Vincent D. Maggiore

How Judge Maggiore rules, drawn from 13 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Judge Maggiore 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
No longer serving
Signed orders read
13

How Judge Maggiore decides

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

What persuades

The court treated practical access to redemption as important to making the statutory right meaningful.

“One practical consideration is that the right to redeem is meaningless if a debtor cannot exercise it.”

Procedural preferences

Issue preclusion was appropriate after the debtor had a fair chance to litigate the same contested issues.

“The Defendant had a fair chance to present his ease and did so, was fully heard, and the contested issues were decided against him.”

Cautions

The court declined to enforce a contractual forfeiture when rigid adherence would produce an inequitable result.

“if the facts are such that it would be a miscarriage of justice to follow the technicalities of the law, then equity must prevail.”

Signed rulings

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

M&M Cattle Co. v. Reliable Drywall, Inc.
· 1982-05-14
Request to determine mechanics lien extinguished (M&M Cattle Company) Granted

“11 U.S.C. § 108 automatically extinguishes his rights.”

Motion to abstain and remand (M&M Cattle Company) Granted

“Should the Bankruptcy Court abstain and remand the matter to the State Court after Reliable’s lien is extinguished by this court. The answer to both is yes.”

Defense of extended statutory tolling (Reliable Drywall, Inc.) Denied

“He cannot step into the shoes of the trustee of another bankruptcy action.”

McElhanon v. Greer
· 1982-06-22
Motion for summary judgment on nondischargeability (plaintiffs) Granted

“the doctrine of collateral estoppel is applicable, and that Plaintiffs’ judgment is non-dis-chargeable.”

McKelvey v. USLife Credit Corp.
· 1982-05-20
Complaint to avoid nonpurchase money lien (Daniel and Lynn McKelvey) Granted

“the fixing of the lien can be and has been avoided and the exemption restored.”

McKesson Drug Co. v. Mistura, Inc.
· 1981-04-08
Objection to perfection of security interest (trustee) Denied

“For the reasons indicated below, we agree with the MARCUSES.”

Echoles v. Transamerica Financial Services
· 1982-06-25
Motion to set aside lien as fraudulent transfer (Thomas Echoles) Denied

“the Debtor lacks standing to bring a § 548 fraudulent transfer challenge.”

Sunrise Equipment & Development Corp. v. Pacific American Leasing Corp.
· 1982-07-15
Motion for summary judgment on turnover (Sunrise Equipment and Development Corporation) Granted

“we further hold that in such a case the bankruptcy court has power under § 542 to order the turnover of property repossessed or executed upon by a secured creditor upon the showing by the debtor that the creditor is adequately protected.”

Cross motion for summary judgment on turnover (Pacific American Leasing Corporation) Denied

“this court rejects the Creditors’ reading of §§ 542 and 541 in the present context.”

In re Carroll
· 1981-01-06
Application to redeem vehicle by installments (debtors) Granted

“this Court holds that redemption pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 722 can be accomplished by installments over the objections of a secured creditor.”

Middleton v. Plumbing & Air Conditioning Contractors Association
· 1981-02-17
Claim to bonus dividend (trustee) Granted

“this Court finds that the ‘bonus dividend’ of $9,711.00 is property of the bankruptcy estate of Greer-Stump, Inc.”

Claim to bonus dividend (Plumbing and Air Conditioning Contractors Association of Arizona) Denied

“PAC was bound to distribute the bonus dividend to Greer-Stump, Inc., and PAC’s assertion of absolute discretion was unsupportable.”

Dunlavey v. Newnum
· 1980-01-03
Claim to retirement plan distribution (trustee) Granted

“The Court finds that an interpretation of Section 70 required that Judgment be rendered for the Plaintiff and against the Defendants.”

Arizona Department of Economic Security v. Kaliff
· 1979-12-10
Res judicata argument (Arizona Department of Economic Security) Denied

“The state’s res judicata argument is erroneous.”

Nondischargeability claim (Arizona Department of Economic Security) Granted

“the Court is satisfied that at least after the second conversation with the union’s business manager the defendant-bankrupt did have the intent required by Section 17a(2) of the Bankruptcy Act”

Wilda v. Mancha
· 1982-06-08
Motion for relief from automatic stay (Harry and Joan Wilda) Denied

“This court denied the lifting of the stay, but retained jurisdiction to hear the forfeiture action.”

Forfeiture and ejectment claim (Harry and Joan Wilda) Denied

“This court cannot allow a forfeiture to be effective with such notice and in light of the secured parties refusal of tender of the liquidated balance.”

Allen v. Leavitt
· 1982-06-03
Claim for value of converted pumps (Virgil Leavitt) Granted

“Defendant is entitled to $6,250.00 for the amount he paid for the one and $6,250.00 for the equivalent fair market value of the other pump.”

Request to determine preconfirmation rent discharged (Thomas and Sandra Allen) Granted

“all rents owed before May 25,1978, the date the confirmation of the plan and discharge order was granted, are discharged.”

Claim for postconfirmation rent (Virgil Leavitt) Granted in part

“the debtor owes the Defendant $3,353.40 from May 25, 1978, through June 30, 1978; $17,000.00 for July 1, 1978 through December 30,1978; and $7,005.49 from January 1, 1979 through March 15, 1979, for rent.”

Claim for postconfirmation offsets (Thomas and Sandra Allen) Denied

“no offsets were carried beyond the May 25, 1978, date.”

A historical record

Judge Maggiore 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.