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Movie References Abound in Opinion Denying Fees to Alleged Debtor

02/21/16
With the Academy Awards just a week away, one Texas judge has demonstrated his love of film in an opinion chock full of movie references.    The opinion is also a helpful guide to recovery of attorneys' fees under 11 U.S.C. Sec. 303(i).   In re Clean Fuel Technologies II, LLC, No. 15-30827 (Bankr. W.D. Tex.
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Bankruptcy Court Denies Request to Transfer Case to Delaware

01/12/15
The venue reform movement has focused on cases filed in Delaware and the Southern District of New York which are either not transferred (Enron and Energy Futures) or transferred at considerable time and expense (Patriot Coal).   However, a decision out of Texas denied a request to transfer an adversary proceeding to Delaware.    Think3 Litigation Trust v. Zuccarello (In re Think3, Inc.), No. 13-1081 (Bankr. W.D. Tex.
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Meet Judge Davis (Expanded Version)

07/11/13
From 1989 to 2007, Judges Larry Kelly and Frank Monroe occupied the bankruptcy bench in Austin, providing a period of judicial continuity rivaled only by their colleagues in San Antonio (Judges Leif Clark and Ronald King served at the same time from 1988 to 2012).   On April 1, 2013, the Austin bar welcomed its third new judge in six years as Judge Craig Gargotta moved to San Antonio and Judge Tony Davis assumed the bench.   Here is an introduction to the newest jurist to overs
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Meet Judge Davis (Expanded Version)

07/11/13
From 1989 to 2007, Judges Larry Kelly and Frank Monroe occupied the bankruptcy bench in Austin, providing a period of judicial continuity rivaled only by their colleagues in San Antonio (Judges Leif Clark and Ronald King served at the same time from 1988 to 2012).   On April 1, 2013, the Austin bar welcomed its third new judge in six years as Judge Craig Gargotta moved to San Antonio and Judge Tony Davis assumed the bench.   Here is an introduction to the newest jurist to overs
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