Christian Cecil Kohlsaat
How Judge Kohlsaat rules, drawn from 23 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Kohlsaat no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Kohlsaat decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
The reviewed bankruptcy rulings treated support obligations as distinct from ordinary debts and declined to let bankruptcy restraints interrupt ongoing support for minor children.
“The restraining order heretofore entered will be vacated as to such portion as restrains the collection of said $3.50 per week subsequent to the filing of the bankrupt’s petition herein.”
Procedural preferences
The court dismissed bankruptcy proceedings that required adjudication of disputed collateral rights outside the summary jurisdiction Congress supplied.
“this proceeding must be held to be within the terms of said section 23, and the petition is dismissed for want of jurisdiction.”
Cautions
A debtor seeking discharge had to surrender transferable property interests even when ordinary creditors could not otherwise reach them.
“He has the alternative either to surrender all his property interests for the benefit of his creditors, and be' discharged from his debts, or to keep the same, and be denied the benefits of the act.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“The restraining order heretofore entered will be vacated as to such portion as restrains the collection of said $3.50 per week subsequent to the filing of the bankrupt’s petition herein.”
The court extended a bankruptcy restraint for five days so the permanent trustee could intervene in state court, after which the restraint would dissolve.
“I have no choice but to hold that the interveners, whose goods were tortiously converted by the master, should have their claims for the goods thus converted given preference over liens for supplies furnished prior to the tort.”
“The demurrer of the trustee to the amended petition of Howard is accordingly sustained.”
“the specifications herein of the objections to the discharge of the bankrupt will be overruled on the ground that they are insufficient in law. The bankrupt is discharged.”
“this proceeding must be held to be within the terms of said section 23, and the petition is dismissed for want of jurisdiction.”
“this court will restrain any proceedings by the divorced wife in the state court under the decree until the question of the discharge of the bankrupt has been determined”
“The exceptions to the referee’s finding are therefore sustained, and the petition dismissed for want of jurisdiction.”
“The exceptions are overruled, and the report is approved.”
“the vaccine virus imported by applicant is included within the term ‘vaccine virus,’ contained in paragraph 692, Free List, § 2, c. 11, Tariff Act July 24, 1897, 30 Stat. 202 (U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 1689), and should therefore be • admitted free of duty.”
“the petition to vacate the restraining order should be and is denied.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
No matching historical assigned-case cohort was located, so this record makes no claim about the judge's district-era caseload mix.
A historical record
Judge Kohlsaat 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.