Charles G. Case II

How Judge Case rules, drawn from 20 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Judge Case no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.

Court
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona
Position
bankruptcy
Status
Retired 2013
Served
1994–2013
Commissioned
1994-01-05
Education
Harvard University, B.A., cum laude; Arizona State University College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude
Signed orders read
20

How Judge Case decides

Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

What persuades

The court evaluated household income by asking what the debtor actually received for shared household expenses rather than importing every dollar earned by a cohabitant.

“The Court finds that the Debtor is not required to include all of the Roommate’s income in current monthly income”

Procedural preferences

Parties were expected to protect valuation rights at confirmation instead of relying on a later conversion to reopen them.

“The law consistently places a burden on litigants to protect their rights and object if those rights are not being protected.”

Cautions

A debtor seeking to preserve the stay had to provide concrete evidence that an effective reorganization remained feasible.

“It is the Debtor’s burden to demonstrate that an effective reorganization is reasonably in prospect; it is not enough simply to assert that without the building, the church will have to relocate or close.”

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

In re Epperson
· 2009-07-23
Motion to dismiss bankruptcy case (the United States Trustee) Denied

“It is ordered denying the UST’s motion to dismiss in its entirety.”

Arab Monetary Fund v. JHH Canadian Capital Corp.
· 2007-01-03
Fraudulent misrepresentation claims (Arab Monetary Fund) Denied

“judgment will be given to the Defendants on all counts.”

Fraudulent conspiracy claims (Arab Monetary Fund) Denied
In re Niles
· 2006-03-28
Motion for turnover (the Chapter 7 trustee) Denied

“the funds in excess of the exemption amount received as a result of the postcon-firmation, preconversion sale of Debtor’s home are not subject to turnover to the Trustee.”

In re Microage Corp.
· 2004-01-22
Summary judgment (the debtor) Denied

“For the foregoing reasons, the Court denies Debtor’s motion for summary judgment and grants the ADOR’s cross-motion for summary judgment.”

Cross motion for summary judgment (the Arizona Department of Revenue) Granted
In re Gosnell Development Corp. of Arizona
· 1998-06-11
Summary judgment (the debtor and Fireman's Fund) Denied

“For the foregoing reasons, this Court denies Debtor and Fireman’s Fund’s Joint Motion for Summary Judgment.”

Calvin v. Siegal (In re Siegal)
· 1996-01-12
Motion for relief from automatic stay (the non-debtor partners) Granted in part

“Except as otherwise granted in part by prior Order of this Court, the Motion for Stay Relief filed by Movants is denied.”

In re Builder
· 2007-05-07
Motion for turnover (the trustee) Granted

“For these reasons, the Court finds that the tax refund is not exempt and grants the Trustee’s motion to compel.”

In re Mulvihill
· 2005-06-22
Objection to exemption (the trustee) Granted in part

“Therefore, Debtors are entitled to exempt from the estate 75 percent of any award representing actual, unpaid wages.”

LaRue v. United States, Internal Revenue Service (In re LaRue)
· 1997-05-28
Summary judgment (the Internal Revenue Service) Granted

“For all the foregoing reasons, the Court grants summary judgment in favor of the IRS.”

In re Johnson
· 1996-01-12
Motion to dismiss bankruptcy case (creditor Robert C. Russoli) Granted

“Therefore, IT IS ORDERED dismissing the Debtors’ petition.”

In re Covenant Christian Center International, Inc.
· 2007-03-01
Motion for relief from automatic stay (New Hope Partners, LLC) Granted in part

“Failure to pay within the cure period will result in the lifting of the automatic stay.”

In re BCE West, L.P.
· 2000-10-11
Summary judgment (the trustee) Granted

“For the forgoing reasons, the Trustee’s motion for summary judgment on the priority of ENBC’s Support Center Lease claim is granted.”

A historical record

Judge Case 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.