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Court Opinions Database
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Keywords/Topic | Date | Title | Description | Judge | |
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Dischargeability | 01/07/2010 | Southwest Financial Services of Las Cruces, Inc. v. Tarango |
Addresses legal standard for non-dischargeability under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(2)(A), and when the principal is liable for fraud of an agent. |
Chief Judge Robert H. Jacobvitz | |
Chapter 11 | 12/23/2009 | Platinum Oil Properties, LLC |
Retention of Professionals - No Adverse Interest and Rule 2014(a) Requirements - 2009 WL 5201851(Bankr.D.N.M. 2009, J. Jacobvitz) |
Chief Judge Robert H. Jacobvitz | |
Professionals - Conflict of Interest | 12/23/2009 | Platinum Oil Properties, LLC |
2009 WL 5201851(Bankr.D.N.M. 2009, J. Jacobvitz) |
Chief Judge Robert H. Jacobvitz | |
Professionals - Rule 2014(a) Disclosure | 12/23/2009 | Platinum Oil Properties, LLC |
2009 WL 5201851(Bankr.D.N.M. 2009, J. Jacobvitz) |
Chief Judge Robert H. Jacobvitz | |
Credit Counseling, Dismissal | 12/14/2009 | Tanner Steven Crawford and Tillie Marie Crawford |
Credit Counseling Taken Outside the 180-Day Period. 420 B.R. 833 (Bankr.D.N.M. 2009, J. Jacobvitz) |
Chief Judge Robert H. Jacobvitz | |
Standing | 12/01/2009 | Runnels Broadcasting Systems, LLC |
By Creditor in Chapter 7 Case 2009 WL 4611447 (Bankr.D.N.M. 2009, J. Jacobvitz) |
Chief Judge Robert H. Jacobvitz | |
Jurisdiction | 11/25/2009 | Kline v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. et al |
Court did not have jurisdiction over debtor's state law claim against lender's counsel; debtor's bankruptcy case had already been dismissed. |
Chief Judge Robert H. Jacobvitz | |
Stay Violation | 11/25/2009 | Kline v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. et al |
Knowledge of loan servicer (agent) can be imputed to lender (principal) for purposes of determining whether lender willfully violated the stay |
Chief Judge Robert H. Jacobvitz | |
Dismissal | 11/13/2009 | Rosetta Gray |
Third Chapter 13 Case Dismissed Without Prejudice. 2009 WL 3849710 (Bankr.D.N.M. 2009, J. Jacobvitz) |
Chief Judge Robert H. Jacobvitz | |
Judicial Admissions Doctrine | 11/05/2009 | Lopez v. Lopez |
2009 WL 3754204 (Bankr.D.N.M. 2009, J. Jacobvitz) |
Chief Judge Robert H. Jacobvitz |