John K. Olson
How Judge Olson rules, drawn from 17 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Olson no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Olson decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
The filing of an involuntary petition ordinarily triggers the automatic stay immediately.
“I accordingly find that, as a general rule, unless an exception applies, the filing of an involuntary petition under § 303 immediately imposes the automatic stay under § 362(a).”
Procedural preferences
The sanctions safe harbor is enforced according to its full filing period.
“MMS filed the Motion for Sanctions upon Gleason on November 29, at 9:41 am, too early regardless of the method Gleason might have used to amend or withdraw his offending pleading.”
Cautions
Late corrective disclosures do not necessarily erase intentional omissions.
“Honesty after one is caught is honestly not honesty.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Deerfield 21 Corporation’s stay relief motion [ECF No. 7] is GRANTED;”
“Denying Foreign Representative’s Motion for Protective Order [ECF No. 179]”
“Denying Foreign Representative’s Motion to Entrust M/Y Sixty Five to Foreign Representative [ECF No. 37]”
“Granting in-Part & Denying in-Part Creditor Hotel le St. James’ Compound Motion for Sanctions, etc. [ECF No. 184]”
“filed by Debtor Matthew Perlman at ECF No. 36 is Disapproved;”
“filed by lessor BMW Financial at ECF No. 22 is Disapproved.”
“filed by Debtor Lidia Gibert ECF No. 16 is Disapproved.”
“filed by lessor American Honda at ECF No. 18 is Disapproved.”
“filed by lessor American Honda at ECF No. 10 is Disapproved.”
“the Debtor’s motion to value [ECF No. 56] is GRANTED;”
“The Trustee’s Objection to Claim # 1 of Creditor Ralph Holden [DE 63] is SUSTAINED IN PART AND OVERRULED IN PART.”
“The Trustee’s objection at ECF No. 52 is accordingly SUSTAINED.”
“The Debtors’ motions to *621 extend their mortgages beyond the life of their Chapter 18 Plan [ECF Nos. 59 & 61] are accordingly DENIED.”
The trial decision is retained for context but excluded from motion-outcome statistics.
“the Trustee’s Motion to Strike Affidavits of Susan Scott is denied”
“the Trustee’s Motion to Amend his Answer to Defendant’s Counterclaim is granted”
“the cross-motions for summary judgment are granted in part and denied in part.”
“Mr. Patasnik is not excused from the § 109(h)(1) credit counseling requirement because incarceration is not a ‘disability’ under § 109(h)(4);”
“the motion for reconsideration [ECF No. 47] is DENIED.”
“Denying Motion for Sanctions [ECF. No. 550]”
A historical record
Judge Olson 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.