Joel D. Applebaum

How Judge Applebaum rules, drawn from 20 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Court
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Position
bankruptcy
Commissioned
2019-05-31
Signed orders read
20

Signed rulings

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

John Frederick Shastal, Jr. and Kimberly Ann Shastal; Samuel Sweet, et al. v. Majors Law, PLLC, et al.
24-3033 · 2025-02-07
Motion for partial summary judgment (Plaintiffs) Granted

“ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT”

Samuel D. Sweet, John Frederick Shastal, and Kimberly Shastal v. Majors Law, PLLC, Sheena L. Majors, Desirae Bedford, and Recovery Law Group
24-3033 · 2024-08-12
Motions to dismiss (Recovery Law Group and Desirae Bedford) Denied

“OPINION DENYING MOTION TO DISMISS”

Terrionna LR Davis
22-31147 · 2023-12-01
Plan confirmation (Terrionna LR Davis) Denied

“OPINION DENYING CONFIRMATION OF DEBTOR’S PLAN”

Lynne R. Gaylor
22-31228 · 2023-12-01
Plan confirmation (Lynne R. Gaylor) Denied

“OPINION DENYING CONFIRMATION OF DEBTOR’S PLAN”

Jason M. Silver/Karen E. Evangelista v. Jason M. Silver and L&L Gold Associates, Inc.
18-04403 · 2023-03-03
Motion for reconsideration (L&L Gold Associates, Inc.) Denied

“OPINION AND ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT L&L GOLD’S MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION”

Energy Drilling Services, LLC
22-31772 · 2023-01-13
Motion to dismiss bankruptcy case (Moving party) Denied

“OPINION AND ORDER DENYING MOTION TO DISMISS”

Jason M. Silver; Karen E. Evangelista v. Jason M. Silver and L&L Gold Associates, Inc.
18-04403 · 2022-12-09
Summary judgment (Karen E. Evangelista) Granted in part

“GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT”

Summary judgment (Jason M. Silver and L&L Gold Associates, Inc.) Granted in part
Lorenzo Rome Collier
22-30274 · 2022-06-29
Motion for relief from stay (Frankenmuth Credit Union) Granted

“GRANTING FRANKENMUTH CREDIT UNION’S MOTION FOR RELIEF FROM STAY”

Joseph D. West; Joseph D. West v. State of Michigan, Shiawassee County, Ryan James Van Gilder, and Ashley Michele Van Gilder
21-3039 · 2022-05-02
Motions to dismiss (Defendants) Granted

“OPINION GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS”

Brett J. Batoha
21-31487 · 2022-05-02
Objection to plan confirmation (Chapter 13 Trustee) Granted

“SUSTAINING TRUSTEE’S OBJECTION TO PLAN”

Plan confirmation (Brett J. Batoha) Denied

“DENYING PLAN CONFIRMATION”

Steven Deehl; Mark Latunski v. Steven Deehl
25-3052 · 2026-03-12
Summary judgment (Mark Latunski) Granted in part

“Plaintiff’s Motion is granted as to the § 523(a)(6) claim and denied as to § 523(a)(2) claim”

Summary judgment (Steven Deehl) Granted in part

“Defendant’s Cross-Motion is denied as to the § 523(a)(6) claim and granted as to the § 523(a)(2) claim”

Craig H. Hatch; Craig H. Hatch v. Cameron Hatch and Melissa Caouette v. Cameron Hatch
25-03033 · 2026-01-08
Summary judgment (Chapter 13 Trustee) Granted

“GRANTING THE CHAPTER 13 TRUSTEE’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT”

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