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Breaking Down the Index

So many cases, too long an index - so we broke it up into three more manageable parts.  On this page you'll find cases arranged in alphabetic order under keywords Abandonment to Exemption.

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• Expectation Interest to Satisfaction of Judgment
• Security Interest to Willful and Malicious

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(Abandonment - Exemption)

An (M) beside a case indicates that the decision was issued by Judge Robert D. Martin an (F) indicates a decision by Judge Catherine J. Furay and a (U) indicates Judge Thomas S. Utschig.

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Abandonment

Bartels (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Elsemore (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Hahn (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Radandt (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Ability to Pay

Roll & Currie (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Above-Median Income Debtor

York (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Abstention

Bechard  (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Laddusire 1  (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Laddusire 2  (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Laddusire 3  (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Schrank (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Abuse

Kruse (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Roll & Currie (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Academic Transcript

Duoss (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Actual Fraud

DSC v Erb (M)  [ view summary ] [ view case ]

Actual Notice

Tarbell (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Thul-Theis (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Actually Litigated

Caesars Palace (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Adequate Protection

Gausewitz (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Hennekens (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Jarocki (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Administrative Expenses

Duoss (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Farmers Organic Foods International (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Felland (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Hemker (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Jaynes (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Radandt (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Tozer (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Tri-State Homes, Inc. (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Administrative Priority

Grede (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Adjacent Property

Keena (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

After-Acquired Property

Foothill (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Agricultural Programs

Devries (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Miller (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Allowable Claim

Howe  (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Anti-modification Provisions

Haake  (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Applicable Commitment Period

Wirth (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
York (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Appropriate Alterations

Clausen & Jenkins (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Assignment of Security Interest

Fryseth  (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Attorney-Client Privilege

Party Concepts v. American Greetings  (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Windeshausen  (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Attorney Error

Howe  (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Attorney Fees

A. W. Thompson Company (M)  [ view summary ] [ view case ]
Andros (M)  [ view summary ] [ view case ]
Devine (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Freeman (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
James Wilson Associates (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Marcus (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Novitzke (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
TAK Communications (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Tri-State Homes, Inc. (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Viner (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Wirth, Sherri (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Attorney Fees -- Award in Dischargeability Action

Bierman (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Carter (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Chapman (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Attorney's Lien

Edl (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Automatic Stay

Gruetzmacher (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Herbst (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Karis (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Miller (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Moore (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Spencer 2 (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Avoidance

Grignano (M)  [ view summary ] [ view case ]

Bad Faith

Bogan (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Roll & Currie (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Bankruptcy Schedules

Clausen & Jenkins (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Best Interests

LaLonde (M)  [ view summary ] [ view case ]

Bequest

Holter (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Breach of Contract

Hering Distributing Company Inc (1) (M)  [ view summary ] [ view case ]
Hering Distributing Company Inc (2) (M)  [ view summary ] [ view case ]
Party Concepts v. American Greetings (M)  [ view summary ] [ view case ]

Broadcasting Licenses

Foothill (M)  [ view summary ] [ view case ]

Cash Collateral

Carley Capital Group (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Dotz (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
James Wilson Associates (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Changed Circumstances

York (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Chapter 7 Distribution

Howe  (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Chapter 11 -- Plan Disbursements

Wintersilks (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Civil Conspiracy

Lee v. Haukaas (M)  [ view summary ] [ view case ]

Claims

Brickel Associates, Inc. (M)  [ view summary]  [ view case ]
Brunner (M)  [ view summary]  [ view case ]
Byrne (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Carley Capital Group (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Crossroads Hills (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Gustin (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Lenan Corporation (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Marcus (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Schildman (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Straight Arrow Construction  (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Claims -- Allowance

Achtor (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Jafari (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Oliver (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Schmid 2 (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Claims -- Bar Date

Brandt (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Claims -- Classes

Hanson (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Claims -- Contingent

A & H, Inc. (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Claims -- Definition

Lyrek (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Oliver (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Stone (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Claims -- Equitable Reduction by Court

Crossroads Hills (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Claims -- Late Filed

Bringe (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Oliver (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Smithey (M)  [ view summary ] [ view case ]

Claims -- Preclusion

Mroczenski  (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Stincic (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Claims -- Priority

C.Q. LLC  (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Company Store (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Lenan Corp (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Collateral

Herbst (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Collateral Estoppel

Ahern  (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Digital Systems (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Gibson (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Hass (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Hartman (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Kevan (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Morrison v. Mergen (M) [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Pretasky (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Sasopa (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Sasopa '01(M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Smith-Parham  (M) [ view summary]  [ view case ]
Zaja (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Compensation

Calhoun (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Compensation of Professionals

Carter (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Oliver (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Viner (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Complaints -- Nondischargeability - Late Filed

Brach (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Juzwiak (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Martinsen (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Confirmation -- Chapter 11

Mississippi Sports & Recreation (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Confirmation -- Chapter 13

Carr (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Hommerding (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Johnson (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Kuenzi (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Long (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Mancel (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Wirth (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Conservation Reserve Program

Devries (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Constitutional Authority of Article I Court

Pulaski (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Constructive Trust

LaLonde (M)  [ view summary ] [ view case ]

Consumer Debt

Bednarczyk (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Contemporaneous Exchange for New Value

