Peter H. Carroll

How Judge Carroll rules, drawn from 9 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

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

Court
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California
Position
bankruptcy
Status
Retired 2018
Served
2002–2018
Appointed by
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Commissioned
2002-08-01
Education
University of California, Berkeley; St. Mary's University School of Law
Signed orders read
9

How Judge Carroll decides

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

Procedural preferences

A complaint survived dismissal where its allegations stated a plausible statutory basis for relief.

“Because Dufrane’s Complaint states a plausible claim for relief, the court will deny SunTrust’s Dismissal Motion under Rule 12(b)(6).”

Cautions

Concealment and dissipation of estate assets while a trustee was attempting recovery supported an inference of intent to hinder creditors.

“Miller’s failure to disclose transfers and assets, as well as the dissipation of estate funds with knowledge of Trustee’s efforts to recover said funds, are ‘badges of fraud’ indicative of an intent to hinder or delay, if not defraud, creditors.”

Signed rulings

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

Asaf v. Orian (In re Orian and Ru)
9:16-ap-01109 · 2018-07-02
Objection to discharge (Mordehai and Liora Asaf) Denied

“For the reasons stated, the Asafs have failed to establish that a discharge should be denied either Orian or Ru under 11 U.S.C. § 727(a)(2)(A), (a)(3), (a)(4) or (a)(5), or that the debt claimed to be owing by Orian and/or Ru to the Asafs should be determined nondischargeable under either 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(2)(A), (a)(4) or (a)(6).”

Objection to discharge (Mordehai and Liora Asaf) Denied
Objection to discharge (Mordehai and Liora Asaf) Denied
Objection to discharge (Mordehai and Liora Asaf) Denied
Nondischargeability claim (Mordehai and Liora Asaf) Denied
Nondischargeability claim (Mordehai and Liora Asaf) Denied
Nondischargeability claim (Mordehai and Liora Asaf) Denied
Burkhardt v. Keel (In re Keel)
9:16-ap-01072 · 2018-06-29
Nondischargeability claim (Kate Burkhardt) Denied

“the court will enter a judgment in favor of Keel denying the relief requested by Burkhardt and dismissing this adversary proceeding with prejudice.”

Reichardt v. Valley Health System
6:12-ap-01032 · 2018-04-17
Motions to dismiss (Valley Health System and related defendants) Granted in part

“VHS’s Reichardt I Dismissal Motion be granted, in part, and denied, in part”

Request for monetary sanctions (Valley Health System and related defendants) Denied

“the monetary sanctions sought against Petersen be denied”

Motions to dismiss (Metropolitan Life Insurance Company) Granted

“MetLife’s Reichardt I Rule 12(b)(6) Motion be granted”

Munch v. Educational Credit Management Corp. (In re Munch)
9:17-ap-01008 · 2018-01-16
Summary judgment (the United States Department of Education and Educational Credit Management Corporation) Granted

“the court will grant the Motion and enter summary judgment in favor of the United States and ECMC”

Summary judgment (Christopher Ole Munch) Denied

“The Munch Cross-Motion will be denied.”

Dufrane v. Navient Solutions, Inc. (In re Dufrane)
9:15-ap-01074 · 2017-03-23
Motions to dismiss (SunTrust Bank, N.A.) Denied

“Because Dufrane’s Complaint states a plausible claim for relief, the court will deny SunTrust’s Dismissal Motion under Rule 12(b)(6).”

Maria Vista Estates v. Mi Nipomo, LLC (In re Maria Vista Estates)
9:15-ap-01096 · 2016-04-13
Motions to dismiss (Mi Nipomo, LLC) Granted

“the court will grant the motions of Nipomo and Costa Pacifica to dismiss MVE’s Complaint without leave to amend.”

Motions to dismiss (Costa Pacifica Estates Homeowners Association) Granted
Silva v. The Bollag Family Trust (In re Silva)
9:15-ap-01014 · 2015-09-23
Summary judgment (Michael Bollag, The Bollag Family Trust, and MBB Properties, Inc.) Granted

“the Motion filed by the Bollags and MBB will be granted as to Silva’s Fourth and Sixth Claims for Relief.”

Summary judgment (Michael Bollag, The Bollag Family Trust, and MBB Properties, Inc.) Granted
Faith v. Miller (In re Miller)
9:13-ap-01133 · 2015-06-12
Summary judgment (Chapter 7 trustee Jeremy W. Faith) Granted

“the court will enter an order granting Plaintiff’s Motion against Miller on Plaintiff’s claims against Miller under 11 U.S.C. § 727(a)(2)(A), (a)(2)(B), (a)(4)(A) and (a)(6)(A).”

Summary judgment (Chapter 7 trustee Jeremy W. Faith) Granted
Summary judgment (Chapter 7 trustee Jeremy W. Faith) Granted
Summary judgment (Chapter 7 trustee Jeremy W. Faith) Granted
K.D. and T.D. v. Kimball (In re Kimball)
9:13-ap-01181 · 2015-03-19
Summary judgment (Gene Difabritis as guardian ad litem) Granted

“granting the Difabritis Motion against Kimball with respect to the First Claim for Relief”

Summary judgment (Gene Difabritis as guardian ad litem) Denied

“deny the Difabritis Motion against Kimball with respect to the Second Claim for Relief”

Summary judgment (Raymond E. Penman III) Moot / procedural

“deny the Penman Motion as moot”

A historical record

Judge Carroll 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.