Helen Shaffer Balick
How Judge Balick rules, drawn from 21 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Balick no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Balick decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
A debtor-in-possession could not exercise a purchase option while rejecting the obligations of the same lease.
“§ 365 does not permit the picking and choosing of parts of a lease. It is all or nothing.”
Procedural preferences
Domestic-relations expertise and judicial economy supported allowing Family Court to define marital-property interests.
“a bankruptcy court is not required and should not undertake to be a domestic relations court.”
Cautions
The debtor-in-possession remained subject to the trustee's statutory limitation period for avoidance actions.
“The object and policy of the Bankruptcy Code is to put the chapter 11 debtor in possession in the shoes of a trustee when none is appointed, and subject to the same limitations.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
The court interpreted aircraft-financing protections to cover acquisition sale-leasebacks but did not expressly dispose of a party motion in the available decision.
“The objection of Supreme is DENIED and the sale process shall go forward.”
“This is the court’s decision on Harry and Maureen Walls’ Motion for an Order to Show Cause. That motion must be denied.”
“an order will be entered denying the motion.”
“the court holds that the turnover action is core.”
“his proof of claim in the amount of $464,-720.00, as amended to $406,630.00, is DISALLOWED.”
“I therefore find a civil contempt”
“deny the request for certification”
“I grant the trustee’s request to impose the costs of this motion upon Mr. Kennedy.”
“the Court finds that abstention from this matter pursuant to section 1334(c)(1) is appropriate.”
“the award of the Family Court was in the nature of support and is therefore nondischargeable under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(5).”
“The motion for relief from stay to continue with the Family Court proceedings ancillary to a divorce is GRANTED.”
“Associates’ objection to ITT’s secured status is SUSTAINED.”
“the court exercises its discretion to value CP’s contingent administrative expense claim at zero for the purposes of confirmation.”
A historical record
Judge Balick 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.