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28 U.S.C. § 157

Procedures for bankruptcy cases and proceedings: the cases that interpreted this section

Jurisdiction
Federal
Case notes
6,735
Cited in passing
21,183
Citing cases indexed
45,972
Case dates
1984–2026
Screened through
2026-06-26
Checked for later law changes
2026-10-19
Courts' treatment: partly invalid
A reviewed case holds part of this section invalid or unenforceable.
This reflects what the reviewed cases said, not legislative action: a later amendment or repeal by the legislature would not appear here unless a reviewed case discussed it.

27,918 citing cases reviewed of 45,972 in the citation index: 6,735 interpreted the section (annotated below), 21,183 cited it only in passing. Cases filed after 2026-06-26 may not have been reviewed yet.

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Core proceedings

Section 157(b)(2)(K) does not make a challenge to a lien on abandoned property a core proceeding after the bankruptcy case has closed when the challenge invokes no bankruptcy rights.

In re: Linda Elam · filed 2023-08-29(b)(2)(K)

The bankruptcy court, however, correctly concluded that it did not have jurisdiction over the claims stated in the complaint because the claims did not constitute a “core” proceeding. ... Once the case was closed, the Property was no longer included in the estate, so the question of the validity of the bank’s lien did not invoke bankruptcy rights.
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Section 157(b)(2) treats orders approving sales of estate property as core proceedings, but does not make disputes between nondebtors core when they will not affect the sale or liquidation.

Leo v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Company · filed 2023-08-29(b)(2)

Orders approving the sale of property and proceedings affecting the liquidation of assets of the estate are core. 28 U.S.C. §157(b)(2)(N) and (b)(2)(O). However, approving a sale by the Trustee to liquidate estate assets does not include litigating claims between non-debtors that will not affect that sale or liquidation, as this court discussed in its Memorandum Opinion supporting the remand of Dortha’s counterclaims.
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Section 157(b)(2)(N) places a proposed sale of estate insurance policies to fund a Chapter 11 plan within the bankruptcy court’s core jurisdiction.

The Diocese of Camden, New Jersey · filed 2023-08-29(b)(2)(N)

The sale of the Policies to fund the Plan in this case is within the Court’s core jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(N).
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Section 157(b)(2)(I) treats proceedings to determine whether particular debts are dischargeable as core proceedings.

First Recovery, LLC v. Sanders · filed 2023-08-31(b)(2)(I)

The request for a determination as to the nondischargeability of particular debts is a core proceeding pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(I).
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Section 157(b)(2) treats confirmation of a reorganization plan as a core bankruptcy proceeding.

Keith Steven Patrick Gilbert · filed 2023-08-31(b)(2)

Confirmation of the Plan is a core proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2), and this Court has exclusive jurisdiction to determine whether the Plan complies with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and should be confirmed.
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Section 157(b)(2)(B) makes objections to a debtor’s claimed exemptions core proceedings in which the bankruptcy court may enter a final judgment.

Catherine Mary Grossman Myatt · filed 2023-09-06(b)(2)(B)

An objection to a debtor’s claim of exemption is a core proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(B) in which this Court is statutorily authorized to enter a final judgment.
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Section 157(b)(2)(N) treats a dispute over estate rights necessary to a proposed sale as a core proceeding.

In re: Orchid Child Productions, LLC · filed 2023-09-07(b)(2)(N)

Resolving the estate’s “right to advertise, distribute, sell and/or otherwise exploit the [Documentary]” and “right to use Franco’s name and likeness” is necessary to the adjudication of the Trustee’s “sale of estate property” and is a core proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(N).
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Section 157(b)(2) covers core bankruptcy proceedings, including the matters decided in this case.

DLB II, LLC · filed 2023-09-08(b)(2)

This is a core proceeding pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2).
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Section 157(b)(2) identifies categories of core bankruptcy proceedings, including matters concerning estate administration, claims, turnover, and lien validity.

Louisiana Highway St. Gabriel, LLC v. LVS II SPE I, LLC · filed 2023-09-08(b)(2)

The matter constitutes a core proceeding pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 157(b)(2)(A), (B), (E), and (K).
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Section 157(b)(2)(I) treats determinations of the dischargeability of particular debts as core bankruptcy matters.

Ruck v. McGill · filed 2023-09-11(b)(2)(I)

The “determination[ ] as to the dischargeability of particular debts” is a core matter under 28 U.S.C. §157(b)(2)(I).
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A motion to clarify a bankruptcy court’s confirmation order is a core proceeding even when the plan incorporates language from an insurance policy.

JAB Energy Solutions II, LLC and Reorganized Debtor · filed 2023-09-18(b)

This is (as set forth above) a motion that seeks a clarification of this Court’s own prior orders. As such, Third Circuit law makes plain that it is a core matter.
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Section 157(b)(2)(O) treats a proceeding affecting the adjustment of the debtor-creditor relationship as a core proceeding.

City of Detroit, Michigan · filed 2023-09-18(b)(2)(O)

This is a core proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(O), because it is a proceeding “affecting . . . the adjustment of the debtor-creditor . . . relationship[.]”
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Section 157(b)(2)(A) treats matters concerning the administration of a bankruptcy estate as core proceedings in which a bankruptcy judge may enter a final judgment.

Michael Ginn · filed 2023-09-18(b)(2)(A)

This is a core proceeding under 28 U.S.C. §§ 157(b)(2)(A) and one over which this Court has authority to enter a final judgment.
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Section 157(b)(2)(H) classifies proceedings to determine, avoid, or recover fraudulent conveyances as core bankruptcy proceedings.

H. Jason Gold, in his capacity as chapter 7 truste v. DeAngelo · filed 2023-09-19(b)(2)(H)

This is a core proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(H) (proceedings to determine, avoid or recover fraudulent conveyances).
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Section 157(b)(2)(B) makes proceedings to allow or disallow claims core proceedings in which the bankruptcy court may enter final orders.

Teal Properties, Inc. · filed 2023-09-20(b)(2)(B)

Proceedings to determine whether to allow or disallow claims are “core proceedings” in which this court may enter final orders.
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Section 157(b)(2)(H) classifies this fraudulent-transfer adversary proceeding as a core bankruptcy proceeding.

Fink v. Arregui · filed 2023-09-22(b)(2)(H)

This proceeding is statutorily core under 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(H) and is constitutionally core.
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Section 157 treats a state-law fraud and negligence action as non-core when it neither invokes a substantive right under title 11 nor could arise only in bankruptcy.

M&W Farms v. UMB Bank, N.A. · filed 2023-10-05

This lawsuit does not invoke “a substantive right provided by title 11" nor could it only arise in the “context of a bankruptcy case.” This court accordingly concludes that this case is not a core proceeding, and this conclusion is ultimately dispositive of the mandatory abstention issues in this case.
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Section 157(b)(2)(G) treats a proceeding to determine the scope of the automatic stay as a core bankruptcy proceeding.

