Lamar W. Davis Jr.
How Judge Davis rules, drawn from 21 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Davis no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Davis decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
A party seeking stay relief to continue outside litigation strengthens the request by limiting recovery to available insurance and protecting the estate from enforcement.
“any possible recovery will be limited to the available insurance proceeds, and Mrs. Karp will not be able to enforce any judgment against the debtors or the estate without further order of this Court.”
A totality-of-circumstances dismissal requires evidence beyond the debtor's mathematical ability to fund a repayment plan.
“the United States Trustee must show more than a debtor’s ability to fund a Chapter 13 plan.”
Procedural preferences
A requested reorganization must rest on credible evidence rather than speculation about possible financing or future litigation.
“[a] reasonable probability cannot be grounded solely on speculation”
Cautions
Consent orders granting prospective stay relief remain binding when entered with counsel, left unappealed, and followed by a later default.
“The consent order was signed by me, was not appealed, and became final.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Plaintiffs Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED.”
“Plaintiffs Motion for Default Judgment as to Defendant is GRANTED.”
“Debtors’ Motion for Summary Judgment is DENIED.”
“PNC’s Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED.”
“Sea Island Bank’s Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED.”
“the Debtor’s Motion to Reconsider, in Part, Debtor’s Motion to Stay Memorandum and Order Pending Appeal is DENIED”
“Debtors’ Motion to Reopen their case is GRANTED.”
“Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED as to Plaintiffs preference action, and DENIED as to Plaintiff’s RES-PA claim.”
“Debtor’s Motion to Dismiss is denied”
“the United States Trustee’s Motion to Convert is granted.”
“Motion to Impose Automatic Stay is DENIED.”
“Accordingly, this Chapter 7 case is hereby dismissed.”
“Defendant Mary Raab’s judgment lien IS AVOIDED AND SET ASIDE”
A historical record
Judge Davis 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.