Crossen (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Kepler v. Springer (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Contempt of Court

Manzanares (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Contract

Pirates (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Contract--Rules of Construction

Singer (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Contract Disputes

Mengel (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Plover (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Conversion

Calhoun (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
First Weber v Horsfall (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Core Proceedings

Pulaski (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Cure in Chapter 13 Plan

Johnson (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

De-acceleration of mortgage

Strong (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Defalcation while acting as a fiduciary

DSC v Erb (M)  [ view summary ] [ view case ]
Gibson (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Lee v. Haukaas (M)  [ view summary ] [ view case ]
Midwest Property Management (M)  [ view summary ][ view case ]
Starfire Inc. (M)  [ view summary ] [ view case ]
Yerges 2 (F)  [ view summary ] [ view case ]
Yerges 3 (F)  [ view summary ] [ view case ]

Default

Whitefeather v. Wiese (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Default Judgment

Caesars Palace (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Cosmos Trust (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Hartman (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Morrison v. Mergen (M) [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Whitefeather v. Wiese (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Deposit

Graham (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Deposit Paid for Income Tax

Chase v. Mueller (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Derivative Standing

Home Casual (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Determination of secured status

Larson (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Devise

Holter (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Home Casual (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Direct Payments

Hanson (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Weiner (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Discharge 

Bronk (U) [ view summary ] [view case ]
Bukowski (U) [ view summary ] [view case ]
Carter (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Cleasby (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Dienberg (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Duoss (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Edwards (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Gacke (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Hanson (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
McCoy (M)  [ view summary]  [ view case ]
McKittrick (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Moore (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Mordhorst (M) [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Pawlak (U) [ view summary ] [view case ]
Sabaska (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Sasopa '01(M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Sasse (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Discharge Injuction  

Manzanares (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Dischargeability

Gibson (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Carter (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Dischargeability-Willful and Malicious

Edwards (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Weihert (M)  [ view summary ][ view case ]

Disclaimer

Lee (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Discrimination

Devries (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Egeland (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

"Disinterested" Requirement -- Professionals

Houligan's (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Dismissal

Resop v F&M Bank  (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Boe (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Derrick (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Derrick (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Klug (U) [view summary ]  [ view case ]
Kogler (U) [view summary ]  [ view case ]
Kruse (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
O'Loughlin (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Rondeau (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Sasse (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Shafer (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Zoglman (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Divorce Decrees -- Maintenance or Property Division

Fisher (U)  [ view summary ] [ view case ]
Friske (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Garland (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Hoivik (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Lundquist (M)  [view summary ]  [ view case ]
Strack (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Thompson (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Wedeward (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Divorce Decrees -- Post Discharge Enforcement

McCoy (M)  [ view summary ] [ view case ]

Divorce Decrees -- Property of Estate

Stolp (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Domestic Support Obligation

Stevens (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Drunk Driving

Keesee (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Stelzer (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Due or Payable

McCoy (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Due Process

Tarbell (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Thul-Theis (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Election of Remedies

Crossroads Hills (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Electricity

Grede (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Eleventh Amendment

Nelson (U)  [ view summary ] [ view case ]

Eligibility for Chapter 13

Krueger (M)  [ view summary ] [ view case ]

Embezzlement

Conder (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Digital Systems (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Gibson (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Hass (U) [view summary] [view case]
Walford (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Entry of Default

Whitefeather v. Wiese (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Envirornmental Clean-up Costs

Radandt (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Equitable Liens

Edl (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Kirchner (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Equitable Subordination

Cilek (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Gross v. GSG Holdings (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Wright (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Equitable Subrogation

Crawley (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Duoss (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

ERISA

Shaker (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Error

Graham (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Estoppel (promissory/judicial)

Kruse (F) (judicial estoppel)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Windeshausen (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Evidentiary Burden

First Weber v Horsfall (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Exclusive Distributorship Agreement

Hering Distributing Company Inc (1)  (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Exclusivity Periods -- Extension

Company Store (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Excusable Neglect

Barsamian (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Byrne (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Execution Sale

Henderson (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Executory Contracts

Devries (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Hahn (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Taggatz (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Exemptions

Adolphson (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Anderson (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Bolles (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Bradica (M)  [ view summary ] [ view case ]
Bronk (U) [ view summary ] [view case ]
Bruski (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Burgus (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Butler (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Cilek (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Duss (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Ehlen (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Feaster (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Frazier (M)  [ view summary ] [ view case ]
Griffith (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Kowalewski (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Lark (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Laube (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Leck (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Miller (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Minor (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Roen/Dorshak (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Shaker (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Staniforth (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Vanderhai (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Vangen (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Voelker (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Woller (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Wundrow (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Exemptions -- Annuity

Bronk (U) [ view summary ] [view case ]
Bronk (2) (U) [ view summary ] [view case ]
Galeles (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Exemptions -- ERISA

Farmer (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Exemptions -- Federal Tax Lien

Kadrmas (M)  [ view summary ] [ view case ]

Exemptions -- Homestead

Coenen (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Hartley (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Isaacs (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Prestwood (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Exemptions -- Objection

Bronk (U) [ view summary ] [view case ]
Wildman (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Exemptions -- Personal Injury Claim

Simpson (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]