Julie A. Manning

How Judge Manning rules, drawn from 9 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
2013-09-09
Signed orders read
9

How Judge Manning decides

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

What persuades

A long pattern of repeated filings and failure to propose a feasible plan supported dismissal with a two-year refiling bar.

“cause exists to dismiss the Debtor’s case”

Procedural preferences

Common legal issues raised in numerous avoidance actions were resolved through coordinated briefing and a single order.

“The Joint Motions, listed on Appendix A, are DENIED.”

Signed rulings

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

In re Lee Moncho
25-50503 · 2025-10-22
Motion to dismiss bankruptcy case (Chapter 13 Trustee) Granted

“Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 1307(c), the Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED”

Despins v. Guo
23-05008 · 2025-07-31
Motion for civil contempt (Chapter 11 Trustee) Granted

“The Contempt Motion is GRANTED as set forth herein.”

Despins v. Apple Inc.
24-05060 · 2025-07-29
Motion to amend (Chapter 11 Trustee) Granted

“The Motion to Amend is GRANTED.”

Motions to dismiss (defendants) Granted in part

“The Motion to Dismiss is DENIED IN PART as applied to the amended”

Despins v. Meta Platforms Inc.
24-05117 · 2025-07-29
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“The Motion to Dismiss is DENIED.”

Despins v. Taurus Fund LLC
23-05017 · 2025-07-07
Summary judgment (Chapter 11 Trustee) Granted

“The Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 124) is GRANTED as to”

Despins v. Lamp Capital, LLC
23-05023 · 2025-06-17
Summary judgment (Chapter 11 Trustee) Granted

“The Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 97) is GRANTED.”

Genever Holdings LLC v. AIG Property Casualty Company
23-05007 · 2025-05-15
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted in part

“The Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED IN PART as set forth”

Despins v. ACA Capital Group Ltd.
24-05249 · 2025-04-23
Motions to dismiss (defendants) Denied

“The Motions to Dismiss are DENIED; and it is further”

In re Ho Wan Kwok
22-50073 · 2025-03-04
Motions to dismiss (Agora Lab, Inc.) Denied

“The Joint Motions, listed on Appendix A, are DENIED.”

Motions to dismiss (Amazon Web Services, Inc.) Denied
Motions to dismiss (Direct Persuasion LLC) Denied
Motions to dismiss (Fox News Network, LLC) Denied
Motions to dismiss (Arri Americas Inc.) Denied
Motions to dismiss (Teris-Phoenix, LLC) Denied
Motions to dismiss (Phillips Nizer LLP) Denied
Motions to dismiss (Mark Gundersen) Denied
Motions to dismiss (270 W. 39th St. Co., LLC) Denied
Motions to dismiss (Amazon.com, Inc.) Denied
Motions to dismiss (Anthem Health Plans, Inc.) Denied
Motions to dismiss (Federal Express Corporation) Denied
Motions to dismiss (DJD Creative, LLC) Denied
Motions to dismiss (B&H Foto & Electronics Corp.) Denied
Judgment on the pleadings (American Express Company) Denied
Motions to dismiss (Ohtzar Shlomo Solomon Treasure LLC) Denied

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