William R. Sawyer
How Judge Sawyer rules, drawn from 20 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Sawyer no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Sawyer decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Procedural preferences
The court rejected an emergency compromise filed early in a case where the factual record had not been developed enough to justify surrendering most of a valuable estate claim.
“Haste makes waste. There was no valid reason to file this motion on an emergency basis.”
Cautions
A creditor with actual knowledge of a bankruptcy could not ignore the case for months and later rely on excusable neglect to file a late claim.
“The fact that Creditor knew about the bankruptcy filing and did nothing for almost four months is dispositive.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Thus, the Court will DENY the Bankruptcy Administrator’s Motion to Dismiss pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 707(b)(2) by way of a separate order.”
“For the reasons set forth below, the motion is DENIED.”
“The motion to compromise (Doc. 37) is DENIED for the reasons set forth above.”
“For the reasons set forth below, both motions are GRANTED and the Trustee’s Complaint is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”
“As this Court has found no ground upon which to justify reconsideration, the motion is DENIED.”
“this Court grants summary judgment in favor of the Plaintiffs and denies the Defendant’s motion to dismiss.”
“Based on the foregoing, the Court denies Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment as to all four claims, because there are genuine issues of material facts in dispute.”
“For the reasons set forth below, the Trustee’s objection is SUSTAINED. The Court will not confirm the plan as filed.”
“Because Creditor has failed to show excusable neglect, Creditor’s motion for allowance of a later filed proof of claim is DENIED.”
“Accordingly, the Trustee’s Motion to Strike Jury Demand is due to be GRANTED.”
“the objection is OVERRULED and the Chapter 13 Plan is CONFIRMED AS FILED.”
“the Court finds in favor of the Plaintiff and against Defendants N.D. Horton, Jr., and James M. Reynolds, III, in the amount of $596,738.60.”
A historical record
Judge Sawyer no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.