Official Committee Of Unsecured Creditors v. BlockFi Inc. · filed 2023-10-10(b)(2)(G)

Indeed, an action to determine the scope of the automatic stay is a core proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(G).
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Section 157(b)(2) permits a bankruptcy judge to hear and determine a proceeding to enforce a confirmed plan’s lien removal as a core proceeding.

Buettner, III v. Residential Funding Corporation · filed 2023-10-17(b)(2)

Such an exercise of judicial power is a “core proceeding” that a bankruptcy judge may hear and determine on multiple bases. ... It involves determination of validity, extent, or priority of liens. Id. § 157(b)(2)(K). It is a determination incident to confirmation of a plan. Id. § 157(b)(2)(L). It affects the adjustment of the debtor-creditor relationship. Id. § 157(b)(2)(O).
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Section 157(b)(2) permits a bankruptcy judge to hear and decide enforcement of a confirmed plan’s lien determination as a core proceeding.

Krone v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Company · filed 2023-10-17(b)(2)

Specifically, implementing Rule 7070 is an exercise of the judicial power to enforce the judgment regarding wholly unsecured deeds of trust incident to the § 1327 confirmation order, which, as noted above, is a final judgment with res judicata effect. Such an exercise of judicial power is a “core proceeding” that a bankruptcy judge may hear and determine on multiple bases.
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Section 157(b)(2)(L) covers a stock-ownership determination needed to consider a Chapter 11 plan as a core proceeding.

Daren C. Daly · filed 2023-11-08(b)(2)(L)

As such, determination of ownership of All Paving, Inc. stock is also a core proceeding under section 157(b)(2)(L).
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Section 157(b)(2)(L) treats a stock ownership dispute as a core proceeding when resolving it is necessary to consider a bankruptcy plan.

Daly v. Daly · filed 2023-11-08(b)(2)(L)

As such, determination of ownership of All Paving, Inc. stock is also a core proceeding under section 157(b)(2)(L).
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Section 157 allows a bankruptcy court to enter final judgment on core claims arising from estate professionals’ conduct in a bankruptcy case.

The Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans · filed 2023-11-30(b)(1)

Those claims could not exist outside of the bankruptcy context and are thus considered to be “core” matters upon which this Court may enter final judgment.
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Section 157 treats a proceeding to determine whether a debtor sufficiently disclosed an asset in bankruptcy as a core proceeding.

Todd v. Quin · filed 2023-11-30(b)(1)

A proceeding to determine the sufficiency of a debtor’s disclosures in bankruptcy is core.
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Section 157 treats motions to modify the automatic stay as core proceedings that a bankruptcy judge may hear and finally decide.

Moreno-Cuevas v. Town Sports International, LLC · filed 2023-12-21(b)(2)(G)

As the Fourth Stay Motion is identified as a “core” proceeding under the express terms of § 157(b)(2), the Bankruptcy Court had the authority to hear, decide, and enter final judgments and orders related to the Fourth Motion.
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Section 157(b) treats a bankruptcy court’s enforcement of its own confirmation order as a core matter.

First Guaranty Mortgage Corporation · filed 2023-12-27(b)

Because this Court plainly has jurisdiction to enforce its own orders, this is a core matter under § 157(b).
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An adversary proceeding may fall outside the core proceedings covered by § 157(b)(2).

Gordon Alexander Clark - Adversary Proceeding · filed 2024-01-11(b)(2)

This adversary proceeding is not a core proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2).
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Section 157(b)(2) classifies motions to modify a Chapter 12 plan and motions to sell property as core contested matters.

Leo Bernard Huninghake and Mary Lou Huninghake · filed 2023-12-15(b)(2)(A), (L), and (N)

Both a motion to modify a Chapter 12 plan and a motion to sell are core contested matters under 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(A), (L), and (N), over which this Court may exercise subject matter jurisdiction.
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Subsection 157(b)(2)(H) treats proceedings to determine, avoid, or recover fraudulent conveyances as core proceedings.

Farinash v. Kelley · filed 2024-01-25(b)(2)(H)

This adversary proceeding is a core proceeding. 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(H).
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Section 157(b)(2)(A) and (L) classify matters concerning estate administration and plan confirmation as core bankruptcy matters.

Signia, Ltd. · filed 2024-01-29(b)(2)(A), (L)

Issues concerning the Subchapter V plan confirmation process are core matters under 28 U.S.C. §§ 157(b)(2)(A) (matters concerning administration of the estate) and (L) (confirmation of plans).
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Section 157 permits a bankruptcy court to enter final orders in a core proceeding concerning a lis pendens that clouds title to estate property.

JTS Trucking LLC v. Atlantic Southern Construction, Inc. · filed 2024-02-01(b)(2)

The complaint further asserted the issues in this adversary proceeding are core under 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(A), (b)(2)(L), and (b)(2)(O). ... The court agrees with the parties that the issues raised in this proceeding are core and that this court has jurisdiction to enter final orders.
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Section 157(b)(2)(I) treats dischargeability determinations as core proceedings that a bankruptcy court has statutory authority to decide by final judgment.

Happy Hollow Ranch, LP v. Howley · filed 2024-02-02(b)(2)(I)

This is a core proceeding pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(I), so this Court has statutory authority to enter a final judgment.
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Section 157(b) treats proceedings arising under the Bankruptcy Code or arising in a bankruptcy case as core proceedings.

Taylor v. Zampella · filed 2024-02-05(b)

As to the fifth factor, Cottonwood premised its removal petition on the notion that the State Court action was a core proceeding which concerned estate assets, including but not limited to the ownership of the Debtor. ... But that premise is false. “Core proceedings are those that are found to be ‘arising under’ the Bankruptcy Code or ‘arising in’ a bankruptcy case.” ... Plaintiff’s claims arise under the state law of New York, not the Bankruptcy Code, and concern events and agreements that preceded Cottonwood’s bankruptcy filings by years. They therefore exist entirely independent of the Code and the bankruptcy case.
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Section 157(b)(2) treats proceedings concerning administration of the bankruptcy estate as core proceedings.

MV Realty PBC, LLC v. Office of the Attorney General, State of Florida e · filed 2024-02-07(b)(2)

As an action under 11 U.S.C. § 105(a) aimed at protecting property of the estate under 11 U.S.C. § 541 consisting of substantial contract rights and documents recorded in real property records, this adversary proceeding is a core proceeding within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2).
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Section 157(b)(2) identifies certain bankruptcy matters as core proceedings.

LexFit, LLC v. Bond Street Fund 20, LLC · filed 2024-02-07(b)(2)(A), (B), and (O)

This is a core proceeding. 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(A), (B), and (O).
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Section 157(b) authorizes bankruptcy judges to hear and determine core proceedings arising under or arising in a bankruptcy case.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse, New York · filed 2024-02-09(b)

This matter is a core proceeding pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 157(b).
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Section 157(b)(2)(I) treats determinations as to the dischargeability of particular debts as core proceedings.

