Robert M. Matson
How Judge Matson rules, drawn from 5 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
How Judge Matson decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
The court begins with statutory text and uses agency guidance only as confirmation when the text already supplies the answer.
“The Court views agency interpretation of ‘motor vehicle’ merely as confirmation of the conclusion reached by this Court and every other authority that has looked at the issue.”
Procedural preferences
Summary judgment is unavailable when the movant's theory depends on facts that remain genuinely disputed.
“The Trustee’s arguments on this point, while perhaps appropriate at a trial on the merits of Trustee’s avoidance claims, are not well taken in a motion for summary judgment.”
Cautions
A debtor seeking Subchapter V treatment bears the burden of proving the statutory eligibility requirements.
“The Debtor has not met his burden that not less than 50 percent of his debts arose from commercial or business activities, so he is not a small business debtor pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 101(51D) and is ineligible to proceed for relief under Subchapter V.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the statutory fee of 28 U.S.C. § 586(e) does not apply to those payments.”
“the Court overrules 21st Mortgage's objection.”
“the Court denies the Trustee’s Motion for Summary Judgment.”
“The Court dismisses the Complaint with prejudice as to any claims under § 523(a).”
“the Court will deny the Motion to Dismiss”
“sustain the Objection to Subchapter V Designation.”
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