Robert D. Berger

How Judge Berger rules, drawn from 30 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Court
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Kansas
Position
bankruptcy
Commissioned
2003-10-16
Education
University of Kansas, B.A. in history and political science, 1983; Washburn University School of Law, J.D., 1986
Signed orders read
30

How Judge Berger decides

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

Procedural preferences

Summary-judgment submissions should direct the court to particular record pages or paragraphs rather than leave the court to search a large attachment.

“Without specific citations that direct the Court to the relevant support, it will not ‘“scour the record” independently, beyond those portions cited by the parties in search of record material pertinent to the pending summary judgment motion.’”

Signed rulings

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

In re Michelle Leigh Scheppers
24-20570 · 2026-06-17
Motion to modify chapter 13 plan (Chapter 13 Trustee) Denied

“For all of the foregoing reasons, the Trustee’s motion to modify Scheppers’s Chapter 13 plan under 11 U.S.C. § 1329 to increase her monthly plan payments by $2,000.00 is hereby denied.”

In re Timothy J. Steger
24-21309 · 2026-06-10
Objection to confirmation (Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.) Denied

“For those reasons, the Court hereby overrules Wells Fargo’s objection to confirmation.”

Southampton, Ltd. v. Terry
17-06080 (17-21615) · 2026-06-09
Summary judgment (Southampton, Ltd.) Granted

“Southampton’s second amended motion for summary judgment on its claim under § 523(a)(2)(A) is hereby granted.”

In re Kathleen Gail Ashford
20-21228 · 2026-03-03
Objection to postpetition fees (Kathleen Gail Ashford) Granted in part

“The Court agrees and will sustain Ashford’s objection as to the $12,368.88 in fees and expenses incurred by First Federal prior to April 12, 2024— i.e., outside the 180-day window—for failure to comply with Rule 3002.1(c).”

In re Marcella Cade
19-20062 · 2026-01-09
Motion for postdischarge escrow relief (Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB) Denied

“For the reasons stated here and in the Court’s July 17, 2025 order, Wilmington’s remaining requests for relief are hereby denied.”

In re Richard Douglas Flowers and Sophia Lynne Flowers
25-21396 · 2025-12-12

The court dismissed the case with a refiling bar on its own authority; the order was retained but excluded from motion statistics.

Becker v. Reed
24-06018 (24-20704) · 2025-10-31
Judgment on the pleadings (Nicole Rochelle Reed) Denied

“Because Becker’s complaint plausibly alleges that Reed intentionally injured Toby, Reed’s motion for judgment on the pleadings is hereby denied.”

Eimers and D’Achiardi v. Educational Computer Systems, Inc. et al.
23-06020 (18-20219) · 2025-09-22
Student loan nondischargeability complaint (Lucas Leigh Eimers and Andrea D’Achiardi) Denied

“Because D'Achiardi has not satisfied the first prong of the Brunner test, the inquiry ends: her student loans are excepted from discharge under 11 U.S.C. §§ 523(a)(8) and 1328(a)(2). Defendants are entitled to judgment.”

Fair and Williamson v. First National Bank and Trust, Phillipsburg, Kansas
25-06009 (25-20007) · 2025-09-09
Motions to dismiss (First National Bank and Trust, Phillipsburg, Kansas) Denied

“First National’s motion to dismiss under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1) and (3) is hereby denied.”

Kapitus Servicing, Inc. v. Demeter
24-06031 (24-20997) · 2025-08-18
Motions to dismiss (Rudolf Robert Demeter) Denied

“For the foregoing reasons, Demeter’s motion to dismiss is hereby denied.”

In re Shawn Eric Ellis
25-20518 · 2025-08-07
Motion to waive financial management instruction (Shawn Eric Ellis) Denied

“For the foregoing reasons, the Court denies Debtor’s request to supplant or waive the financial management course requirement.”

In re Marcella Cade
19-20062 · 2025-07-17

A show-cause order framed a later waiver issue and was excluded as nonfinal.

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