This is an issue that comes up fairly often, although normally no objections are made for a Rule 2004 examination . As long as the lawyer is not obstructive, it is usually not worth the additional time and expense of filing an objection. In In re Craig ... Read full article
The Krystal Company files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Petition in the Northern District of Georgia on January 19, 2020. Case No. 20-61065. The company is represented by King & Spalding. According to pleadings, the company owns 182 Krystal restaurant ... Read full article
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Funds in joint bank accounts can generally be accessed by all account-holders — each of them can withdraw all of the money in the account regardless of who actually deposited the funds in the account. This is often the reason for having a joint account. ... Read full article
In In re Pete , Ch. 13 Case No. 15-63725-JRS, 2015 WL 8540438 (Bankr. N.D. Ga. Dec. ... Read full article
In In re Lawson , Ch. 13 Case No. ... Read full article
In a July 2015 case the Chapter 7 Trustee sold a house that was underwater with three liens, and received a carve-out from the lender that held the second and third liens. The Debtors did not object to the sale, but to the Trustee’s Final Report because ... Read full article
In Howell v. U.S. Foods, Inc. , Ch. 7 Case No. 11-13160, Adv. Proc. No. 13-1054, 2014 Bankr. LEXIS 681 (Bankr. N.D. Ga. Feb. 5, 2014) ( click here for .pdf of Order ), the individual debtor owned and managed a restaurant incorporated as Bilbo’s Bar-B-Que, ... Read full article
In In re Cochran , Ch. 7 Case No. 13-43242, 2014 Bankr. LEXIS 1178 (Bankr. N.D. Ga. Feb. 10, 2014), the issue in the motion to avoid lien was whether funds paid into court pursuant to a Summons of Garnishment are property of the Bankruptcy estate after a ... Read full article
Last week I was at a final hearing on fee applications on behalf of a Chapter 7 Trustee, in a case in which the debtor had failed to disclose a pre-petition personal injury case pending in another state. The defendants in that case ultimately founds out ... Read full article
In In re Cochran , Ch. 7 Case No. 13-43242, 2014 Bankr. LEXIS 1178 (Bankr. N.D. Ga. Feb. 10, 2014), the issue in the motion to avoid lien was whether funds paid into court pursuant to a Summons of Garnishment are property of the Bankruptcy estate after a ... Read full article
In Howell v. U.S. Foods, Inc. , Ch. 7 Case No. 11-13160, Adv. Proc. No. 13-1054, 2014 Bankr. LEXIS 681 (Bankr. N.D. Ga. Feb. 5, 2014) ( click here for .pdf of Order ), the individual debtor owned and managed a restaurant incorporated as Bilbo’s Bar-B-Que, ... Read full article
