Martin R. Barash
How Judge Barash rules, drawn from 11 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Barash
Martin R. Barash has served as a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Central District of California since March 2015. Before joining the bench, he practiced corporate restructuring and bankruptcy litigation and clerked for Ninth Circuit Judge Procter R. Hug Jr.
Judge Barash's practices and standing orders
Rules for cases before Judge Barash, as published on the court's website (checked October 10, 2026). Judges revise these often, so confirm the current version on the court's site before you file.
- Electronic Devices in the Courtroom ↗
- Judicial Variance Statement ↗
- Serving Judge's Copy of Documents ↗
- Status Conference Procedures for The Hon. Martin R. Barash ↗
- Trial Procedures Supplement to Local Bankruptcy Rules for the Hon. Martin R. Barash ↗
- Printable version of Judge Barash’s Notice of Video and Telephonic Appearances Procedures ↗
Key rules
Conferences
Attach Judge Barash’s status conference instructions to every adversary complaint served.
“A copy of these instructions must be attached to every complaint served in an adversary proceeding.”
Conferences
File a written status report 14 days before each initial or continued adversary status conference.
“A thorough, written status report, filed fourteen days in advance, is required before every initial or continued adversary proceeding status conference.”
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 10, 2026).
How Judge Barash decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Stay relief followed where extended marketing produced no viable capital or sale transaction and the prospect of timely reorganization had become remote.
“the prospects of a feasible reorganization in a reasonable amount of time are dim—at best.”
Equitable remand turned on the state-centered character of the civil dispute and its limited effect on estate administration.
“the Civil Action is most appropriately adjudicated in the Superior Court and should be remanded on equitable grounds.”
Procedural preferences
A complaint must allege facts supporting a facially plausible claim rather than labels or a formulaic recital.
“A pleading that offers only labels, conclusions, or a formulaic recitation of the elements of a cause of action is insufficient.”
The court may resolve the ripe portion of a stay dispute while expressly reserving distinct requested relief for later conditions and briefing.
“The Court reserves judgment on whether, and under what conditions, it should grant relief from stay to permit Smart Capital to assert counterclaims against Debtor in the State Court Action.”
Cautions
Reconsideration is not a vehicle for rearguing the merits or expressing dissatisfaction with the result.
“merely express unhappiness with the outcome, neither of which are a basis for reconsideration.”
A party seeking to strip a junior lien must carry its valuation burden with reliable evidence.
“The Court will enter a separate order denying the Motion.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Based on the foregoing, the Court will GRANT the Motions and DISMISS the FAC in its entirety without leave to amend.”
“the Court will deny as moot Plaintiff’s motion for a temporary restraining order.”
“The Civil Action is hereby REMANDED to the Superior Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1452(b), for the equitable reasons described above.”
“For the foregoing reasons, it is hereby ORDERED that the Motions for Reconsideration are DENIED.”
“For the reasons set forth above, the Court will grant the Motion under sections 362(d)(1) and (d)(2).”
“the Court declines the Bank’s request for waiver of the 14-day stay provided in Rule 4001(a)(4) of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure.”
“the Court will grant the Motion and enter summary judgment in favor of Defendant on the Complaint.”
“the Court will grant summary judgment in favor of Defendant on all of Plaintiff’s remaining claims under §§ 523(a)(2)(A), 523(a)(2)(B), 523(a)(6), 727(a)(2)(A), 727(a)(4)(A), and 727(a)(7).”
“Accordingly, the Court will enter a separate order granting the MPSJ.”
“the Court will enter an order: (i) denying the Dismissal Motion”
“denying the RFS Motion to the extent it seeks relief to proceed with an unlawful detainer action with respect to the Premises.”
“The Motion is denied as to the First Cause of Action against Grewal for Breach of Fiduciary Duty.”
“The Motion is denied as the Second Cause of Action against Olivares for Aiding and Abetting a Breach of Fiduciary Duty”
“The Motion is denied as to Third and Fourth Causes of Action for Avoidance of Fraudulent Transfers against Grewal.”
“The Motion is (i) granted as to the Fifth and Sixth Causes of Action for Avoidance of Fraudulent Transfers against Grewal to the extent the transfer occurred, or obligation was incurred, prior to July 25, 2017, and (ii) denied to the extent the transfer occurred after July 25, 2017.”
“The Motion is denied as to Seventh Cause of Action for Avoidance of Preferential Transfers against Grewal and Whalen.”
“The Motion is granted with leave to amend as to the Eighth Cause of Action for Negligence / Legal Malpractice against Whalen.”
“the court concludes that the Motion should be granted, approving the rejection of the Hofer Lease and License nunc pro tunc to the date on which the Motion was filed, April 7, 2021.”
“Based on the foregoing, the Motions will be DENIED pursuant to separate orders of the Court.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
All ten sampled matters were terminated. Their durations ranged from 94 to 1,684 days, with a median of 102 days. The sample is descriptive and is not a complete caseload census.
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