George L. Proctor
How Judge Proctor rules, drawn from 21 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Proctor no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Proctor decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Procedural preferences
Personal property claimed as tenancy by the entireties requires documentary support, not testimony alone.
“Debtor has failed to introduce documentary evidence, which is necessary to support a finding of ownership of personal property as tenancy by the entireties.”
A state court may determine whether the automatic stay applies to a proceeding before it, while only the bankruptcy court may grant relief from an applicable stay.
“State courts may make a valid and binding determination of the applicability of § 362 when dealing with matters before them.”
Cautions
Needlessly long submissions can undermine judicial economy.
“The Court finds such lengthy submissions to be superfluous and not in the interest of judicial economy.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Defendant’s discharge will be denied pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 727(a)(2)(A).”
“Thus, the Court finds the Plaintiff has not met its burden of proving that Defendant’s discharge should be denied under § 727(a)(5).”
“As the Court has already found that the Defendant’s discharge will be denied pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 727(a)(2)(A), it is unnecessary for the Court to determine whether Defendant’s debt to Plaintiff should be excepted from a nonexistent discharge.”
“Separate orders confirming the plan and overruling Trustee’s objection to Debtors’ amended plan will be entered in accordance with the foregoing.”
“Therefore, Debtors may not avoid LNB’s lien on their homestead property, and LNB’s Motion for Relief from Stay is granted.”
“The Court will sustain Trustee’s Objection to Confirmation and deny confirmation of Debtor’s Chapter 13 plan as amended in open court unless Debtors amend their plan to increase their monthly payments by $222.56 within thirty days.”
“Judgment is entered in favor of Plaintiff, Aaron R. Cohen, as Trustee for the Chapter 7 estate of Donna Marie En-gelbrecht, and against, Defendant, Arlington Heavy Hauling, Inc.”
“Accordingly, Park’s claim is secured and the Court overrules Debtors’ Objection to Claim ll.”
“Trustee’s objection is well taken and will be sustained in the amount of $17,000.”
“Because a cause of action may exist against the City of Jacksonville, a potential asset of the Estate that may benefit creditors, the Court believes it is in the best interest of the creditors and the Estate to convert the Case to a Chapter 7 case”
“Accordingly, dismissal of the motion is appropriate.”
“Based on the foregoing, Wentworth’s Objection to Debtor’s Claim of Exemption is well taken, and sustained.”
“The Court will sustain Trustee’s Objection to Debtors’ Claim of Exemptions. The Court will grant Trustee’s Motion for Turnover of Debtors’ personal property exceeding the $1,000.00 exemption to which each is entitled, Debtors’ 1998 federal income tax refund, and post-petition rents on Debtors’ townhouse in Stirling, Virginia along with interest accrued thereon. The property owned by Mother is not property of the estate and is not subject to turnover.”
“The Court sustains the Trustee’s objections to Debtor’s claim of exemptions as to the Debtor’s personal property.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Five sampled terminated matters contained no docket entries, so no caseload mix or case-duration summary is available.
A historical record
Judge Proctor 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.