George Brody

How Judge Brody rules, drawn from 11 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Judge Brody no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.

Court
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Position
bankruptcy
Status
No longer serving
Signed orders read
11

How Judge Brody decides

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

What persuades

A privilege protecting joint legal work ended when the original clients' interests became adverse to each other.

“The joint defense privilege does not bar discovery of the category two entries.”

Procedural preferences

Retroactive professional employment required exceptional circumstances and could not cure knowing work without authorization.

“the entry of a nunc pro tunc order is not justified under the exceptional circumstances rule nor under any other rule”

Cautions

Federal program regulations did not, without more, create property or contractual rights supporting damages or equitable subordination.

“The complaint does not contain any factual allegations which even remotely justify invoking the doctrine of equitable subordination.”

Signed rulings

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

In re Michigan Boiler and Engineering Co.
· 1988-06-01
Motion to quash subpoena (Debtor's former counsel and officers) Denied

“The motion to quash is denied.”

In re Diamond Mortgage Corp.
· 1987-09-09
Motion for nunc pro tunc employment (Driggers, Schultz, Herbst & Paterson) Denied

“the entry of a nunc pro tunc order is not justified under the exceptional circumstances rule nor under any other rule”

In re Executive Technology Data Systems
· 1987-10-27
Motion for relief from automatic stay (John F. Howard and David H. Dial Sr.) Denied

“Howard and Dial have not established grounds for vacating the stay”

Motion to compel assumption or rejection (John F. Howard and David H. Dial Sr.) Denied

“there was no need for the debtor to reject the consultation agreement”

Erman v. Armco, Inc. (In re Formed Tubes, Inc.)
· 1984-08-30
Summary judgment (Armco, Inc.) Denied

“Armco’s motion for summary judgment is denied”

Erman v. Armco, Inc. (In re Formed Tubes, Inc.)
· 1985-02-25
Summary judgment (Armco, Inc.) Granted

“Armco’s motion for summary judgment is granted.”

Kenny v. Block (In re Kenny)
· 1987-06-17
Motion to dismiss adversary complaint (United States and federal officials) Granted

“the breach of contract action against the individual defendants and the government should be dismissed.”

Request for equitable subordination (Douglas and Marion Kenny) Denied

“The plaintiffs’ request for subordination is denied.”

In re P.M.G. Properties
· 1985-12-05
Motion to use cash collateral (P.M.G. Properties) Denied

“the rents are not available for the use of the debtor as cash collateral.”

In re B. Siegel Co.
· 1985-07-18
Motion to restrain contract termination (B. Siegel Company) Granted

“Centennial was prohibited by section 365(e)(1) from terminating the policy.”

In re Gee & Missler Services, Inc.
· 1986-07-02
Objection to proof of claim (Gee & Missler Services, Inc.) Denied

“the withdrawal liability claim is not subject to the limitation imposed by section 502(b)(7)”

Strauss v. University of Illinois (In re Strauss)
· 1984-04-18
Complaint to determine dischargeability (Lawrence S. Strauss) Granted

“there is no merit to the University’s contention.”

Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Hamlin (In re Hamlin)
· 1983-12-01
Complaint to enforce construction lien (Sears, Roebuck & Company) Granted

“the lien, as perfected, is not avoidable by the trustee or the debtor.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

No caseload or duration estimate is reported.

A historical record

Judge Brody 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.