Albert S. Dabrowski
How Judge Dabrowski rules, drawn from 15 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Dabrowski no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Dabrowski decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
A proposed settlement was assessed by whether it remained within a reasonable range after the court canvassed the disputed issues.
“the responsibility of the bankruptcy judge ... is not to decide the numerous questions of law and fact raised by appellants but rather to canvass the issues and see whether the settlement falls below the lowest point in the range of reasonableness.”
Procedural preferences
Claim deadlines were treated as integral to administering a bankruptcy case, not as a dispensable procedural formality.
“a bar order does not function merely as a procedural gauntlet, but as an integral part of the reorganization process”
Cautions
A summary-judgment movant still had to establish entitlement to judgment from the record even when the opposing party did not respond.
“the motion for summary judgment will be DENIED”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that New England Radiator Work’s Motion for Summary Judgment, ECF No. 21 is GRANTED”
“Johnson Memorial Hospitals Inc.’s Cross Motion for Summary Judgment. ..., ECF No. 25, is DENIED.”
“the Debtors’ Motion to Determine Status of Claims shall be GRANTED by separate order.”
“IT IS ORDERED that Taiga Forest Products, Ltd. be, and hereby is, allowed an administrative priority claim in the amount of $40,000.00 pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §§ 503(b) and 507(a)(1); and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Taiga Forest Products, Ltd. be, and hereby is, allowed a general unsecured claim without priority in the amount of $40,837.79.”
“Upon the foregoing analysis, an order shall enter in accordance with the Settlement between the Committee and Taiga.”
“For the foregoing reasons, judgment shall enter in favor of the Plaintiff in each of these adversary proceedings.”
“the motion for summary judgment will be DENIED.”
“Judgment shall enter in favor of the Debtors that the unsecured portion of the Plaintiffs claim is subject to the Debtors’ discharge.”
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Trustee’s Motion for Summary Judgment, ECF No. 23, is GRANTED”
“the Motion is GRANTED as to Defendant, Cameron Smith, and DENIED as to Defendant, Marianne Smith”
“the Approval Order, ECF No. 133, granting the Motion, ECF No. 120 and approving the Settlement, over the Objection of CadleRock, ECF No. 125, shall remain in full force and effect.”
“the Objection is OVERRULED and the Trustee’s Notice is APPROVED.”
“the Objection is OVERRULED, and the Motion is GRANTED in that the fixing of the judicial lien of the Respondents on the Property may be AVOIDED pursuant to Section 522(f).”
“the Motion to Reopen should be and hereby is DENIED.”
A historical record
Judge Dabrowski 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.