Richard M. Neiter

How Judge Neiter rules, drawn from 11 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Judge Neiter 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
No longer serving
Appointed by
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Commissioned
2006-02-18
Education
University of California, Los Angeles (B.S., 1959); University of Southern California Law School (J.D., 1962)
Signed orders read
11

How Judge Neiter decides

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

Procedural preferences

Summary judgment was appropriate when the dispute turned on document interpretation and no material factual question remained.

“There are no questions of material fact. The issues raised by the FDIC-R are not issues of fact but go to the interpretation of various documents”

Cautions

A requested sale ruling was narrowed when the proposed treatment of a homestead exemption exceeded the relief supported at that stage.

“the Court denies without prejudice the Trustee’s proposed treatment of Debtor’s homestead exemption.”

Signed rulings

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

Sharp v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (In re Vineyard National Bancorp)
2:10-ap-01815 · 2014-03-28
Tax refund ownership claim (liquidating trustee Bradley Sharp) Granted

“The Court finds in favor of the Plaintiff on Count IV of the Complaint and against the Defendant on Count I of the Amended Counterclaim.”

Counterclaim for tax refunds (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as receiver) Denied
Dye v. Taxe (In re Kellogg-Taxe)
2:13-ap-02019 · 2014-03-28
Preliminary injunction (Chapter 7 trustee Carolyn A. Dye) Granted in part

“In light of the foregoing, the Court grants in part and denies in part Plaintiff’s Motion.”

In re Kathleen Kellogg-Taxe
2:12-bk-51208 · 2014-03-17
Motion to approve sale (Chapter 7 trustee Carolyn A. Dye) Granted in part

“In light of the foregoing, the Court grants in part and denies in part the Trustee’s Sale Motion.”

In re Arnold Klein
2:11-bk-12718 · 2014-01-14
Objection to claim (the debtor's estate) Granted

“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Objection is SUSTAINED.”

In re Elbiali Ismail Osman
2:13-bk-28671 · 2013-12-26
Motion to approve cash collateral (612 Vermont Investment Fund, LLC) Granted

“The Motion is granted and the Stipulation is approved; and Debtor is authorized to use the cash collateral pursuant to the Stipulation.”

Sharp v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (In re Vineyard National Bancorp)
2:10-ap-01815 · 2013-05-03
Summary judgment (liquidating trustee Bradley Sharp) Granted

“The Court grants Plaintiff’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on the issue of the FDIC-R’s Capital Maintenance Claim.”

Sharp v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (In re Vineyard National Bancorp)
2:10-ap-01815 · 2013-05-03
Motion to dismiss complaint (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as receiver) Denied

“The Court denies Defendant’s Dismissal Motion as to Plaintiff’s Complaint, Count IV”

Summary judgment (liquidating trustee Bradley Sharp) Denied

“the Court denies Defendant’s Dismissal Motion as to Plaintiff’s Complaint, Count IV, and denies the Plaintiff’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on the issue of entitlement to the tax refunds.”

In re Denise Michelle Fitzpatrick
2:11-bk-44970 · 2012-04-04
Motion for stay violation damages and contempt (debtor Denise Michelle Fitzpatrick) Denied

“the Court’s ruling denying actual and punitive damages in this matter.”

Motion for attorneys fees (debtor Denise Michelle Fitzpatrick) Denied

“Debtor, an attorney who represented herself in this case, cannot recover attorney’s fees as part of a contempt order.”

Harrow v. Street (In re Fruehauf Trailer Corporation)
2:08-ap-01865 · 2010-03-05
Breach of fiduciary duty claim (successor trustee Daniel Harrow) Granted

“the Court finds in favor of the Plaintiff on Counts I-III, V-VIII that Defendant breached his fiduciary duties to the Trust and violated the Trust Agreement.”

Lauren Associates v. Reed (In re California Litfunding)
2:06-ap-01865 · 2007-01-29
Motion to dismiss complaint (Morton Reed, Stanley Weiner, and David Cohen) Granted

“this Court grants the Motion to Dismiss the Complaint for Fraud”

Motion for contempt sanctions (Morton Reed, Stanley Weiner, and David Cohen) Denied

“this Court grants the Motion to Dismiss the Complaint for Fraud and denies the Motion for Contempt Sanctions.”

In re Balas
· 2011-06-13
Motion to dismiss bankruptcy case (United States Trustee) Denied

“For the reasons stated herein and in the Debtors’ Opposition to the Motion and Debtors’ supporting authorities, the Motion to Dismiss Debtors’ chapter 13 case based on § 1307(c) is denied.”

Objection to plan confirmation (United States Trustee) Denied

“The Motion to Dismiss should be denied and the Confirmation Objection should be overruled.”

A historical record

Judge Neiter 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.