phoenix Environmental, LLC) |
Abstention in pending state court case removed to bankruptcy court. Discusses core/non-core distinctions. 2012 WL 279446. |
Judge James Starzynski | |
| Exemptions | 01/24/2012 | Eloy T. Martinez and Rosina T. Martinez |
One must have an economic interest in a property in order to claim it as part of the homestead exemption under New Mexico law. Simply occupying a dwelling as a residence is insufficient. 469 B.R.74 (Bankr.D.N.M. J.Jacobvitz 2012). |
Chief Judge Robert H. Jacobvitz | |
| Dischargeability | 01/20/2012 | Comstock v. Rodriguez |
Discussing 11 U.S.C. 523(a)(5) versus (a)(5). 2012 WL 174309 (Bankr.D.N.M. J.Jacobvitz 2012). |
Chief Judge Robert H. Jacobvitz | |
| Dischargeability | 12/12/2011 | First New Mexico Bank v. Bruton |
When a tort committed by one spouse benefits the marriage community, the debt arising from such tort may be satisfied from community property. However, the innocent spouse is not personally liable for the debt and that innocent spouse's separate property is not available to satisfy creditors. 2011 WL 6148702 (Bankr.D.N.M. 2011, J. Jacobvitz). |
Chief Judge Robert H. Jacobvitz | |
| Evidence | 12/12/2011 | Platinum Oil Properties, LLC |
Discussion of the parol evidence rule. 2011 WL 6293132 (Bankr.D.N.M 2011, J. Jacobvitz). |
Chief Judge Robert H. Jacobvitz |