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Trustee v. Griffin

November 5, 2009 · Leave a Comment

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In re Griffin Trading Company, Inc., 98 B 41742
Leroy G. Inskeep, Trustee v. Farrel and Roger Griffin, 01 A 00007

Opinion: In an Adversary case stemming from the Chapter 7 bankruptcy of a futures broker, judgement for Trustee is reversed due to lack of sufficient causation following remand from the District Court.

Opinion Issued October 30, 2009
By the Honorable Bruce W. Black

View and download the opinion in PDF format here

Categories: ED · IL · Inskeep · ND · adversary · assets · black · business filings · case update · ch 7 · cir 7 · current-events · judge · property · research · trustee

Housing Prices and Median Income

November 2, 2009 · Leave a Comment

housing prices and median income

Categories: IRS · Middle class · assets · bailout · bankruptcy · bubble · ch 13 · ch 7 · consumer · crisis · current-events · data · debt · depreciation · economy · estate · flipping · foreclosure · fraudulent transfers · investments · landlord/tenant · means test · median income · mortgage · property · reaffirmation · real property · research · sale · secured · short sale · subprime · tax deeds · tenancy by entirety · title · wealth

New Median Income Standards (09-2009)

October 13, 2009 · 1 Comment

median income figures (09-2009)

Categories: 1325(a)(5) · 707 · 727 · Administrative Office of the Courts · BAPCPA · Census Bureau · administrative · aoc · bad faith · bankruptcy · ch 13 · ch 7 · consumer · current-events · data · dismissal · disposable · economy

corrected notice: Change in J. Wedoff’s Hearing Schedules

October 2, 2009 · Leave a Comment

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Chapter 7 and 11 Calls

Effective immediately new motions to be heard after Oct. 12 should be noticed for Tue or Wed at 9:30 a.m.

Effectivethe week of Oct. 5 motions and set matters to be heard that week will be set for Thu, Oct. 8.

Effective the week of Oct. 12 J. Wedoff will begin hearing cases on Tuesdays and Wednesdays [regular schedule]. New motions, status hearings, or other set matters now scheduled for a Tue or Wed after Oct. 12 will be heard on the Tue or Wed on which they are scheduled.

Any motion already noticed for a Thu after Oct. 12 will still be heard as set noticed unless movant chooses to re-notice for a Tue or Wed after Oct. 12.

Chapter 13 Call

Judge Doyle will continue to hear Judge Wedoff’s Chapter 13 call on Thursdays at the regularly scheduled times until further notice.

Thank you for your cooperation during the last month in rescheduling Judge Wedoff’s Chapter 7 and 11 matters for Thursdays

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FRBP 9037 Privacy Protection for Filings with the Court

September 30, 2009 · Leave a Comment

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To use PACER/RACER you must now agree to be bound by the following redaction policy (Rule 9037. Privacy Protection for Filings Made with the Court)

Rule 9037. Privacy Protection for Filings Made with the Court

a) REDACTED FILINGS. Unless the court orders otherwise, in an electronic or paper filing made with the court that contains an individual’s social-security number, taxpayer-identification number, or birth date, the name of an individual, other than the debtor, known to be and identified as a minor, or a financial-account number, a party or nonparty making the filing may include only:
(1) the last four digits of the social-security number and taxpayer-identification number;
(2) the year of the individual’s birth;
(3) the minor’s initials; and
(4) the last four digits of the financial-account number.

b) EXEMPTIONS FROM THE REDACTION REQUIREMENT. The redaction requirement does not apply to the following:
(1) a financial-account number that identifies the property allegedly subject to forfeiture in a forfeiture proceeding;
(2) the record of an administrative or agency proceeding unless filed with a proof of claim;
(3) the official record of a state-court proceeding;
(4) the record of a court or tribunal, if that record was not subject to the redaction requirement when originally filed;
(5) a filing covered by subdivision (c) of this rule; and
(6) a filing that is subject to § 110 of the Code.

c) FILINGS MADE UNDER SEAL. The court may order that a filing be made under seal without redaction. The court may later unseal the filing or order the entity that made the filing to file a redacted version for the public record.

d) PROTECTIVE ORDERS. For cause, the court may by order in a case under the Code:
(1) require redaction of additional information; or
(2) limit or prohibit a nonparty’s remote electronic access to a document filed with the court.

e) OPTION FOR ADDITIONAL UNREDACTED FILING UNDER SEAL. An entity making a redacted filing may also file an unredacted copy under seal. The court must retain the unredacted copy as part of the record.

f) OPTION FOR FILING A REFERENCE LIST. A filing that contains redacted information may be filed together with a reference list that identifies each item of redacted information and specifies an appropriate identifier that uniquely corresponds to each item listed. The list must be filed under seal and may be amended as of right. Any reference in the case to a listed identifier will be construed to refer to the corresponding item of information.

g) WAIVER OF PROTECTION OF IDENTIFIERS. An entity waives the protection of subdivision (a) as to the entity’s own information by filing it without redaction and not under seal.

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