Tracey N. Wise
How Judge Wise rules, drawn from 20 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Wise no longer sits on this court. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Wise
Tracey N. Wise served as a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky from March 31, 2010, until her retirement on March 30, 2024. Douglas L. Lutz succeeded her in April 2024.
How Judge Wise decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In In re Thomas, Wise denied requests to seal a settlement agreement because the parties had not shown a basis to overcome public access to the terms she needed to assess.
“the public has a right to know the basis for the Court's ultimate assessment.”
Procedural preferences
In In re Pfetzer, Wise denied a creditor's later bad-faith dismissal motion because the creditor had missed the deadline to object to plan confirmation on that ground.
“Deadlines have a purpose.”
Cautions
In HIJ Industries v. Roy, Wise denied HIJ's request to reopen proof after trial. She found that HIJ had ample discovery time but had not explained its delay in seeking the financial records it wanted to offer.
“The Court will not exercise its discretion to re-open the trial given the circumstances presented.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“1. The Contempt Motion [ECF No. 19] is GRANTED.”
“Based on the foregoing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Motion to Dismiss [ECF No. 17] is DENIED and the Court will enter an amended Order for Trial.”
“Therefore, the fee is not subject to turnover.”
“For the reasons set forth above, the Movant’s Motion for Relief from Stay [Doc. 23] is DENIED;”
“her Objection to Confirmation [Doc. 15] is OVERRULED;”
“and the Debtor’s Objection to Movant’s Claim [Doc. 43] is SUSTAINED; provided, however, Movant shall have fourteen, days within which to amend her claim.”
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, that the Debtors’ Motion for an Order Authorizing the Rejection of Certain Agreements with ICG Entities [Doc. 394] is DENIED.”
The opinion reassigned a related adversary proceeding for coordinated consideration but did not finally decide the claim objection.
“The Trustee having met the elements of 11 U.S.C. § 547(b), the Defendants’ liens on the Vehicles are subject to avoidance as a preferential transfer.”
“Her motion for partial summary judgment [Doc. 17] shall be granted, and ROR’s motion [Doc. 18] shall be denied.”
“Plaintiff is not entitled to judgment on the pleadings on the question of willful and malicious injury, and therefore not entitled to judgment on the pleadings on the nondis-chargeability count of its complaint.”
“Contempt for a violation of § 524 may not be adjudicated in an adversary proceeding and for this reason, the Debtor’s Count I alleging violation of the discharge injunction shall be dismissed, without prejudice, with leave for the Debtor to file a motion for contempt in the main bankruptcy proceeding.”
“1. The Seal Motions are DENIED;”
A historical record
Judge Wise 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.