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The bankruptcy court grants the trustee's motions to transfer coal mining leases under 11 U.S.C. § 363. The "lessor" argued that the agreements were leases, and thus § 365 should control.

The bankruptcy court sustains the debtors' objection to the creditor's claim.

The bankruptcy court denies the motion for stay relief to proceed with prepetition litigation.

The Seventh Circuit holds that Bankruptcy Rule 3002(c)'s proof of claim deadline applies to both secured creditors and unsecured creditors.

The bankruptcy court grants the debtor's motion for sanctions for stay violations.

The bankruptcy court overrules the debtor's objection to the division of unemployment insurance's claim for overpayment of benefits to the debtor.

Following the Sixth Circuit's reversal of the bankruptcy court's finding that livestock leases were disguised security agreements, the bankruptcy court determines the rights of the lessor and lessee debtor...

The court denies the Chapter 13 debtors' motion to modify the confirmed plan to reduce the secured claim of the IRS. The debtors argued that the collateral was not worth the amount of the claim, but the Court holds that reducing an allowed secured claim is not a modification permitted by the code.

The Seventh Circuit affirms the district court's reversal of the bankruptcy court. The debtor claimed an exemption for a rare first edition Book of Mormon under Illinois's exemption statutes, which permit an exemption for "a bible."

The Seventh Circuit affirms the dismissal of the debtors' chapter 7 petition for cause under 11 U.S.C. § 707(a).

The bankruptcy court overrules the creditor's objection to confirmation of the debtors' chapter 13 plan. The creditor argued that its secured claim could not be modified pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 1322(b).

The Seventh Circuit holds that the bankruptcy court abused its discretion in issuing a contempt order and awarding damages to the debtor for the creditor's alleged violation of the discharge injunction.

The bankruptcy court grants the creditor's motion to file a late response to an objection to its proof of claim. The creditor's attorney attempted to file the response on the deadline, but through error the objection was not filed.

The bankruptcy court grants the creditor's motion to vacate an order sustaining the debtor's objection to the creditor's claim.

The bankruptcy court denies the creditor's motion to treat a post-petition claim as an administrative claim.

The Seventh Circuit affirms the bankruptcy court's approval of the Chapter 7 trustee's fee.

The bankruptcy court denies the United States Trustee's ("UST") motion to dismiss the Chapter 7 bankruptcy case under 11 U.S.C. § 707(b).