Judge's Decisions
This page only contains those judicial opinions that the presiding judge specifically requested we post to this web site. It does not necessarily reflect a complete listing of each judges' published opinions, nor does it reflect a complete listing of the official records of this court.

Judge		 Date
Posted		 Case
Number		 Adversary
Number
Subject
Ralph B. Kirscher 1/19/2005 2003-62471 2004-00021 Student Loan Undue Hardship Tithing
1/19/2005 2004-61399 2004-00077 Bankruptcy Petition Preparer
1/19/2005 2004-62741 N/A Disposable Income Unfair Discrimination Reasonably Necessary Expense
1/28/2005 2004-62792 N/A Conversion Bad Faith
2/3/2005 2004-60081 2004-00072 Hettick Sanctions for failure to provide discovery
2/3/2005 2004-62073 N/A Agnew Paralegal Fees Fees associated with CM/ECF
2/3/2005 2004-62325 N/A ODowd Motion to Modify Security Agreement Uniform Commercial Code
2/7/2005 2003-60043 N/A Parrotte Duplicative Fees
3/24/2005 2004-62682 2004-00127 Deines Disqualification
5/11/2005 1997-40460 N/A Esplanade Administrative Expense
5/11/2005 2002-51838 2003-00253 Schmersey Hearsay
5/11/2005 2002-60880 2003-00029 Banna Discretionary Abstention
5/11/2005 2003-60037 N/A Danaher Motion to Dismiss
5/11/2005 2004-61722 N/A Verschoot Taxation 16th Amendment Summary Judgment
5/11/2005 2004-62073 N/A Agnew Attorney Fees Benefit to Estate
5/11/2005 2004-62682 2004-00127 Deines Jury Trial
5/11/2005 2004-63077 2004-00140 Sauter Summary Judgment Fraud 2-party Direct Evidence
5/11/2005 2004-63383 N/A Bruce Sanctions Emotional Distress Punitives
5/11/2005 2004-63593 N/A Archer Certification to Sup. Ct. Exemption
5/11/2005 2005-60368 N/A Northern Routes Transportation Critical Vendors
5/12/2005 2004-60302 2004-00049 Retz Abbey Attorney Fee Claim Motion to Dismiss
5/12/2005 2004-61737 N/A Harlinda Confirmation Chapter 11
5/12/2005 2004-61738 N/A Dennison Confirmation Chapter 11
5/12/2005 2004-62325 N/A O'Dowd Bad Faith
5/12/2005 2004-63826 N/A Weiss Marriage Dissolution Lien Avoidance
6/11/2005 2004-62970 2004-00136 Able Fraud Exception 523 (a)(2)(A) and 523(a)(2)(B)
6/11/2005 2005-60889 N/A Franz In rem relief versus motion to modify
6/14/2005 2004-62115 2004-00133 Sullens Objection to discharge
6/15/2005 2004-60302 N/A Retz Sale of stock by trustee Good faith transaction
6/17/2005 2004-63822 2005-00036 Dennis Remand to state court
8/20/2005 2002-30076 2004-00109 Sykes Ocwen Sum. Jud. Civil Contempt Inherent Sanction Authority
8/20/2005 2002-51838 2003-00253 Schmersey Transfer Transferee
8/20/2005 2002-51838 2005-00038 Schmersey Service of Process Local Address Foreign Address
8/20/2005 2003-61719 N/A Klink Objection to Claim Documentation
8/20/2005 2003-62701 N/A Alwerdt Fees Denied Failure to Seek Employment Prior to Settlement
8/20/2005 2004-60272 2005-00005 Abbey Retz Judgment on Pleadings as to Count One
8/20/2005 2004-60302 N/A Retz Valentino Settlement Approval
8/20/2005 2004-60302 2005-00018 Abbey Retz Motion to Dismiss Moot Given Amendment
8/20/2005 2004-61901 N/A Sula Store Chapter 11 No Confirmation Dismissed
8/20/2005 2004-61991 N/A Miller Smith Motion to Modify Time for Negotiation
8/20/2005 2004-62410 N/A Boudreau Violation of Stay No Punitives
8/20/2005 2004-63115 N/A Detienne Chapter 11 Confirmation Denied Dismissed
8/29/2005 2004-60069 N/A Agri Systems Ch 11 Confirmation
8/29/2005 2004-62147 N/A Steffens Objection to Proof of Claim and Documentation
10/24/2005 2002-30085 N/A Wilber Obj. to Claims Fees re Noncertified Class Action Professional Conduct
10/24/2005 2005-60252 2005-00051 Parker Estate of Grinsteiner Installment Note Not Alimony No Standing 523(a)(15)
10/24/2005 2005-60547 N/A Frantum Disposable Income
10/24/2005 2005-60598 N/A Dumontier Disposable Income Good Faith Objection to Claim Lien on Tribal Land
10/24/2005 2005-60796 N/A Sharp Disgorgement of Fees Lack of Consultation
10/24/2005 2005-61157 N/A Mock Motion to Modify Stay Development Property No In Rem Relief
10/24/2005 2005-61614 N/A Reeser Willful Violation of Stay
10/24/2005 2005-62358 N/A Williams Effect of Prior Case Dismissal on Subsequent Case
1/10/2006 2004-60069 N/A Agri Admin Expense Sanctions California District Court Action