Hu v. Liu · filed 2024-02-12(b)(2)(I)

This matter is a core proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(I).
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Section 157(b)(2)(I) classifies this adversary proceeding as a core proceeding.

Decker v. Stewart, Jr. · filed 2024-01-23(b)(2)(I)

Jurisdiction is core. 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(I); Carpenters Pension Trust Fund for Northern Calif. v. Moxley, 734 F.3d 864, 868 (9th 2013); In re Kennedy, 108 F.3d 1015, 1017 (9th Cir. 1997).
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Section 157(b) does not make state-law claims core proceedings merely because their recovery would benefit creditors under a bankruptcy plan.

Westbank Holdings, LLC Liquidating Trust v. Interstate Fire & Casualty Company · filed 2024-02-17(b)

Although certainly related to Westbank Holdings’ bankruptcy case, the Court cannot find that the claims alleged in the Petition are “core” proceedings that “arise only in the context of a bankruptcy case”—particularly post-confirmation.
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Section 157(b)(2)(A) and (B) treat estate administration and the allowance or disallowance of claims against the estate as core proceedings.

Pearl Resources Operating Co. LLC v. Transcon Capital, LLC · filed 2024-02-20(b)(2)(A), (B)

This Court determines that Plaintiffs’ claims are core pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § ... 157(b)(2)(A), and (B) because this adversary proceeding involves primarily core matters as it concerns administration of the estate, and allowance or disallowance of claims against the estate.
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Section 157(b) identifies proceedings that bankruptcy courts may adjudicate as core proceedings.

Kenneth Taggart v. · filed 2024-03-05(b)

In evaluating whether a proceeding is considered “core,” courts are instructed to first look to the non-exhaustive list of “core” proceedings enumerated in 28 U.S.C. § 157(b) and then consider whether (1) the proceeding “invokes a substantive right provided by title 11” or (2) whether it is a proceeding that, “by its nature, could arise only in the context of a bankruptcy case.”
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Section 157(b)(2)(L) classifies confirmation of a chapter 13 plan as a core proceeding that the bankruptcy court may finally decide.

Calvin Scott Page and Helen Villabane Page · filed 2024-03-25(b)(2)(L)

The parties’ dispute regarding confirmation of the debtors’ proposed plan is statutorily “core”12 and “the action at issue stems from the bankruptcy itself.”13 Accordingly, the court may properly exercise the judicial power necessary to finally decide this dispute.
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Section 157 makes objections to proofs of claim and proceedings to determine the validity or extent of liens core proceedings that a bankruptcy court may finally decide.

Kalaydzhan v. Steven A. Ross, Trustee of the Salisbury Lending T · filed 2024-03-26(b)(2)(B), (b)(2)(K)

As asserted against Salisbury, all three Counts are objections to its proof of claim and proceedings to determine the validity and extent of a lien, its mortgage, and as such are core proceedings within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(B) and (K) that the Court may hear and finally determine.
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Section 157(b)(2)(A) permits a bankruptcy court to hear and determine a motion to remove a trustee as a core proceeding.

William James Huyck, III and Julie Anne Huyck · filed 2024-03-29(b)(2)(A)

A motion for removal of a trustee is a core proceeding which this Court may hear and determine as provided in 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(A).
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Section 157 treats determination of a secured lien’s status as a core bankruptcy matter.

Bradley v. Bank of America · filed 2024-04-01(b)(2)

Considering the seventh factor, the substance rather than the form of an asserted “core” proceeding, the Bankruptcy Court correctly recognized that the determination of the status of a secured lien is substantively a core matter: ... The Bankruptcy Court was therefore proper in analyzing that this factor weighs against permissive abstention.
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Section 157 uses core proceeding status to determine whether the bankruptcy court or district court may enter final judgment; subject matter jurisdiction depends on the claim’s relationship to the bankruptcy case.

In re: Lenore L. Albert-Sheridan · filed 2024-04-02

Whether those claims were “core proceedings” bears on whether the bankruptcy court or the district court may enter final judgment on the claims, and does not pertain to either court’s subject matter jurisdiction.
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Section 157(b)(2)(H) treats proceedings to determine, avoid, or recover fraudulent conveyances as core bankruptcy proceedings.

Buchwald Capital Advisors LLC v. Schoen · filed 2024-04-09(b)(2)(H)

Under section 157(b)(2)(H), these claims are core, as they seek to “determine, avoid, or recover fraudulent conveyances.”
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Section 157 treats proceedings to enforce a bankruptcy court’s own orders as core proceedings that the court may hear and decide.

Willie J. Jackson · filed 2024-04-09(b)(2)(O)

Proceedings relating to enforcement of this Court’s own orders are core proceedings that this Court may hear and decide. 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(1) and (b)(2)(O); see 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(J).
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A state law claim asserted as the basis of a creditor’s proof of claim is a core proceeding on which the bankruptcy court may enter final judgment.

Porter Development Partners, LLC and PPP Management, LLC · filed 2024-04-09(b)(2)(B)

Because the Taylor Claimants’ state law causes of action are asserted as the basis of their claims, this is a core proceeding and thus, this Court has constitutional authority to enter a final judgment.
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Section 157(b)(2) treats a lawsuit that is the bankruptcy estate’s only remaining asset to administer and liquidate as a core proceeding.

Kanen v. DeWolff Boberg & Associates Inc · filed 2024-04-23(b)(2)

Title 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2) outlines a non-exhaustive list of examples of core-proceedings including “matters concerning the administration of the estate” and “other proceedings affecting the liquidation of the assets of the estate or the adjustment of the debtor-creditor or the equity security holder relationship, except personal injury tort or wrongful death claims.” Because this lawsuit is now the only asset in the bankruptcy estate, it is all that is left to administered in the estate and it will be the only asset left to liquidate. Accordingly, the Court holds that this lawsuit is a core-proceeding and declines to apply mandatory abstention.
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Section 157(b)(2) does not treat state-law claims about corporate authority, ownership, and legal malpractice as core bankruptcy proceedings when they can be resolved without an active bankruptcy case.

In Re: Parks Diversified, L.P. · filed 2024-05-06(b)(2)

These claims were not core bankruptcy proceedings as defined in 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2).
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Section 157(b)(2) does not make state-law claims about corporate authority, ownership, and legal malpractice core proceedings when the bankruptcy case has been dismissed and the claims can be resolved without deciding who authorized its filing.

Parks Diversified, L.P. v. Klein · filed 2024-05-06(b)(2)

These claims were not core bankruptcy proceedings as defined in 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2).
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Section 157(b) permits a bankruptcy court to enter a final order on a core proceeding to enforce a confirmation order and determine the effect of rejecting an executory contract.

Chisholm Oil and Gas Nominee, Inc. · filed 2024-05-08(b)

It follows then that the Enforcement Motion falls within this Court’s core jurisdiction and the Court possesses statutory and constitutional authority to issue a final order in this matter.
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Section 157(b)(2)(G) classifies motions to terminate, annul, or modify the automatic stay as core bankruptcy proceedings.

