ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO COMPEL John E. Waites , US Bankruptcy Judge . This matter comes before the Court on the Motion to Compel filed by Kristin Golestan ("Movant") on January 7, 2020. Amir Golastan Parast ("Debtor"), pro se, filed an Objection to the Motion to Compel on January 21, 2020, and has asserted his Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination as to the production of certain documents subpoenaed by the Movant in connection with a Rule 2004 examination. For the...
AMENDED SETTLEMENT ORDER ON MOTION FOR RELIEF FROM AUTOMATIC STAY HELEN E. BURRIS , Chief Bankruptcy Judge . This matter comes before the Court on the motion for relief filed by Debra Stephen ("Movant"). The Chapter 13 Trustee did not object to the motion or has agreed to the settlement. The property serving as collateral which is the subject of the motion is described as follows: the real property and improvements located at 1457 Aldrich Street, Aiken, South Carolina Upon Movant's...
ORDER John E. Waites , US Bankruptcy Judge . This matter is before the Court for a determination of damages regarding the Complaint filed by Cameron Julius Xavier Banks ("Plaintiff or Debtor") against Gralin Hampton Auto Sales ("Defendant"). In his Complaint, Plaintiff seeks damages for willful violation of the automatic stay under 11 U.S.C. 362(k)(1) due to the post petition repossession of three vehicles by Defendant. The Court has jurisdiction over this matter pursuant to 28 U.S.C....
ORDER Helen E. Burris , US Bankruptcy Judge . THIS MATTER came before the Court for a trial on the Complaint filed by Plaintiffs George Robert Walker and Sherry Denise Walker against Defendants UpRight Law, Law Solutions Chicago, LLC, Law Solutions Chicago LLC (collectively, "Upright"). 1 Testimony was provided by the Walkers, a representative of Set Financial, attorneys Herman F. "Rick" Richardson and Paul Owen, and Ryan Galloway on behalf of Upright. The only remaining issue is whether...
ORDER ON MOTIONS FOR RELIEF FROM STAY US Bankruptcy Judge District of South Carolina. The matters addressed herein come before the Court upon Kristin M. Golestan's Motion for Relief from Automatic Stay ("Mrs. Golestan's 362 Motion") and Amir Golastan Parast's Motion for Emergency Relief from Automatic Stay to Continue Action in Family Court ("Debtor's 362 Motion"). 1 Both Amir Golastan Parast a/k/a Amir Golestan ("Debtor") and Kristin M. Golestan ("Mrs. Golestan") filed objections to the...
ORDER David R. Duncan , Chief US Bankruptcy Judge . THIS MATTER is before the Court on Cynthia Holmes's ("Defendant") Motion to Dismiss ("Motion") the complaint in this adversary proceeding. The complaint seeks a determination that the debt due the plaintiff, Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. ("HSB"), by Defendant is not discharged by Defendant's bankruptcy pursuant to 11 U.S.C. 523(a)(6). Defendant filed the original Motion on October 11, 2019 and amended the Motion on December 2, 2019. On...
