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Want to find out whether the Western District bankruptcy judges have issued a decision on that pesky issue you're facing? 

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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 Expectation Interest to Satisfaction of Judgment.

Looking for something else?  Try:

• Abandonment to Exemption
• Security Interest to Willful and Malicious

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It is possible to research the cases in a variety of ways. All available decisions have been indexed by both keyword and the relevant statute/rule references. It is also possible to review case summaries for particular cases. Follow the links at the top of the page to utilize these features.

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(Expectation Interest- Satisfaction of Judgment)

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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Expectation Interest

Hering Distributing Company Inc. (2)  (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Expert Witness Fees

Weihert v. Johnson (2)  (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Express Trust

DSC v Erb (M)  [ view summary ] [ view case ]
Midwest Property Management (M)  [ view summary ][ view case ]
Starfire Inc. (M)  [ view summary ] [ view case ]

Extension of Time

Howe  (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Putnam (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Telemark Management, Inc. (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Extension of Timeto File Chapter 12 Plan

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

Farm Preservation Agreement

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

Federal and State Exemption Law

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

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

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

Fee Dispute

Carter (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Condon Oil v. Wood (2) (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Weihert v. Johnson (2)  (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Fiduciary Capacity

Gibson (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Lundgren (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Mroczenski (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
O'Loughlin (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Pawlek (2) (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Wyss (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Yerges (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Fiduciary Duties owe Corporate Directors owe to Creditors

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

Fifth Amendment

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

Filing Fee

Vosepka v. Geiger  (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Final Judgment

Digital Systems (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Financing Statements -- Multiple State Transactions

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

Financing Statements -- Perfection

Rameker v. Farmers State Bank  (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Rye (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Wright (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Fines/Penalties/Forfeitures

Netzer (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Sanderson (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Stelzer (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

First Right of Refusal

Hering Distributing Company Inc. (1)  (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Hering Distributing Company Inc. (2)  (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Foreclosure Sale

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

Forward Contract

Plains Marketing (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Forward Contract Merchant

Plains Marketing (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Fraud

Baeder (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Barsamian (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Caesars Palace (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Casper (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Digital Systems (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Holzhueter (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Neale (U)  [ view summary ] [ view case ]
Norton (U)  [ view summary ] [ view case ]
Pawlek (2) (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
PSI Inustries Inc (U)  [ view summary ] [ view case ]
Sanderson (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Sasse (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Slaton (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Smith-Parham (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Vangen (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Fraud -- Credit Cards

Bierman (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Briese (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Fraud -- Fiduciary Capacity

Baeder (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Bukowski (U) [ view summary ] [ view case ]
Gibson (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Koch (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
O'Loughlin (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Pawlek (2) (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Rieck (U)  [ view summary ][ view case ]
Slaton (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Wyss (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Fraudulent Conveyance

Associated Enterprises, Inc. (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Fassett (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Fibison (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Gross v. GSG Holdings (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Lee (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
LeNeve (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Pawlak (3) (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
PSI Inustries Inc (U)  [ view summary ] [ view case ]
Seaway International Transport, Inc.  (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Fraudulent Transfer

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

Garnishment

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

General Intangibles

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

Good Faith

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

Goods

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

Guardian ad litem

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

Habeas Corpus

Larson (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Martin (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Home Loan Guaranty

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

Homestead

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

Homestead Exemption

Anderson (F) [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Coenen (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Henderson (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Isaacs (F) [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Keena (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Minor (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Roen/Dorshak (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Hypothetical Discharge

Tomas-Haarstick (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Implementation of Plan

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

In Rem Relief

Spencer 2 (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Income

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

Income Tax

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

Inheritance

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

Inherited IRA

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

Insider -- Definition

Air Improvement Resources Corp. (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Insurance Proceeds

Gross v. DeSotelle (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Intangible Property

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

Involuntary Cases

E.S. Professional Services, Inc. (U)  [ view summary ] [ view case ]

Issue Preclusion

Ahern  (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Caesars Palace (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
First Weber v Horsfall (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Gibson (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Morrison v. Mergen (M) [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Joint Tenancy

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

Judicial Liens

Derrick (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Henderson (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Spore (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Jurisdiction

Carter (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Lenser (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Digital Systems (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Larceny

Digital Systems (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Zaja (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Late Filed Claim

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

Law of the Case

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

Letters of Credit

Carley Captial Group (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Hennekens (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

License

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

Lien Avoidance

Couillard (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Couillard 2 (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Crawley (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Duss (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Ehlen (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Henderson (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Larson (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
McClearn (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Nickeas (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Page (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Parrish (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Rye (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Saxe (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Shepler (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Spore (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Syverson (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Thompson (U) [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Thulis (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Wagner (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Wink (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Witt (M)  [ view summary ] [ view case ]

Lien Stripping

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

Limited Partnership

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

Loan Modification

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

Long-Term Debt

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

Lost Profits

Hering Distributing Company Inc. (1)  (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Hering Distributing Company Inc. (2)  (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Luxury Goods

