Kenneth G. Owens
How Judge Owens rules, drawn from 21 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Owens no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Owens decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
A professional-fee request failed when the applicant had not secured proper retention authority before performing the work.
“the absence of authority for the original retention of the accountants”
Procedural preferences
The court found no limitations deadline for a statutory lien-avoidance action where neither the governing code nor rules supplied one.
“no time bar exists to the complaint in the present adversary proceeding.”
Stay relief could be conditioned to preserve a short cure opportunity before foreclosure enforcement.
“This order is stayed until March 31, 1982, to permit the debtors to”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the motion to dismiss should be denied”
“the plaintiffs are entitled to avoid the fixing of the lien claimed by defendant on the plaintiff’s exempt household goods, furnishings, appliances, and musical instrument.”
“the attorney’s liens were not enforceable on the date the petition in bankruptcy was filed.”
The lien-avoidance counterclaim judgment is retained for reasoning but excluded from motion statistics.
“The debtors’ application for an order authorizing the rejection of the written ex-ecutory contracts of product warranty described in the application and herein is granted”
“That the amended plan of reorganization filed by Rolling Green Country Club, a Minnesota corporation, debtor herein, is confirmed.”
The adversary proceeding was dismissed on a legal issue after preliminary hearing, but no party motion disposition was stated.
“the application of Goldfein, Silverman & Olson, Ltd. for allowance of interim accountant fees must be and the same hereby is denied.”
The stipulated tax-refund judgment is retained for reasoning but excluded from motion statistics.
“The automatic stay provided by 11 U.S.C. Sec. 362(a) is terminated with respect to the plaintiff’s mortgage”
“all other issues having to do with the existence of appropriate cause for termination, and the consequences shall be the subject of arbitration”
“the motion for summary judgment be and it hereby is granted”
“The stay incident to the commencement of the Chapter 11 proceeding of Smith Jones, Inc. should be and the same hereby is modified to permit commencement and continuation of arbitration proceedings”
A historical record
Judge Owens 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.