James J. Tancredi

How Judge Tancredi rules, drawn from 14 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Court
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut
Position
bankruptcy
Appointed by
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Commissioned
2016-09-01
Education
University of Connecticut School of Law, 1979
Signed orders read
14

How Judge Tancredi decides

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

What persuades

A contempt request requires evidence connecting each respondent's conduct to a violation of the stay or discharge order.

“Absent such proof, there is no basis to hold eBay in contempt.”

Procedural preferences

Compensation awards may be reduced and paired with disgorgement where prior limits and incomplete work make the full request unreasonable.

“The Application is approved with respect to the $109,680 that”

Signed rulings

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

In re Cheryl Yeboah
25-21024 · 2025-11-12
Motion for relief from automatic stay (secured creditor) Granted in part

“The Motion is granted in part and denied in part as set forth herein.”

In re QSR Steel Corporation, LLC
24-20562 · 2025-10-27
Application for compensation (financial professional) Granted in part

“The Application is approved with respect to the $109,680 that were approved in the Court’s prior order approving compensation but denied with respect to the $24,840 of additional compensation sought in the Application”

In re J. Graham Zahoruiko
24-20139 · 2025-04-02
Application for compensation (debtor's counsel) Granted in part

“The Application is approved in part and disallowed in part”

Laurion v. PHH Mortgage Corporation
24-02019 · 2025-03-18
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“For the foregoing reasons, the Motion is GRANTED.”

Laurion v. CorePlus Federal Credit Union
24-02018 · 2025-03-14
Claim for cessation of collection (debtor) Granted in part

“demand for an immediate cessation of collection activities is moot because CorePlus has terminated the Debtor’s access to online statements, but the Court rejects the demand to the extent that it requests that CorePlus cease any attempt to repossess the Truck”

Claim for acknowledgment and apology (debtor) Denied

“Court rejects the Debtor’s request for formal acknowledgment and an apology”

Claim for emotional distress damages (debtor) Granted in part

“Court rejects the Debtor’s request for emotional distress damages, awarding instead $100 in nominal damages.”

Claim for discharge confirmation (debtor) Moot / procedural

“demand for written confirmation of discharge of the Truck loan is moot by the discharge order”

Claim for release of lien (debtor) Denied

“Court rejects the Debtor’s request for a release of the lien on the Truck”

In re Samuel Aaron Laurion and Heather Renee Laurion
24-20521 · 2025-03-14
Motion for relief from automatic stay (secured creditor) Granted

“For the foregoing reasons, the Motion is GRANTED.”

In re Michael Dean Elkins
25-20065 · 2025-03-07
Motion to dismiss bankruptcy case (United States Trustee) Granted

“The Motion to Dismiss is granted with prejudice”

In re Michael Dean Elkins
25-20065 · 2025-03-05
Motion for relief from automatic stay (secured creditor) Granted

“Motion is GRANTED.”

In re Susan Ellen Jetmore
24-21243 · 2025-02-19
Motion to extend automatic stay (debtor) Denied

“For the foregoing reasons, the Motion is DENIED on a final basis”

In re Sasha Delores Veal
26-20184 · 2026-05-26
Plan confirmation (debtor) Denied

“Confirmation of the Debtor’s Plan is DENIED”

Motion to dismiss bankruptcy case (court) Granted

“The Debtor’s Chapter 13 Case is DISMISSED”

In re Nataniel Torres
26-20247 · 2026-05-11
Motion to dismiss bankruptcy case (court) Granted

“This Chapter 13 case is DISMISSED with a one-year bar to”

In re Kathleen A. Rabon
25-21127 · 2026-04-03
Motion for in rem relief (secured creditor) Granted

“For the foregoing reasons, in rem relief is granted.”

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