Thad J. Collins
How Judge Collins rules, drawn from 17 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
How Judge Collins decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Compensation requests are stronger when billing entries identify the task, its purpose, and the benefit produced for the estate.
“Kennelly & O’Keeffe’s billing entries lack specificity throughout, not just with regard to communications.”
Procedural preferences
The court may resolve a Chapter 11 conversion request before confirmation when delay would consume estate value without a realistic path to reorganization.
“waiting until the case has conclusively foundered on the shoals of confirmation is often expensive and inefficient in the extreme”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“WHEREFORE, Haslam’s Interim Application for Compensation is GRANTED IN PART. Haslam is awarded $12,150 in fees and $144 in costs.”
“The conclusions reached above render this motion moot.”
“This motion is therefore moot.”
“Debtor=s Application for Approval of Employment of Attorney is denied.”
“The Court therefore concludes that the Trustee=s objection to the proof of claim of G&K Farms is SUSTAINED.”
“The Trustee=s objection to the proof of claim of Merlyn and Dolores Grabanski is also SUSTAINED.”
“Attorney Johnston’s Application for Additional Final Compensation is denied with prejudice with the exception of the $3,000 the Court has exercised its discretion to award.”
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“Debtors’ Motion for Relief and Sanctions Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 362(k) is MOOT, and is DENIED to the extent it seeks injunctive relief on their request for attorney’s fees and costs.”
“Based on the foregoing, the Court GRANTS the Motions to Dismiss the case with prejudice.”
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Debtor’s Chapter 11 case shall be transferred to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia.”
“For the reasons discussed above, the Court overrules Plaintiffs’ objection to discharge under § 727(a)(4)(A).”
“For the foregoing reasons, PWE’s Complaint is DISMISSED.”
“WHEREFORE, judgment is entered in Defendant/Debtor’s favor.”
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