Peter J. Walsh

How Judge Walsh rules, drawn from 19 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Judge Walsh no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.

Court
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware
Position
bankruptcy
Status
Deceased
Served
1993–2015
Commissioned
1993
Education
La Salle University (undergraduate degree, magna cum laude, 1957); University of Illinois (M.S., finance, 1959); Georgetown University Law Center (LL.B., 1963)
Signed orders read
19

Signed rulings

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

Clarence Williams v. Reliance Acceptance Corporation
· 2000-12-06
Motions to dismiss (Reliance Acceptance Corporation) Granted

“Reliance's motion (Doc. # 28) to dismiss this adversary proceeding is granted. Williams extinguished his right to assert a setoff against Reliance when Williams voluntarily paid in full his debt to Reliance as part of a non-bankruptcy, third-party transaction. The dismissal is without prejudice”

Motion to stay related litigation (Interstate Indemnity Company) Granted

“Interstate’s request (Doc. # 32) to stay the Consolidated Suit is also granted.”

James R. Zazzali v. Marty Goldsmith, et al.
· 2012-10-15
Motion to transfer venue (Marty Goldsmith) Granted

“I will grant Marty Goldsmith’s motion to transfer venue to the District of Idaho.”

Community Bank Delaware v. Christopher J. Tigani
· 2012-12-05
Nondischargeability claim (Community Bank Delaware) Granted

“Debtor’s debt owed to Community Bank Delaware is not discharged.”

OppenheimerFunds, Inc., et al. v. TD Bank, N.A., et al.
· 2012-12-17
Motions to remand (OppenheimerFunds plaintiffs) Granted

“Plaintiffs’ Motion To Remand To New York State Court (Doc. # 76) is granted.”

George L. Miller v. DC Construction Associates, Inc.
· 2013-03-07
Summary judgment (DC Construction Associates, Inc.) Denied

“The summary judgment motion (Doc. # 54) is hereby denied.”

George L. Miller v. Sun Capital Partners, Inc., et al.
· 2013-04-08
Motion for core non core determination (George L. Miller, chapter 7 trustee) Granted in part

“For the reasons set forth below, I find that nine of the eleven counts are core matters.”

In re Radnor Holdings Corporation, et al.
· 2013-06-20
Objection to final fee application (Michael T. Kennedy) Denied

“The Kennedy Objection (Doc. # 1993) is OVERRULED in its entirety.”

Final fee application (Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP) Granted

“The Final Fee Application (Doc. # 1989) is GRANTED.”

Superseded version of Eckbold dismissal opinion
· 2013-09-26

Excluded because the court posted an amended September 30 opinion and order that was classified instead.

Joseph E. Eckbold, Jr. and Jaclyn M. D’Elia v. Susan Miller, et al.
· 2013-09-30
Motions to dismiss (Susan Miller, Super Lawns, Inc., and Super Lawns of Fairfax, Inc.) Granted

“to dismiss for failure to state a claim is granted and the Complaint is dismissed.”

Allan J. Cutler v. Martha Walker
· 2013-10-24
Motion to vacate default and default judgment (Martha Walker) Granted

“the motion by Martha Walker to vacate the default and default judgment (Doc. # 1266)is hereby granted.”

Charles M. Forman v. IPFS Corporation of the South
· 2013-12-05
Summary judgment (IPFS Corporation of the South) Granted

“the summary judgment motion by IPFS Corporation of the South (Doc. # 11) is hereby granted”

Cross motion for summary judgment (Charles M. Forman, chapter 7 trustee) Denied

“the cross-motion for summary judgment (Doc. # 14) is denied.”

In re World Health Alternatives, Inc., et al.
· 2014-01-14
Objection to claim (World Health Alternatives chapter 7 trustee) Granted

“the Bott claim against World Health Alternatives, Inc. must be denied.”

A historical record

Judge Walsh 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.