Johannsen (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Leaird (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Mailbox Rule

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

Maintenance Fees 

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

Maintenance of Payments

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

Marital Property

Keesee (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Landsinger (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Moore (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Roen/Dorshak (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Sweitzer (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Marshaling

Brunner (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Kogler (U) [view summary ]  [ view case ]

Maturity Date

Plains Marketing (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Means Test

Kogler (U) [view summary ]  [ view case ]
Mancel (U) [view summary ]  [ view case ]
Roll & Currie (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Mechanic's Liens

Cam Construction Co., Inc. (U)  [ view summary ] [ view case ]

Mitigate Damages

Hering Distributing Company Inc. (1) (M)  [ view summary ] [ view case ]
Hering Distributing Company Inc. (2) (M)  [ view summary ] [ view case ]

Mixed Property

Landsinger (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Roen/Dorshak (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Mobile Goods -- Wis. Stat. § 409.103(3)

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

Modification

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

Modification of Chapter 12 Plan

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

Mortgages -- Interpretation

Carley Capital Group (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Mortgage Payments

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

Motion to Dismiss

Bartels (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Neale (U)  [ view summary ] [ view case ]
Roll & Currie (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Motion for New Trial

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

Motion to Strike

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

New Value

Kepler v. Springer (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Renew Energies v. Olsen's Mill (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Non-Compete Covenant

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

Non-Debtors

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

Non-Dischargeable Debt

Barsamian (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Disch (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Gibson (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Green County v. Kline  (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Hommerding (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Jorenby (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Netzer (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Sanderson (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Stevens (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Wedeward (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Non-Dischargeable Tax

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

Notice -- Adequacy/Lack of

Bringe (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Juzwiak (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Novation

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

Objection to Claim

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

Official Forms

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

Order to Show Cause-Unpaid Fees

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

Ordinary Course

Kepler v. Springer (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Renew Energies v. Olsen's Mill (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Partial Summary Judgment

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

Partnerships

Klug (U) [view summary ] [ view case ]
Rameker v. Holden (M) [view summary ] [ view case ]
Wundrow (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Penalties

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

Per Capita Payments

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

Perfection of Security Interest

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

Personal Injury Proceeds

Bolles (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Chapman (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Plan Confirmation

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

Plan Payment

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

P.O.D. Account

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

Post Conversion

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

Pre-Conversion

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

Preferences

Air Improvement Resources Corp. (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Ausman Jewelers, Inc. (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Ballard (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Carley Capital Group (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Crossen (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Deardorff (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Edl (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Elsemore 2 (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Gibson 3 (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Gross v. GSG Holdings (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Halling (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
International Ski Service (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Kepler v. Springer (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
LaLonde (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Marshall (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
McLaughlin (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Pearnell (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Preib (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Renew Energies v. Olsen's Mill (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Syverson (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Toth (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Trudell (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Pre-Judgment Attachment

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

Presumption of Receipt

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

Prima facie Evidence

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

Principal Payment

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

Principal Residence

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

Pro Rata

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

Priority

Delafuente (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Howe  (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Miller (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Proceeds

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

Professionals -- Employment of

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

Projected Disposable Income

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

Property of the Estate

Boruch (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Coenen (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
DeCora (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Erickson (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Farmer (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Fess (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Gross v. DeSotelle (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Herbst (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Holter (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Karis (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Kedrowski (U) [ view summary ] [ view case ]
Mordhorst (M) [ view summary ] [ view case ]
Risler (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Royal Plastics (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Smedema Grain (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Stolp (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Property Right

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

Purchase-Money Security Interest

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

Reclamation -- Right of

Intercity Oil Co. (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Record on Appeal

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

Redemption

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

Rehearing -- Motion for

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

Relief from judgment or order

Rapraeger (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Schmid 3 (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Relief from Stay

Green, M (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Hennekens (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Jarocki (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Remand

Laddusire 3  (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Remedies -- Election of

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

Removal

American Land & Cattle, Inc. (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Laddusire 2  (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Laddusire 3  (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Wells Fargo Bank v. Transcontinental (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Rents and Profits

Carley Capital Group (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Reopening

Gruetzmacher (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Spencer (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

res judicata

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

Replevin

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

Restitution

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

Retirement/Pension Plans

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

Revocation of Discharge

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

Rooker-Feldman

Schmid 2 (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Spencer 2 (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Stincic (F)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Rule Against Perpetuities

Carley Capital Group (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Sale of Co-Owned Property

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

Sale of Property Outside Ordinary Course

Zeien Farms (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Sanctions

Andros (M)  [ view summary ] [ view case ]
Chapman (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Crossroads Hills (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Garland (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Green, M  (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Jordan (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Lawrence (U) [ view summary ] [ view case ]
Roberts (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Slaughter (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Satisfaction of Judgment

Derrick (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Spore (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]