MAZZA · filed 2024-05-10(b)(2)(G)

28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2) contains a non-exhaustive list of core proceedings. Critically, this list includes “motions to terminate, annul, or modify the automatic stay.” 28 U.S.C. §157(b)(2)(G).
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Section 157(b) treats matters concerning estate administration and enforcement of a bankruptcy court order as core proceedings.

SAL ATX LLC · filed 2024-05-20(b)

This matter is a core proceeding as defined in 28 U.S.C. § 157(b) as it involves matters concerning administration of the estate and enforcement of a bankruptcy court order.
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Section 157(b) treats matters concerning administration of the estate and enforcement of a bankruptcy court order as core proceedings.

Maya J ATX LLC · filed 2024-05-20(b)

This matter is a core proceeding as defined in 28 U.S.C. § 157(b) as it involves matters concerning administration of the estate and enforcement of a bankruptcy court order.
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Section 157(b)(2)(J) treats an action to deny a debtor’s discharge as a core bankruptcy proceeding.

Elite Construction Design Management, LLC v. Kerschner · filed 2024-05-22(b)(2)(J)

When the trial was held, the bankruptcy court had jurisdiction, under 28 U.S.C. § 1334(b) and the general order of reference entered in this district under 28 U.S.C. § 157(a), to hear and determine this matter—a core proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(J).
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Section 157(b)(2)(B) treats a claim objection and an equitable subordination claim concerning a proof of claim as core proceedings.

Lowe v. Carlile, Patchen & Murphy, LLP · filed 2024-05-24(b)(2)(B)

Beginning with the easiest, the claim objection/equitable subordination claim made against CPM’s Proof of Claim is a “core matter” that falls within this Court’s “arising under Title 11” subject matter jurisdiction. 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(B).
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Section 157(b)(2)(I) makes a proceeding to determine dischargeability of a debt a core proceeding in which the bankruptcy court may enter a final judgment.

Pampa Beverages, LLC d/b/a Transnational Supply v. Hussing · filed 2024-05-28(b)(2)(I)

Pampa’s claim for determination of dischargeability of a debt is a core proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(I), as to which this Court can enter final orders or judgments.
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Section 157(b)(2)(I) treats proceedings to determine the dischargeability of particular debts as core bankruptcy proceedings.

Barklage v. Haas · filed 2024-05-31(b)(2)(I)

These are core proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(I).
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Section 157(b)(2)(A) treats matters concerning administration of the bankruptcy estate as core proceedings.

Singh v. Price · filed 2024-05-31(b)(2)(A)

This court determines that pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(A), this Adversary Proceeding contains core matters, as it primarily involves matters concerning administration of the estate through activities affecting the operation of the Debtor.
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Section 157(b)(2) treats this adversary proceeding as a core bankruptcy proceeding.

Irving H. Picard, Trustee for the Liquidation of B v. BNP Paribas S.A. · filed 2024-06-04(b)(2)

This is a core proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(A), (F), (H) and (O).
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Section 157(b)(2)(A) and (O) covers a proceeding to disqualify counsel as a core proceeding when it concerns administration of the bankruptcy estate.

MMA Law Firm, PLLC and Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors · filed 2024-06-05(b)(2)(A), (b)(2)(O)

This Court determines that pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(A) and (O) this proceeding to disqualify counsel is a core proceeding as it concerns the administration of the estate.
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Section 157(b)(2)(H) treats fraudulent transfer avoidance proceedings as core bankruptcy proceedings.

Ahlgren, Trustee v. Landin · filed 2024-06-11(b)(2)(H)

The matter is thus a “core” proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(H).
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Section 157(b)(2)(F) and (O) treats this action to avoid a preferential transfer as a core proceeding.

Williams v. Baptist Health dba Baptist Health Medical Center · filed 2024-05-30(b)(2)(F) and (O)

This is a core proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(F) and (O).
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Section 157(b)(2)(K) treats proceedings to determine the validity, extent, or priority of liens as core proceedings.

Doresca v. Onewest Bank, FSB · filed 2024-06-14(b)(2)(K)

This adversary proceeding—commenced by Debtor to determine the validity, priority, or extent of PHH’s mortgage lien asserted against the Property—constitutes a “core proceeding” that “arises in” a case under title 11.
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Section 157(b)(2)(A) and (B) identifies matters concerning estate administration and claim allowance as core proceedings.

Maison Royale, LLC · filed 2024-06-18(b)(2)(A) and (B)

The matter constitutes a core proceeding pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 157(b)(2)(A) and (B).
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Section 157(b)(2)(G) allows a bankruptcy court to fully hear and determine a contested motion concerning the automatic stay as a core proceeding.

George E Lyle, Jr. and Sabrina Chambers Lyle · filed 2024-06-21(b)(2)(G)

In addition, this discrete matter, being a motion filed within the bankruptcy case pursuant to the contested motion procedures of Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 9014 and pertaining to the automatic stay provisions of 11 U.S.C. § 362, is a core proceeding within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(G), which this bankruptcy court may fully hear and determine.
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Section 157(b)(2)(G) treats a motion concerning the automatic stay as a core proceeding that the bankruptcy court may fully hear and determine.

Wireless Systems Solutions, LLC · filed 2024-06-21(b)(2)(G)

In addition, this discrete matter, being a motion filed within the bankruptcy case pursuant to the contested motion procedures of Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 9014 and pertaining to the automatic stay provisions of 11 U.S.C. § 362, is a core proceeding within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(G), which this bankruptcy court may fully hear and determine.
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Section 157(b)(2) treats a claim as a core proceeding when its resolution could substantially affect the bankruptcy estate and determine whether claims against the estate are allowed.

Rising Tide Natural Market, Inc. v. Applied Systems Marketing, LLC · filed 2024-06-24(b)(2)

The claim against Applied Systems is a “core proceeding” under section 157(b)(2) because the resolution of whether Applied Systems is liable for the return of the down payment could have “substantial implications on both the estate and the priority of the creditors,” and “will determine whether the claims asserted against the estate should be allowed or disallowed.”
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Section 157 permits referral to bankruptcy court when a creditor’s proof of claim based on the same allegations makes the case a core proceeding.

Clean Air Car Service & Parking Corp. v. Clean Air Car Service & Parking Branch Two, LLC · filed 2024-06-24

Plaintiffs have filed a proof of claim in the Clean Air 2 Debtor’s bankruptcy proceeding based on the same allegations, as evidenced by their attachment of their summary judgment motion from this case to their proof of claim form. Accordingly, the Court finds that this case is a “core” proceeding within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 157 and refers it to the ongoing bankruptcy proceeding on that basis.
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Section 157 permits referral to bankruptcy court of a core proceeding involving a creditor’s claim against the debtor’s estate.

