Jerry C. Oldshue Jr.
How Judge Oldshue rules, drawn from 25 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Oldshue
Jerry C. Oldshue Jr. has served as a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Southern District of Alabama since October 2015. He is the court's chief judge. Before his appointment, he practiced creditors' rights law.
Judge Oldshue's practices and standing orders
The court's website lists no individual practices or standing orders of Judge Oldshue's own (checked October 11, 2026), so the court's local rules and general orders are the place to look (court page ↗).
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the court applies to all of its cases, whichever judge has them, as published on the court's website (checked October 11, 2026).
- Administrative Order 2026-03: Filings Using Generative Artificial Intelligence ↗
- Administrative Order 2026-02: Withdrawal of Rule 3002.1(c) Notices ↗
- Administrative Order 2025-06: Matters Which Can Be Filed Negative Notice ↗
- Administrative Order 2025-01: Telephonic Participation in Motion Dockets and Chapter 13 Confirmation Hearings ↗
- Administrative Order 2024-02: Procedures for Highly Sensitive Documents ↗
- Administrative Order 2023-06: Notice of Continued Chapter 13 Confirmation Hearings ↗
- Administrative Order 2023-01: Wage Withholding or TFS in Chapter 13 Cases ↗
- Administrative Order 2019-10: Filing Documents Under Seal ↗
- Administrative Order 2019-09: Redaction by Clerk of Personal Data Identifiers ↗
- Administrative Order 2019-05: Unopposed Motions for Relief from Stay in Chapter 7 Cases ↗
How Judge Oldshue decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
A deadline stated in calendar days is enforced according to its plain language.
“Consistent enforcement of court orders is paramount to the integrity of the judicial process.”
A confirmed plan's treatment binds a creditor that had notice and an opportunity to object but allowed the appeal period to expire.
“the doctrine of res judicata precludes the Credit Union from seeking re-classification of its claim or priority treatment at this juncture.”
The court treated the rental purchase agreement as an executory contract and required the Chapter 13 plan to reflect that treatment.
“this court finds that the Rental Purchase Agreement is an executory contract.”
Procedural preferences
A confirmed plan may be corrected for an obvious drafting error when the plan as a whole and the record show that the change is clerical rather than substantive.
“The Court does not view this as a substantive change in the treatment of the Credit Union, but rather a correction of inconsistent language due to an error of the plan scrivener”
The court declined to lift the automatic stay while the debtor pursued a plan that could repay the creditor alongside others.
“sufficient cause does not exist at this time to lift the automatic stay”
Cautions
When a court notice stated the wrong proof-of-claim deadline, the court allowed a creditor’s filing made in reliance on that notice.
“disallowance of Quantum’s POC would be contrary to due process and fundamental fairness.”
The court disallowed a late claim after finding the creditor had actual knowledge of the bankruptcy filing well before filing its claim.
“The evidence established that Mr. Burrell was informed of the bankruptcy filing”
Applicants seeking administrative reimbursement for creditor efforts had to prove a direct and substantial benefit to the bankruptcy estate.
“the Movants prove a direct, clear, and substantial benefit to the case.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the Debtor’s Motion to Vacate the Notice of Default filed by 21st Mortgage Corporation is DENIED.”
“the Court hereby OVERRULES the Trustee’s Objection to Confirmation”
“the Debtor's Motion to Determine is due to be and hereby is GRANTED.”
“the Motion of the University of Kentucky Credit Union’s Motion for Administrative Claim is due to be and is hereby DENIED.”
“this Court finds that the reference to Class 4 in Paragraph 10 was an obvious clerical error and the Debtor’s Motion is due to be GRANTED.”
“Breland’s Motion to Remand is GRANTED with regard to the remaining claims and”
“The Motion to Sell is GRANTED, to the extent of the Debtor’s interest in the Oklahoma”
“Breland and Florencia’s Request for Abstention and Merchant’s Motion to Remand are GRANTED with regard to the remaining claims and parties.”
“Debtor’s Objection to Quantum’s POC is OVERRULED and the Claim, as amended, is allowed.”
“Motion for Relief, as amended (docs. 68, 87) is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.”
“Angela Gibson’s Motion to Dismiss is due to be GRANTED,”
“Motion to Set Aside the Conditional Denial Order is DENIED”
“Proof of Claim is OVERRULED.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
All five sampled matters remained pending at the sampling boundary, so no completed-case duration is reported.
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