Randolph J. Haines
How Judge Haines rules, drawn from 20 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Haines no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Haines decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
The court treated a revocable beneficiary designation as a state-law expectancy rather than a protected property interest of the debtor.
“Under governing Arizona law, the beneficiary's interest is similarly not protected and therefore a mere expectancy”
Procedural preferences
Claim similarity was treated as an evidence-sensitive question that could depend on guarantees and other nondebtor sources of recovery.
“similarity is a fact question that may appropriately hinge on creditors’ other remedies, interests, or relationships.”
Cautions
A stay request failed without evidence of likely irreparable injury, regardless of the creditor's arguments on legal merit.
“Comerica has not shown any likelihood of irreparable injury in the absence of a stay”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“For these reasons, the claimed exemption of the John Hancock life insurance policy is denied and the objections to that claimed exemption are sustained.”
“the Badillo Defendants' motion for summary judgment must be granted, and the Trustee's cross-motion for summary judgment denied.”
“IT IS ORDERED the Debtor shall turn over to the Trustee all gift cards”
“the Trustee’s motion for turnover must be granted.”
“its motion for stay pending appeal is denied.”
“the ‘brief administrative stay’ must be denied as well.”
“IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED denying the Debtor’s motion to compel the HOAs to comply with the confirmed plan.”
“Wells Fargo’s plan objection must be denied as a purely legal matter, but without prejudice to its renewal after the evidence is in.”
“The motion to vacate the default judgment must therefore be denied.”
“Mc-Manus’ motion be granted and that Mc-Manus be given until 30 days after receipt of this ruling to file a nondischargeability complaint.”
“IT IS ORDERED granting the motion to remand in part and denying the motion to remand in part.”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED granting the motion to transfer venue of the remaining portions of this adversary proceeding”
“the objections of Comerica must be denied, and that the plan must be confirmed.”
A historical record
Judge Haines 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.