Operr Group, Inc. v. Operr Plaza, LLC · filed 2024-06-24

Accordingly, the Court finds that this case is a “core” proceeding within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 157 and refers it to the ongoing bankruptcy proceeding on that basis.
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Section 157 treats a motion to dismiss a bankruptcy case as a core proceeding because it concerns estate administration and can arise only in bankruptcy.

Lora Loretta Doyen · filed 2024-06-25(b)(2)(A) and (O)

This court determines that pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(A) and (O) this is a core proceeding as it concerns the administration of the estate. This proceeding is also core under the general “catch-all” language because a motion to dismiss a bankruptcy case is the type of proceeding that can only arise in the context of a bankruptcy case.
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Section 157(b)(2)(G) treats a motion to annul the automatic stay as a core bankruptcy proceeding.

Marguerite Potter v. · filed 2024-06-26(b)(2)(G)

A motion to annul the automatic stay is a “core proceeding” in bankruptcy.
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Section 157 treats a request to determine whether a debt is dischargeable as a core bankruptcy proceeding.

Young v. Harris · filed 2024-06-26(b)(2)(I)

Here, Young’s request for a declaration of nondischargeability is a core proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 157(I), and it falls under claims arising from the Bankruptcy Code because bankruptcy discharges are a form of relief established by federal bankruptcy law.
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Section 157 treats an order enforcing a bankruptcy sale order as a core proceeding when it is integral to the bankruptcy case.

SR Construction v. RE Palm Springs · filed 2024-07-02(b)

We apply our reasoning in Southmark and the Second Circuit’s analysis in Luan and conclude that the Turnover Order is also “integral to,” “inseparable from,” and “inextricably linked to” the bankruptcy case and, therefore, core.
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Section 157 permits a bankruptcy judge to resolve core proceedings in a Chapter 7 case, including approval of a settlement.

Duranleau v. Eiler · filed 2024-08-01

Here, however, there is no question that the bankruptcy court's resolution of Duranleau's Chapter 7 filing was a core proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 157.
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Section 157(b)(2)(I) and (J) treats dischargeability disputes and objections to discharge as core bankruptcy proceedings.

J.A.S. Farms, Inc. v. Toribio · filed 2024-06-21(b)(2)(I) and (J)

This matter is a core proceeding as defined under 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(I) and (J).
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Section 157(b)(1) gives a bankruptcy court statutory authority to enter final judgment in a core proceeding that requires interpreting its confirmation order.

Van Deelen v. Dickson · filed 2024-08-20(b)(1)

To resolve this dispute, the bankruptcy court must interpret its confirmation order to decide whether the exculpation provision applies. See Travelers Indem. Co., 557 U.S. at 151; In re Cano, 410 B.R. at 546. Accordingly, this is a core proceeding within the bankruptcy court’s statutory authority to enter final judgment. See 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(1).
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Section 157(b)(2) treats a Chapter 13 trustee’s request for dismissal and a related show cause order as core proceedings when they concern estate administration and affect estate assets.

Emiabata v. Jaworski · filed 2024-09-06(b)(2)(A), (O)

The Chapter 13 Trustee’s request for dismissal is a “core proceeding” because it both concerns the administration of the estate and affects the assets of the estate.
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Section 157 treats the allowance of an administrative-expense claim as a core proceeding, even when deciding the claim requires resolving an underlying state-law issue.

Storey Minerals, Ltd. · filed 2024-09-30(b)(2)(B)

To the contrary, this administrative-expense claim is properly characterized as a core proceeding. The Bankruptcy Court thus didn’t err in its conclusion that it had jurisdiction.
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Section 157(b)(2) gives a nonexhaustive list of core proceedings; a state law breach of contract claim that could exist outside bankruptcy is noncore.

CapRock Milling & Crushing, LLC v. Perdue AgriBusiness LLC · filed 2024-10-25(b)(2)

A proceeding is core if it meets the list in 28 U.S.C. Section 157(b)(2). None of those apply to the Adversary Proceeding here which is a state law breach of contract claim. ... The Adversary Proceeding is thus not a core proceeding.
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Section 157(b)(2)(A) covers a bankruptcy court proceeding to enforce its discovery orders through civil contempt as a core proceeding.

Judith Ann Corey · filed 2024-11-07(b)(2)(A)

This matter is a core proceeding pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(A).
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Section 157 treats claims to determine whether property belongs to a bankruptcy estate and to turn over estate property as core proceedings that a bankruptcy court may finally decide.

FCA Construction LLC v. SouthStar Financial, LLC · filed 2024-11-08(b)(2)(A) and (E)

Because the Turnover Claims would arise only in the context of bankruptcy proceedings, the Court finds that the Turnover Claims are “core proceedings” that it may hear and determine on a final basis.
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Section 157(b)(2)(B) treats a proceeding as core when it concerns the allowance or disallowance of claims against the bankruptcy estate.

Washtenaw County, Michigan v. Ottoman · filed 2024-11-08(b)(2)(B)

Nor is this adversary proceeding a “core” proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(B), because it does not concern “the allowance or disallowance of claims against the bankruptcy estate.”
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Section 157(b)(2)(B) and (E) allows a bankruptcy court to hear and determine objections to proofs of claim and disputes over the estate’s interest in property as core proceedings.

ROCKING M MEDIA, LLC · filed 2024-11-12(b)(2)(B) and (E)

Determination of objections to proofs of claim and the estate’s interest in property are core proceedings which this Court may hear and determine as provided in 28 U.S.C.§ 157(b)(2)(B) and (E).
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Section 157(b)(2)(A) and (O) covers a discovery dispute concerning the administration of bankruptcy estates as a core proceeding.

Professional Fee Matters Concerning the Jackson Walker Law Firm · filed 2024-11-13(b)(2)(A) and (O)

The determination of a pending discovery dispute pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26 pending before this Court is a core proceeding pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(A) and (O).
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Section 157(b)(2)(I) treats an action to determine dischargeability as a core proceeding that a bankruptcy judge may hear and determine.

El Dorado County v. Harrington · filed 2024-11-19(b)(2)(I)

This ... dischargeability action is a core proceeding a bankruptcy judge ... may hear and determine.
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Section 157(b)(2)(H) classifies proceedings to determine, avoid, or recover fraudulent conveyances as core bankruptcy proceedings.

Reynolds v. Axos Bank · filed 2024-11-21(b)(2)(H)

This is a core proceeding arising under Title 11 of the United States Code as defined in 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(H).
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Section 157(b) allows a bankruptcy court to hear and decide proceedings that determine whether a debt is dischargeable because they are core proceedings.

The Danberry Co., Realtors v. Nadeau · filed 2024-11-21(b)(1), (b)(2)(I)

Proceedings to determine dischargeability of debts are core proceedings that the court may hear and decide. 28 U.S.C. §§157(b)(1) and (b)(2)(I).
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Section 157(b)(2) treats the allowance or disallowance of claims and determinations of debt dischargeability as core proceedings.

