Stephen D. Wheelis
How Judge Wheelis rules, drawn from 6 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
How Judge Wheelis decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
A detailed complaint survived three pleadings motions because it supplied specific factual context for each defendant's alleged role.
“The highly detailed alleged facts in this Adversary Complaint, as Amended, have been stated with extensive background and context sufficient to survive a Motion to Dismiss under the plausibility standard.”
Procedural preferences
The court denied summary judgment where extensive exhibits revealed genuine disputes that required factfinding at trial.
“the arguments clearly identified disputed facts which did not entitle the Defendants to judgment as a matter of law and which disputes must be resolved at trial on the merits.”
Cautions
A lender's failure to file required payment-change notices and its later inaccurate filing led to denial of stay relief and remedial sanctions.
“The filing of misleading and grossly incorrect, if not fraudulent, pleadings in an attempt to obtain relief to which Homeland Bank was not entitled”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the Objection of the Chapter 13 Trustee is overruled and the Amended Plan (ECF No. 73) will be confirmed.”
“the Motion for Relief from Stay (ECF No. 31), as amended at ECF No. 34, be and it is hereby DENIED, with prejudice.”
In a court-initiated contempt proceeding, the court sanctioned a secured creditor for a 29-day delay in turning over a vehicle title.
“the Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 304) filed by Defendant, Steven Nahas and the Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 337) filed by Karen P. Kealy, Kealy Law Firm, PLLC and Kisch Law Firm, PLLC, Jay Krueger and U.S. Auto Liquidators, LLC are DENIED.”
“For reasons orally stated and for the following reasons, the Court denies the Motions for Judgment on the Pleadings.”
“For the reasons stated in the Memorandum Opinion entered into the record this date, Judgment is rendered in favor of the Plaintiff and against Defendants as follows:”
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