Whitney Rimel
How Judge Rimel rules, drawn from 8 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Rimel no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Rimel decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Delay in claiming an exemption did not establish prejudice without an actual economic loss attributable to that delay.
“The creditor must suffer an actual loss that is attributable to the delay.”
Procedural preferences
Ordinary strategic disagreement among unsecured creditors did not justify removing committee members or creating a separate committee.
“However, committee members often have varying interests, and creditor disagreement over strategy or objectives on a committee does not by itself amount to the type of conflict of interest mandating removal.”
Cautions
A stay-relief filing made without standing, competent evidence, or a proper purpose resulted in monetary sanctions against the filer and counsel.
“The court finds that the Respondents presented their motion without standing to bring the motion, without competent evidence, and without a proper purpose.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“For the above reasons, the Debtors’ motion to avoid lien of SIRE Enterprises, Ltd. will be granted.”
“For the above reasons, the objection to claim will be overruled.”
“The Trustee’s fee base should include the portions of the sale proceeds disbursed by the title company to the secured creditors.”
“As set forth above, the class as presently proposed cannot be certified. Therefore, by separate order the motion will be granted. Due to the procedural posture of this motion, however, the motion is granted with leave to amend.”
“For the above reasons, judgment will be entered for defendant Educational Credit Management Corporation in Adversary Proceeding No. 00-1207.”
“The court concludes that he has met that burden of proof to the extent that the obligation to the Department of Education exceeds $44,000. Therefore, to the extent that the obligation exceeded $44,000 at the time of trial, the obligation is dischargeable.”
“For the foregoing reasons, the motion is denied.”
“Corcoran Community Hospital District’s Plan was proposed in good faith and not by any means forbidden by law. It satisfies the applicable requirements of the Bankruptcy Code and will be confirmed.”
The court imposed monetary sanctions after a stay-relief request was presented without standing, competent evidence, or a proper purpose; the court-initiated disposition is retained as context rather than a party-motion outcome.
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Completed-case duration is reported for 7 terminated matters in the fixed sample.
A historical record
Judge Rimel 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.