Fuller v. Clasby · filed 2024-11-26(b)(2)(B), (b)(2)(I)

This dispute is a core proceeding under 28 U.S.C. §§ 157(b)(2)(B) (“allowance or disallowance of claims against the estate”) and (b)(2)(I) (“determinations as to the dischargeability of particular debts”).
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Section 157(b)(2)(H) classifies fraudulent conveyance recovery actions as core proceedings, which favors keeping pretrial proceedings in bankruptcy court when deciding whether to withdraw the reference.

Holder v. AuguStar Life Assurance Corporation · filed 2024-11-27(b)(2)(H)

“Fraudulent conveyance” recovery actions are specifically included in this list. ... This is therefore a “core” action, a conclusion that weighs in favor of the bankruptcy court retaining the matter for pretrial proceedings.
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Section 157(b) permits a bankruptcy court to hear and determine a malpractice claim against bankruptcy counsel when the claim arises in the bankruptcy case.

Modikhan v. Aronow, an individual Esq. · filed 2024-11-27(b)

This is a core proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 157(b). The Court may hear and determine the claims asserted in this adversary proceeding because the claims arise in a case under Title 11 of the United States Code.
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Section 157(b)(2)(L) classifies plan confirmation as a core bankruptcy proceeding.

Clifford Wayne Burnett · filed 2024-12-03(b)(2)(L)

This is a core proceeding as defined by 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(L).
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A motion for relief from the automatic stay is a core proceeding under §157(b)(2)(G).

Maria A Karpuleon · filed 2024-12-06(b)(2)(G)

This is a core proceeding. 28 U.S.C. §157(b)(2)(G).
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Section 157 treats recognition of foreign proceedings as a core bankruptcy proceeding in which the bankruptcy court may enter a final order.

Wayne Burt Pte. Ltd. (In Liquidation) · filed 2024-12-06(b)(2)(P)

Recognition of foreign proceedings is a statutory core proceeding and this Court has constitutional authority to enter a final order.
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Section 157(b)(2)(A) and (I) treats this dischargeability proceeding as core and permits the bankruptcy court to enter a final judgment.

Veritas Vincit, LLC v. Brown · filed 2024-12-09(b)(2)(A) and (I)

The Court has the authority to enter a final judgment in this adversary proceeding because it constitutes a statutorily core proceeding ... pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(A) and (I), and meets all constitutional standards for the proper exercise of full judicial power by this Court.
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Section 157(b)(2)(K) treats foreclosure claims requiring a determination of the validity, extent, or priority of liens as core proceedings.

Farmers and Merchants Bank v. D & G Investments MS, LLC · filed 2024-12-10(b)(2)(K)

The fact is all of subject properties are included in the Plaintiff's complaint and all are subject to foreclosure, rendering these claims as core proceedings.
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Section 157(b)(2)(N) treats an order approving the sale of bankruptcy estate property as a core proceeding.

Gloria Jennifer Ezechukwu · filed 2024-12-11(b)(2)(N)

As the appeal at issue is of an order granting a motion to sell property of the bankruptcy estate, this matter constitutes a core proceeding, over which this Court has subject matter jurisdiction.
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Section 157(b)(2) classifies objections to claimed bankruptcy exemptions as core proceedings in which a bankruptcy court may enter a final order.

Christopher Guy Lyster · filed 2024-12-12(b)(2)

This is a core proceeding under 28 U.S.C. §§ 157(b)(2)(A), (B), and (O). The Court has statutory and constitutional authority to enter a final order in this contested matter.
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Section 157(b)(2)(A) and (O) classify proceedings concerning administration of a bankruptcy estate as core matters.

Garcia Grain Trading Corp. v. Plascencia, Sr. · filed 2024-12-17(b)(2)(A), (O)

This court determines that pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(A) and (O) this proceeding contains core matters, as it primarily involves proceedings concerning the administration of this estate.
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Section 157 treats proceedings concerning estate administration and approval of the use of estate property as core proceedings.

ClubX, LLC · filed 2024-12-19(b)(2)(A) and (M)

This is a core proceeding as it concerns the administration of the estate and approval of use of property of the estate. 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(A) and (M).
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Section 157(b)(2)(E) treats proceedings for turnover of estate property as core proceedings in which a bankruptcy court may enter a final order.

Rahien NaySaun Little · filed 2024-12-19(b)(2)(E)

This is a core proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(E). The Court has authority to enter a final order and judgment in this matter.
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Section 157(b)(2)(F), (H), and (O) identifies categories of core bankruptcy proceedings.

Tabachnik v. New Water Capital GP, LLC · filed 2024-12-19(b)(2)

These are core proceedings pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 157(b)(2)(F), (H) and (O).
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Section 157(b)(2)(A) and (O) covers core proceedings concerning the administration of a bankruptcy estate.

Emergency Hospital Systems, LLC · filed 2024-12-05(b)(2)(A), (O)

This court determines that pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(A) and (O) this proceeding contains core matters, as it primarily involves proceedings concerning the administration of this estate.
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Section 157(b) treats an action to determine the dischargeability of debts as a core proceeding.

Harris v. Curley · filed 2024-12-20(b)

This action to determine the dischargeability of debts is a core proceeding. 28 U.S.C. § 157(b).
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Section 157(b)(2)(A) and (O) treats a motion to convert a bankruptcy case as a core proceeding.

Samra Ali as John Doe or Jane Doe · filed 2024-12-26(b)(2)(A), (b)(2)(O)

This is a core proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(A) and (O).
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Section 157(b) classifies certain bankruptcy proceedings as core proceedings.

Hughes v. MTGLQ Investors, LP c/o CT Corporation System et a · filed 2024-12-27(b)

This is a statutorily core proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 157(b).
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Section 157 permits a bankruptcy court to hear and determine a motion to dismiss as a core proceeding.

Denton v. United States of America, Internal Revenue Service · filed 2024-12-30

A motion to dismiss is a core proceeding which this Court may hear and determine as provided in 28 U.S.C. § 157.
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Section 157(b)(2) treats claims concerning estate administration, claim allowance, debt dischargeability, and lien priority as core proceedings.

Excluded Lenders v. Serta · filed 2024-12-31(b)(2)

Because the claims would thus constitute a core proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2), the bankruptcy court had stat- utory authority to enter partial final judgment in No. 23-20181.
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Section 157(b)(2)(B) allows a bankruptcy court to hear and finally determine proceedings it classifies as core.

FCA Construction LLC v. SouthStar Financial, LLC · filed 2025-01-06(b)(2)(B)

The matters presently before the Court constitute core proceedings that this Court may hear and determine on a final basis under 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(B).
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Section 157(b)(2)(J) classifies objections to discharge as core bankruptcy proceedings.

Brandler v. Brandler · filed 2025-01-10(b)(2)(J)

This Court finds that pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(J), this proceeding contains core matters, as it pertains to objections to discharge.
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A debtor’s counterclaim against a creditor that filed a proof of claim is a statutorily core proceeding.

