Lisa S. Gretchko
How Judge Gretchko rules, drawn from 18 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Gretchko
Lisa S. Gretchko became a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan on April 5, 2021. Before joining the Detroit bench, she practiced bankruptcy, commercial, and creditors' rights law in Michigan.
Judge Gretchko's practices and standing orders
The court's website lists no individual practices or standing orders of Judge Gretchko's own (checked October 10, 2026), so the court's local rules and general orders are the place to look (court page ↗).
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the court applies to all of its cases, whichever judge has them, as published on the court's website (checked October 10, 2026).
How Judge Gretchko decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Haywood, she denied dismissal of an automatic-stay damages complaint that alleged notice, a later collection letter, and actual harm. She declined to weigh the creditor’s competing affidavit because it was outside the pleadings.
“The Court did not consider this affidavit because it is not referred to in the Complaint and is not a matter of public record or another item of which the Court can take judicial notice.”
Cautions
In Gold v. Thom, she granted a trustee’s summary-judgment motion denying discharge after the debtor failed to produce ordered bank records and offered no evidence of steps taken to obtain them.
“The Court rejects the Debtor’s arguments that he ‘attempted to comply’ because those arguments are not borne out by the record.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR LEAVE”
“denying Plaintiff’s motions for reconsideration”
“Consequently, this Court cannot reach the merits of the SJ Motion. Joseph’s Denial of Discharge Order renders this adversary proceeding moot as to him, ... Thus, the SJ Motion must be denied, and Joseph must be dismissed from this adversary proceeding.”
“Consequently, this Court cannot reach the merits of the SJ Motion. Joseph’s Denial of Discharge Order renders this adversary proceeding moot as to him, and this Court now lacks subject matter jurisdiction over this Adversary Proceeding as it relates to Joseph. Thus, the SJ Motion must be denied, and Joseph must be dismissed from this Adversary Proceeding.”
“GRANTING IN PART, AND DENYING IN PART, PLAINTIFF’S MOTION”
“The Motions for Reconsideration are denied”
“Opinion Denying Motion to Reopen Bankruptcy Case”
“ORDER DENYING DEBTOR’S MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION”
“DENYING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO REOPEN DISCOVERY”
“The Court will prepare an order that deletes any reference to Mr. Washington being a creditor. ... In response to Mr. Washington’s objection asserting that the Proposed Sanctions Order ‘lacks specificity’, this Court will incorporate this opinion into the order granting sanctions so as to provide additional specificity.”
“The Court will prepare an order that deletes any reference to Mr. Washington being a creditor. ... In response to Mr. Washington’s objection asserting that the Proposed Sanctions Order ‘lacks specificity’, this Court will incorporate this opinion into the order granting sanctions so as to provide additional specificity.”
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