LaShonda A. Hunt
How Judge Hunt rules, drawn from 2 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Hunt no longer sits on this court. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Hunt
LaShonda A. Hunt served as a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Northern District of Illinois from 2017 to 2023. She then became a United States District Judge for the same district, following earlier work in private practice and as an Assistant United States Attorney.
How Judge Hunt decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Controlling circuit precedent determined which new-value payments could reduce preference liability.
“That is, the new value must remain unpaid in order to reduce the creditor's preference liability.”
Procedural preferences
The court treated binding appellate authority as controlling despite competing policy arguments and contrary approaches elsewhere.
“And this court must follow the decisions of that higher court.”
Cautions
A sanctions request failed where the debtors did not show creditor misconduct while the stay remained effective.
“Nevertheless, Debtors have not presented any evidence of wrongdoing by Kreisler during the stay.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“For the reasons stated above, defendant's motion for partial summary judgment is granted in part.”
“The Trustee is entitled to partial summary judgment on the question of the applicable law.”
“Creditor Kreisler Law P.C.'s motion to confirm the termination or absence of the automatic stay is GRANTED.”
“Debtors' Harold and Lorraine Wade's motion for sanctions is DENIED.”
A historical record
Judge Hunt no longer sits on this court. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.