Richmond Hospitality LLC v. Shaughnessy Capital LLC · filed 2025-01-14(b)(2)(C)

The claims for relief are statutorily core because they are counterclaims asserted against Creditor and Creditor filed the POC.
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Section 157(b) authorizes a bankruptcy court to hear and determine core proceedings referred by a district court.

Daren C. Daly · filed 2025-01-09(b)

This matter is a core proceeding,45 which the Court has authority to hear and determine under 28 U.S.C. § 157(b) and the general order of reference from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
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Section 157(b)(2)(F) and (H) classifies preference and fraudulent transfer proceedings as core bankruptcy proceedings.

O'Toole v. Heinemann · filed 2025-01-06(b)(2)(F) and (H)

... claims asserted in this action are core proceedings pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(F) and (H).
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A claim for damages from an automatic stay violation is a core proceeding under Section 157(b)(1) and is eligible for referral to bankruptcy court.

Rosales v. Adir International LLC · filed 2025-01-22(b)(1)

A proceeding which alleges a violation of the bankruptcy code’s automatic stay provision, and which seeks damages under 11 U.S.C. § 362(k), “is a core proceeding within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(1)” because the automatic stay is “a creature peculiar to federal bankruptcy law.” ... Thus, a case (such as this one) seeking damages under Section 362(k) is eligible for referral, and Courts in this District consistently refer such cases accordingly.
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Section 157 treats an objection to a claim against a bankruptcy estate as a core proceeding that the bankruptcy court may adjudicate.

In Re: U Lock Inc v. · filed 2025-01-27(b)(2)(B)

An objection, like Biros’s, to a claim made against the bankruptcy estate is an example of a “core” proceeding that the Bankruptcy Court has statutory jurisdiction to adjudicate under § 157(a).
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Section 157(b)(2) covers a dispute over bankruptcy legal fees and an inextricably intertwined financing arrangement as a core proceeding.

CHAPTER 7 FEES AND PRACTICES OF MY ARIZONA LAWYERS · filed 2025-02-03(b)(2)

The Court therefore finds that it has jurisdiction over all components of this proceeding pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 157 and 1334, and that this matter constitutes a core proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2).
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Section 157(b)(2) treats proceedings concerning estate administration, claims against the estate, dischargeability, and lien priority as core proceedings.

Excluded Lenders v. Simmons · filed 2025-02-14(b)(2)

Because the claims would thus constitute a core proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2), the bankruptcy court had stat- utory authority to enter partial final judgment in No. 23-20181.
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Section 157(b)(2) permits a bankruptcy court to enter final judgment in a core proceeding determining the estate’s and creditors’ rights in estate property.

Gregory M. Messer, solely in her capacity as Chapt v. CCM Roofing LLC · filed 2025-02-28(b)(2)

Moreover, this adversary proceeding involves a claim for declaratory relief under the Federal Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2201, with respect to property of the bankruptcy estate. The Court plainly has core subject matter jurisdiction to enter a final judgment determining the rights of the estate and various creditors in that property. See 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(A), (E), (O).
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Section 157(b)(2)(G) classifies a request to lift the automatic stay as a core proceeding.

Brandy McWhorter and Barry Rhone · filed 2025-03-11(b)(2)(G)

This matter is a core proceeding because it is a request to lift the automatic stay, and such a request is expressly defined as a “core proceeding” pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(G).
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Section 157 treats proceedings arising in a bankruptcy case as core proceedings that bankruptcy judges may decide by final order.

Murray v. Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP · filed 2025-03-11(b)

Core proceedings include those in the “arising under” and “arising in” categories, but not proceedings only “related to” the bankruptcy. ... There is arising-in jurisdiction here. ... Further, because arising-in proceedings are core, the bankruptcy court did not err in declining to abstain or order equitable remand.
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Turnover of estate property is a core proceeding under § 157.

Falatico-Brodock v. Brodock · filed 2025-04-18(b)(2)

This Court has core jurisdiction over turnover of property of the estate3 and therefore mandatory abstention is not applicable.
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Section 157(b)(2)(G) treats matters concerning the automatic stay as core bankruptcy proceedings.

Daniel M. Risis · filed 2025-04-23(b)(2)(G)

Matters relating to the automatic stay are “core” and this Court has jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(G).
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Section 157(b)(2) classifies proceedings involving estate administration and turnover of estate property as core proceedings.

Despins, Luc A., Chapter 11 Trustee v. ACA Capital Group Ltd. · filed 2025-04-23(b)(2)

The instant proceedings are statutorily core proceedings. 28 U.S.C. §§ 157(b)(2)(A), (E), (O).
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Proceedings to sanction an attorney’s failure to disclose fees under 11 U.S.C. § 329(a) are core bankruptcy proceedings under § 157(b)(2).

Louie Joseph Aquilino and Robin Aquilino v. · filed 2025-04-24(b)(2)

So the Bankruptcy Code provides both the right and remedy, and proceedings initiated under § 329(a) therefore fall within § 157(b)(2)’s non-exhaustive list of “core” proceedings.
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Section 157(b)(2)(A) and (H) makes this avoidance action a core proceeding in which the bankruptcy court has statutory authority to enter final judgment.

Acis Capital Management, L.P. v. Simek · filed 2025-04-24(b)(2)(A) and (H)

This is a core proceeding pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(A) and (H), so this court has statutory authority to enter a final judgment.
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Section 157(b)(2)(A) classifies proceedings concerning the administration of a bankruptcy estate as core proceedings.

Amerinvest, LLC · filed 2025-04-25(b)(2)(A)

This is a core proceeding as it concerns the administration of the estate. 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(A).
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Section 157(b)(2)(B) and (C) treats an objection to a creditor’s claim and related debtor counterclaims as core proceedings.

DMK Pharmaceuticals Corp. v. USWM, LLC · filed 2025-04-25(b)(2)(B), (b)(2)(C)

The Court finds that the claims in the Debtors’ Complaint are core claims subject to the Court’s jurisdiction because they involve an objection to a claim filed against the estate and counterclaims by the Debtors which are both premised on the Agreement and require the Court to decide which party breached that Agreement.
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Section 157(b)(2) covers valuation of collateral for plan purposes as a core bankruptcy proceeding.

Classie B. Dawson · filed 2025-04-29(b)(2)

Valuation of collateral for plan purposes is a core proceeding within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2).
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A proceeding to determine whether the automatic stay was violated is a core proceeding under § 157.

Hernandez, Jr. v. GMH of El Paso, LLC, dba Mesa Pawn and Jewelry · filed 2025-04-29(b)

This is a core proceeding to determine whether there has been a violation of the automatic stay.
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Section 157(b)(2)(J) classifies objections to discharge as core bankruptcy proceedings.

NWBF LLC v. Maksimchuk · filed 2025-04-30(b)(2)(J)

This matter is a core proceeding described by 28 U.S.C. §157(b)(2)(J).
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Section 157(b)(2)(A) treats proceedings concerning the administration of a bankruptcy estate as core matters.

