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In re Chavira, 20-10201 (2020)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Kansas Filed:KS Mar. 19, 2020 Citations: 20-10201

ORDER DENYING WAIVER OF CREDIT COUNSELING BRIEFING AND PERSONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE ROBERT E. NUGENT , Bankruptcy Judge . To be eligible for chapter 7 relief, most individual debtors must first receive consumer credit counseling within 180 days before filing. Individual debtors cannot receive a discharge unless they complete a personal financial management instructional course during the case. Debtors who labor under a physical disability or are incapacitated are...

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In re Keever, 19-40212.Adv (2020)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Kansas Filed:KS Mar. 13, 2020 Citations: 19-40212.Adv, 19-7025.

Memorandum Opinion and Order Granting Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Adversary Complaint DALE L. SOMERS , Chief Bankruptcy Judge . Debtor Brittany Keever (Debtor) borrowed money prepetition from Defendant Cash-2-Go of Kansas to be secured by her vehicle. In this proceeding, Debtor contends that Defendant failed to make disclosures required by the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) and violated Regulation Z with respect to that transaction. Debtor prays for rescission of the parties' contract, for...

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In re Krien, 17-21532.Adv (2020)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Kansas Filed:KS Mar. 12, 2020 Citations: 17-21532.Adv, 19-06036.

Memorandum Opinion and Order Denying in Part and Granting in Part Defendants' Motions to Dismiss DALE L. SOMERS , Chief Bankruptcy Judge . Defendants Bank of the Flint Hills (the "Bank") 1 and Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka (the "FHLB") 2 move to dismiss the Complaint filed by the Chapter 7 Trustee, Patricia E. Hamilton (the "Trustee") to avoid allegedly fraudulent transfers and to recover for alleged violations of federal consumer protection laws. 3 For the reasons, stated below, the...

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Pixius Communications LLC, 19-11749. (2020)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Kansas Filed:KS Mar. 10, 2020 Citations: 19-11749.

ORDER REGARDING DEBTOR'S NOTICE OF AUCTION RESULTS (Doc. 228); DEBTOR'S FURTHER SUBMISSIONS (Doc. 252); and SUBMISSION OF REJECTION BID (Doc. 256) ROBERT E. NUGENT , Bankruptcy Judge . Maintaining a level playing field for bankruptcy sale bidders fosters a transparent auction process that insures the appearance of integrity and trustworthiness of the bankruptcy court system. Applying and enforcing previously-approved bid procedures serves that object. In this case, detailed bid procedures...

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In re Riley Drive Entertainment XIX, LLC, 20-40046. (2020)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Kansas Filed:KS Mar. 06, 2020 Citations: 20-40046.

Memorandum Opinion and Order Denying the United States Trustee's Motion to Compel Debtor to Give Notice to Employee-Creditors DALE L. SOMERS , Chief Bankruptcy Judge . Debtor Riley Drive Restaurant XIX, LLC filed a voluntary petition under Chapter 11 on January 15, 2020. On January 17, 2020, Debtor filed several first day motions, including an Application for Approval of Payment of Prepetition Payroll (Application). 1 The United States Trustee (Trustee) responded with his Motion to Compel...

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In re Amphone, 613 B.R. 764 (2020)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Kansas Filed:KS Feb. 24, 2020 Citations: 613 B.R. 764, 18-10544.Adv, 18-5083.

MEMORANDUM OPINION Robert E. Nugent , United States Bankruptcy Judge . Courts freely grant chapter 7 discharges unless the debtor has failed to preserve or destroyed books, records, and papers from which their financial condition can be ascertained under 727(a)(3) 1 or has failed to satisfactorily explain the loss of their assets under 727(a)(5). 2 But, courts strictly interpret these and other 727(a) objections to discharge before imposing bankruptcy's "death penalty" on a debtor....

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In re Pittman, 19-41057. (2020)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Kansas Filed:KS Feb. 20, 2020 Citations: 19-41057.

Memorandum Opinion and Order Denying Objection to Confirmation and Granting Motion for Relief from Stay DALE L. SOMERS , Chief Bankruptcy Judge . This Chapter 13 case was filed shortly after the divorce of Debtor Shelly Nichole Pittman ("Debtor" or "Shelly") and Dennis J. Pittman ("Dennis"). As part of the divorce proceeding, the parties entered into a Separation and Property Settlement Agreement and Parenting Plan ("Settlement Agreement"). If Debtor's Chapter 13 plan is confirmed,...

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In re Lister-Petter Americas, Inc., 15-10502. (2020)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Kansas Filed:KS Feb. 06, 2020 Citations: 15-10502.

ORDER APPROVING TRUSTEE'S FINAL REPORT (Doc. 506) ROBERT E. NUGENT , Bankruptcy Judge . When a chapter 7 estate is "fully administered," the Court can close the case. 1 If no one objects to the trustee's final report within 30 days of its filing, the case is presumed to be fully administered. 2 But a case may not be fully administered if there are outstanding undetermined administrative claims. For a claim to receive administrative priority, the claimant must have conferred a benefit...

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In re Schepmann, 18-11877. (2020)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Kansas Filed:KS Jan. 29, 2020 Citations: 18-11877.

ORDER OVERRULING OBJECTIONS TO HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION ROBERT E. NUGENT , Bankruptcy Judge . Kansans can exempt their ownership interest in their homestead if they, or their families, or both occupy it as a residence. 1 If the homestead is outside an incorporated city, it can extend to 160 acres and includes "improvements." The Bankruptcy Code recognizes that exemption. 2 Kansas state courts consistently hold that, for homestead purposes, "ownership" is not limited to fee title, but may...

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In re Baker, 19-41358. (2020)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Kansas Filed:KS Jan. 14, 2020 Citations: 19-41358.

Memorandum Opinion and Order Granting Debtor's Motion to Extend Stay, with Conditions DALE L. SOMERS , Chief Bankruptcy Judge . The matter before the Court is Debtor Karie Ann Baker's motion to determine that the termination of the automatic stay in 11 U.S.C. 362(c)(3)(A) is not applicable, or in the alternative to extend the automatic stay. 1 Creditor U. S. Bank, National Association (hereafter U.S. Bank) responded and opposes the motion. 2 Debtor's petition was filed on October 31,...

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In re John Q. Hammons Fall 2006, LLC, 612 B.R. 779 (2020)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Kansas Filed:KS Jan. 03, 2020 Citations: 612 B.R. 779, 16-21142-11 (Jointly Administered).

Memorandum Opinion and Order Overruling, in Part, and Granting, in Part, Joint Objection to "Chateau Lake Loan" Claim and Overruling in Part, and Granting, in Part, CMBS Lenders' Motion to Allow Claims Robert D. Berger , United States Bankruptcy Judge . When an oversecured commercial lender contracts for post-petition default-upon-bankruptcy interest, is that loan agreement provision enforceable under bankruptcy law against a Chapter 11 debtor Does the answer change when the debtor is...

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