1/10/2006 2004-61899 2004-00101 Renville Student Loans Dischargeable
1/10/2006 2004-62073 2004-00103 Agnew State Court Judgment Constructive Trust Preference Property of Estate
1/10/2006 2005-61135 N/A Wylie Objection to Claim Reconsideration Standard Failure to Respond
1/10/2006 2005-61209 N/A LaCounte 522(o) exemption 10-year lookback convert nonexempt to exempt
1/10/2006 2005-62400 N/A Wright Ch 13 Confirmation Disposable Income Formula Rate for Interest
1/10/2006 2005-62495 N/A Emerson Trust Indenture Not Property Interest No Marital Interest Separate Prop
1/10/2006 2005-64124 N/A Hull Best Interests Test Value of Residence Ch 13 Confirmation
1/10/2006 2006-60001 N/A Nelson Waiver of Filing Fee Poverty Standard Two Factor Review
1/11/2006 2005-60598 N/A Dumontier Ch 13 Confirmation Trustee Consent Creditor Objection
1/26/2006 2005-64359 N/A Moore Homestead Exemption Continguous Properties
3/26/2006 2001-22917 N/A Nettleberg Postpetition Fees Discharge Ch. 13
3/26/2006 2002-20359 N/A Delaney Postpetition Fees in Ch. 13 Requested Late in Case
3/26/2006 2003-61901 2005-00084 Crop Hail All About Travel Motion to Dismiss Denied Amendment Relates Back
3/26/2006 2004-60669 N/A Ferguson Motion to Withdraw Ch. 7 Denied Plain Legal Prejudice
3/26/2006 2004-62118 N/A Watson Motion to Convert Granted Even Though Debtor Wanted to Mend Ways
3/26/2006 2004-62410 N/A Boudreau 2nd Stay Violation by Riverside County, CA. Dept. of Child Support Ser.
3/26/2006 2005-60354 N/A Nunn Marshalling Assets
3/26/2006 2005-63630 N/A Leichner Sanctions for Failure to Reduce Accounting Failure to Follow Orders
3/26/2006 2005-63825 N/A Gjullin Obj. to Exemption Under 522(o) Denied Followup to Lacounte
3/26/2006 2005-64439 N/A Chase Homestead Exemption Covers Multiple Lots
3/26/2006 2005-64797 N/A Detienne Motion to Dismiss Ch. 11 Objective and Subjective Tests for Bad Faith
3/26/2006 2005-65451 N/A Stearns 46th Day Dismissal Upon Request Section 521
3/26/2006 2006-60021 N/A Nateka Filing Fee Waiver Granted in Ch. 7
3/26/2006 2006-60026 N/A Blekkenk Fee Waiver Denied Income Exceeds 150% of Poverty Line
3/29/2006 2006-60161 N/A Hamilton Fee Waiver NEW 2006 Poverty Guidelines and 150%
2/2/2007 2003-60911 N/A Johnson Trustee Abandonment of Settlement
2/2/2007 2005-64866 2006-00046 Bunitsky Alimony Arrearage Nondischargeable Fees
2/2/2007 2005-65161 N/A Wilson Judicial Notice Interplay between Rules of Evidence 201 and 801
2/2/2007 2006-60045 N/A Urban First Impression Constitutionality of 730 day Domicile Exemption
2/2/2007 2006-60353 N/A Tranmer Disposable Income Above Median Income Transportation Charitable Contr.
2/2/2007 2006-60428 N/A Naslund Disposable Income Local Standards 2nd Car Expense
2/2/2007 2006-60606 N/A Ranson Plan Cures Default Statutory Fee Limitation Need Fee Application
2/2/2007 2006-60620 N/A Braulick Montana Deferred Comp Plan Not Property of Estate If Was Exempt
2/5/2007 2007-60083 N/A Heyen Fee Waiver Woman 2 in Family 2007 Guidelines and 2007 150%
2/7/2007 2006-60778 N/A George Disposable Income Administrative Expense Nonpriority Unsecured Payment
2/7/2007 2006-60788 N/A McDonald Disposable Income Amount Payable to Nonpriority Unsecured Creditors
2/8/2007 2005-64945 2006-00002 Decker Summary Judgment Claim Preclusion
2/8/2007 2005-65161 N/A Wilson Scotch Chapter 12 Eligibility Interest Rate Confirmation
2/8/2007 2006-60508 N/A Tuss Disposable Income Other Necessary Expenses Special Circumstances
3/16/2007 2004-63831 2007-00008 Womack v. Turnbull Service under Rule 7004(b)(9) and amendment eliminating atty
4/4/2007 2004-60302 2005-00018 Abbey v. Retz Motion for Sum Jud denied regaring Sec. 727 claims
4/4/2007 2005-65426 2007-00009 JS Marketing v. Qwest Motion to Intervene Granted
4/4/2007 2006-60161 2006-00076 Hamilton v. NCSEAA Student Loan Discharged
4/4/2007 2006-60512 N/A Deadmond Motion to Dismiss under Section 707(b)(3) Denied
4/4/2007 2006-60855 2006-00119 Auto Auction v. Hyundai Reclamation Claim v Inventory Flooring Lien
John L. Peterson 12/16/2005 2005-62166 N/A Dismissal of an Involuntary Petition
12/16/2005 2005-62166 N/A Denial of Request for Reconsideration

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