Leroy Carrillo, Jr. and Barbara Carrillo · filed 2025-05-02(b)(2)(A)

Because Mr. Carrillo’s contentions question the propriety of the transfer of funds to the Chapter 7 Trustee and the disposition of the settlement funds from his chapter 7 bankruptcy estate, the Court has jurisdiction to decide the Motion to Recover Settlement Funds and the Motion for Immediate Relief under 28 U.S.C. § 1334(b) as “core” matters “concerning the administration of the estate.” 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(1)(2)(A).
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Proceedings to avoid and recover fraudulent conveyances are core bankruptcy proceedings.

Stuart A. Gold, Trustee v. Dorothy E. McLemore Trust · filed 2025-05-05(b)(2)(H)

As a proceeding to avoid and recover fraudulent conveyances, this adversary proceeding is a core proceedings under 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(H).
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Section 157 treats matters concerning estate administration and modification of the automatic stay, including related motions for stay pending appeal, as core proceedings.

Tammy D Cook · filed 2025-05-12(b)(2)(A), (G)

Matters involving modification of the automatic stay, matters concerning the administration of the bankruptcy estate, and thus motions for stay pending appeal of bankruptcy court orders are core proceedings.
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Section 157 treats matters concerning estate administration or modification of the automatic stay, including motions to stay bankruptcy court orders pending appeal, as core proceedings.

Dean R Kohn · filed 2025-05-12(b)(2)(A), (b)(2)(G)

Matters involving modification of the automatic stay, matters concerning the administration of the bankruptcy estate, and thus motions for stay pending appeal of bankruptcy court orders are core proceedings.
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Section 157(b)(2) treats motions to stay an appeal of a bankruptcy court order concerning the automatic stay or estate administration as core proceedings.

Frank F Lunn, IV · filed 2025-05-12(b)(2)(A), (G)

Matters involving modification of the automatic stay, matters concerning the administration of the bankruptcy estate, and thus motions for stay pending appeal of bankruptcy court orders are core proceedings.
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Section 157(b)(2)(A) treats matters concerning the administration of a bankruptcy estate as core proceedings.

Jacob Dean Lindesmith and Kelsey Dawn Lindesmith · filed 2025-05-12(b)(2)(A)

Because this matter concerns the administration of the estate, it is a core proceeding pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(A).
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Section 157(b)(2) treats motions to stay bankruptcy court orders pending appeal as core proceedings when they concern stay modification or estate administration.

Francis S Rathbun · filed 2025-05-12(b)(2)(A), (G)

Matters involving modification of the automatic stay, matters concerning the administration of the bankruptcy estate, and thus motions for stay pending appeal of bankruptcy court orders are core proceedings.
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Section 157(b)(2)(L) makes plan confirmation a core proceeding that a bankruptcy court may hear and determine on a final basis.

Miracle Restaurant Group LLC · filed 2025-05-13(b)(2)(L)

The contested matter is a “core proceeding” under 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(L) that this Court may hear and determine on a final basis.
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Section 157(b)(2)(I) treats proceedings to determine the dischargeability of a debt as core bankruptcy proceedings.

David R. Dingess · filed 2025-05-14(b)(2)(I)

This matter to determine the dischargeability of a claim is a core proceeding pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(I).
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Section 157(b)(2)’s listed examples do not alone make a proceeding core; a claim must invoke a right under bankruptcy law or arise only in bankruptcy.

Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of S2 Energy Operating, LLC v. Salsbury · filed 2025-05-14(b)(2)

As already explained above, Plaintiff’s suit fails to meet this narrower definition and therefore cannot be deemed “core” based on the § 157(b)(2) factors alone.
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Section 157(b)(2)(A) allows a bankruptcy court to enter a final order on a motion to reconsider dismissal when the motion is a core proceeding arising under the Bankruptcy Code and in the bankruptcy case.

Salee Amina Mohammed · filed 2025-05-16(b)(2)(A)

The Motion to Reconsider may be heard and determined by this Court’s entry of a final order ... because this matter is a core proceeding as it arises under the Bankruptcy Code and arises in this bankruptcy case, and is defined as a core proceeding in 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(A).
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Section 157(b)(2)(I) treats proceedings to determine the dischargeability of particular debts as core bankruptcy proceedings.

Lavender v. Bortz · filed 2025-05-16(b)(2)(I)

The determination as to the dischargeability of a particular debt pending before this Court is a core proceeding pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(I).
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Section 157(b)(2)(L) treats confirmation of a bankruptcy plan as a core proceeding; enforcing orders that underpin the confirmed plan can also involve core matters.

The Producers, Inc. v. DNC Holdings, Inc. · filed 2025-05-19(b)(2)(L)

Confirmation of a plan is a “core proceeding” in bankruptcy. 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(L). ... Accordingly, the Bankruptcy Court had subject matter jurisdiction over these “core” issues that were implicated when it enjoined Appellants’ post-hoc tactic to undermine the prior resolutions of these “core” matters.
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Section 157(b)(2)(L) classifies confirmation of a bankruptcy plan as a core proceeding.

Gardner v. DNC Holdings, Inc. · filed 2025-05-19(b)(2)(L)

Confirmation of a plan is a “core proceeding” in bankruptcy. 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(L). ... Accordingly, the Bankruptcy Court had subject matter jurisdiction over these “core” issues that were implicated when it enjoined Appellants’ post-hoc tactic to undermine the prior resolutions of these “core” matters.
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Section 157(b)(2)(L) treats confirmation of a bankruptcy plan as a core proceeding, and the bankruptcy court may address core issues involved in enforcing its confirmation order.

Cahill v. DCN Holdings, Inc. · filed 2025-05-19(b)(2)(L)

Confirmation of a plan is a “core proceeding” in bankruptcy. 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(L). ... Accordingly, the Bankruptcy Court had subject matter jurisdiction over these “core” issues that were implicated when it enjoined Appellants’ post-hoc tactic to undermine the prior resolutions of these “core” matters.
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A proceeding concerning administration of the bankruptcy estate is a core proceeding under § 157(b)(2)(A).

Marilyn May Sloniker and Pedro Balderramo Justo · filed 2025-05-21(b)(2)(A)

This is a core proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(A) as it concerns administration of the estate.
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Section 157(b)(2)(B) treats determinations of exemptions from a debtor’s estate as core matters over which a bankruptcy court may enter final judgment.

Daniel S. Banyai · filed 2025-05-22(b)(2)(B)

The Court determines that pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(B), this proceeding contains core matters, as it primarily involves determination of exemptions from the Debtor’s estate, over which this Court has constitutional authority to enter a final judgment.
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Section 157(b)(2)(F) treats proceedings to avoid and recover alleged preferences as core proceedings.

O'Toole, solely in her capacity Chapter 7 Tru v. Radium2 Capital, LLC · filed 2025-05-30(b)(2)(F)

These adversary proceedings and these motions are core proceedings under 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(F) as proceedings to avoid and recover alleged preferences.
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