Paul M. Baisier

How Judge Baisier rules, drawn from 17 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Court
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Position
bankruptcy
Appointed by
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Commissioned
2015-07-07
Education
University of Illinois, B.S. in Finance, 1987, highest honors; Harvard Law School, J.D., 1990, magna cum laude
Signed orders read
17

How Judge Baisier decides

Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

What persuades

A requested injunction can protect a nondebtor principal when that person's work and assets are important to a viable reorganization.

“Ms. Dang's efforts are critical to the operational and reorganizational efforts of the Debtor”

Procedural preferences

A busy practice and a missed clear deadline do not, without more, establish excusable neglect.

“the fact that counsel is busy with a crowded schedule”

Cautions

Intent-dependent fraud disputes generally require testimony and credibility findings rather than pleading-stage inference alone.

“the primary issue here will focus on the Debtor’s intent at the time of the agreement”

Signed rulings

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

GMI Group, Inc. v. Unique Funding Solutions, LLC (In re GMI Group, Inc.)
· 2019-04-23
Motion for temporary preliminary and permanent injunction (GMI Group, Inc.) Granted

“the Motion is GRANTED ;”

Endover Palisades, LLC v. Stuart (In re Stuart)
· 2018-11-19
Motion for relief from automatic stay (Endover Palisades, LLC) Granted

“the Motion is GRANTED to the extent provided for herein.”

McDermott v. Kelter (In re Kelter)
· 2018-06-12
Amended motion to stay adversary proceeding (debtor-defendant) Denied

“the Motion and the First Amended Motion be, and the same hereby are, DENIED”

Objection to scheduling order (debtor-defendant) Denied

“the Debtor's Objection to the Scheduling Order is OVERRULED”

Motion for extension of time (debtor-defendant) Granted

“the Extension Motion is GRANTED”

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. 1278 Village Run Trust (In re 1278 Village Run Trust)
· 2017-10-10
Motion to set aside foreclosure (1278 Village Run Trust) Denied

“the Motion to Set Aside is DENIED;”

Motion for relief from automatic stay (Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.) Granted

“the Stay Motion is GRANTED, and the automatic stay is hereby ANULLED nunc pro tunc to the Filing Date.”

Mosely v. Mosely (In re Mosely)
· 2017-10-31
Objection to proof of claim (debtor) Granted in part

“the Objection is SUSTAINED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART”

Invest Atlanta Regional Center, LLC v. Smith (In re Smith)
· 2017-12-01
Motions to dismiss (debtor-defendant) Granted

“the Motion be, and the same hereby is, granted, but the Plaintiff is allowed twenty-one (21) days”

Lafayette v. Ocwen Mortgage Servicing (In re Lafayette)
· 2016-12-16
Default judgment (debtor-plaintiff against Enclave) Denied

“the Debtor’s Motions be, and the same hereby are, DENIED and a judgment by default will not be entered against either Ocwen or Enclave.”

Default judgment (debtor-plaintiff against Ocwen) Denied
Motions to dismiss (Ocwen Mortgage Servicing) Granted

“the Motion to Dismiss of Ocwen be, and the same hereby is, GRANTED”

Kinney v. Atlanta Police Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation (In re Kinney)
· 2016-11-07
Motions to dismiss (United States) Granted

“the Motion to Dismiss as filed by the United States be, and the same hereby is, GRANTED;”

Motions to stay (debtor-plaintiff) Denied

“the Debtor’s Motion to Stay be, and the same hereby is, DENIED;”

Washington v. Robinson-Vinegar (In re Robinson-Vinegar)
· 2016-11-21
Motions to dismiss (debtor-defendant) Granted

“the Motion be, and the same hereby is, granted”

In re Navin
· 2016-03-11
Motion to dismiss chapter 7 case for abuse (United States Trustee) Granted

“the Court FINDS the filing of the Chapter 7 petition is an abuse under 11 U.S.C. § 707(b)(3) and GRANTS the Motion.”

O'Brien v. Skubic
· 2017-07-21
Motion for relief from automatic stay (Skubic) Denied

“the Motion for Relief, to the extent not already granted pursuant to this Court’s Order of May 23, 2016 (Docket No. 68), is DENIED.”

In re Jimerson
· 2017-01-26
Objection to confirmation (Deed Co) Denied

“Deed Co’s Objection is OVERRULED;”

Plan confirmation (debtor) Granted

“the Plan is CONFIRMED;”

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