Ben T. Barry

How Judge Barry rules, drawn from 17 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

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

Court
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas
Position
bankruptcy
Status
No longer serving
Signed orders read
17

How Judge Barry decides

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

Procedural preferences

A Chapter 13 plan had to preserve adequate-protection payments until the trustee could begin the plan's equal monthly secured-claim payments.

“adequate protection payments must begin within 30 days of filing the petition, and must continue until the trustee has funds available to pay the equal monthly payments proposed in the debtor’s plan.”

Cautions

Late amendments did not cure concealed assets when the debtor amended only after the trustee discovered the omissions.

“The Court finds that the debtor claimed his August 7, 2012 exemptions in bad faith.”

Signed rulings

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

In re Strzelecki
· 2014-04-21
Motion for approval of settlement or use of proceeds (the debtors) Denied

“the Court denies the debtors’ Motion for Approval of a Property Settlement and to Use Insurance Proceeds but grants the debtors’ Motion to Incur Debt.”

Motion to incur debt (the debtors) Granted
Jacoway v. Brassart (In re Brassart)
· 2014-03-11
Application to defer filing fee (the chapter 7 trustee in adversary proceeding 5:13-ap-7103) Denied

“ORDER DENYING TRUSTEE’S MOTION TO DEFER FILING FEES IN APs 5:13-ap-7103 AND 5:13-ap-7106”

Application to defer filing fee (the chapter 7 trustee in adversary proceeding 5:13-ap-7106) Denied
Allens, Inc. v. D & E Farms, Inc. (In re Veg Liquidation, Inc.)
· 2014-07-30
Objection to proof of claim (Veg Liquidation, Inc.) Granted in part

“the Court sustains the debtor’s objection in part and overrules the objection in part.”

Jacoway v. Svetc (In re Svetc)
· 2014-05-12
Fraudulent transfer claim (chapter 7 trustee Jill R. Jacoway) Granted

“the Court avoids the debtor’s fraudulent transfers of the Lake Park Loop property”

Objection to exemptions (chapter 7 trustee Jill R. Jacoway) Granted

“The Court also sustains the trustee’s objections to the debtor’s exemptions as to the exemptions claimed by the debtor for the first time on August 7, 2012.”

Objection to discharge (chapter 7 trustee Jill R. Jacoway) Granted

“Finally, the Court denies the debtor’s chapter 7 discharge.”

Lewis v. Spivey (In re Spivey)
· 2010-11-22
Motions to dismiss (Herschel and Marsha Spivey) Granted

“the Court grants the Spi-veys’ motion to dismiss that portion of the complaint relating to § 523(a)(4) for lack of standing.”

Nondischargeability claim (Robert and Nancy Lewis) Granted in part

“the Court denies the Lewises’ complaint under § 523(a)(4), and grants the Lewises’ complaint under § 523(a)(2)(A) in the amount of $144,200.00”

In re McMahon
· 2008-03-17
Motions to strike (Legacy National Bank) Denied

“Legacy’s motion to strike and amend the debtors’ petition and schedules is denied.”

Motion for relief from stay (Legacy National Bank) Granted

“An order was entered granting Legacy relief from the stay on February 25, 2008.”

In re Johnson
· 2014-10-28
Motion for contempt (the debtor) Denied

“Based on the above discussion, the Court denies the debtor’s motion for contempt.”

In re James
· 2013-05-23
Objection to exemptions (the chapter 7 trustee) Granted in part

“the Court sustains the trustee’s objection to the debtors’ claim of exemptions in part”

Motion for turnover (the chapter 7 trustee) Denied

“denies the trustee’s motion for turnover without prejudice to give the debtors the opportunity to amend their scheduled exemptions.”

Outlander Gravel v. Nietert (In re Nietert)
· 2013-10-10
Nondischargeability claim (Outlander Gravel doing business as Carrick Trucking) Granted

“the Court finds that a debt in the amount of $115,885.00 is nondischargeable under § 523(a)(4) and (a)(6), and a debt of $3,984.40 is nondischargeable under § 523(a)(4)”

Arvest Mortgage Co. v. Nail (In re Nail)
· 2010-04-09
Motion for directed verdict (the debtor) Granted

“During the trial, the debtor moved for a directed verdict as to the § 523(a)(2) cause of action, which the Court granted.”

Nondischargeability claim (Arvest Mortgage Company) Granted in part

“the Court grants Arvest’s complaint to determine the dis-chargeability of debt as to its § 523(a)(4) cause of action subject to the conditions stated.”

Betty's Homes, Inc. v. Cooper Homes, Inc. (In re Betty's Homes, Inc.)
· 2008-09-03
Avoidance of preferential transfer (Betty's Homes, Inc.) Denied

“the debtor’s Complaint to Avoid Preference is denied.”

In re Krummel
· 2010-04-05
Objection to proof of claim (the debtors) Denied

“the Court overrules the debtors’ objection to the claim of the IRS and allows the IRS claim as an allowed secured claim”

A historical record

Judge Barry 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.