Clifton R. Jessup Jr.
How Judge Jessup rules, drawn from 8 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
How Judge Jessup decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Denial of discharge is available when materially false oaths are knowing and fraudulent.
“the penalty is appropriate under the circumstances of this case.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the Plaintiffs have failed to carry their burden to prove that the debt owed under the Promissory Note is nondischargeable under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(2)(A).”
“The Plaintiffs have also failed to carry their burden to prove that the Defendants’ Chapter 7 discharge should be denied under 11 U.S.C. § 727(a)(2), (a)(3) or (a)(5).”
“the Debtor is entitled to summary judgment as a matter of law.”
“the Plaintiff failed to carry its burden of proof that the debt is nondischargeable pursuant to § 523(a)(2)(A) for actual fraud.”
“the debt owed to PNC in the total amount of $74,648.85 is nondischargeable pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(6).”
“the Court finds that an award of attorney’s fees is not warranted under the circumstances of this case.”
“the Debtor has failed to establish by clear and convincing evidence that BSFR took any action between the discharge date and December 19, 2023 which had an objective effect of pressuring the Debtor to repay a discharged debt.”
“the Plaintiff has proven by a preponderance of the evidence that the Defendants knowingly and fraudulently made materially false oaths and accounts in connection with their case for purposes of § 727(a)(4)(A).”
“overruling the Debtor’s Objections to Proofs of Claim #1 and #3.”
“Ms. Roberts established by a preponderance that she has a right to payment against the bankruptcy estate in the total amount of $33,272.00”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The two terminated sampled matters lasted 225 and 927 days; four pending matters preserve a current boundary.
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