Charles E. Rendlen III
How Judge Rendlen rules, drawn from 16 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Rendlen no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Rendlen decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
A proposed asset sale was approved after the debtor established a sound business purpose, a fair arm's-length price, and a process free from misconduct.
“the proposed sale is for a sound business purpose; the sale price represents the highest and best offer for the assets, and is a fair and reasonable price reached pursuant to an arm’s length negotiation and without misconduct”
A statutory presumption of Chapter 7 abuse was not rebutted where discretionary support for an adult child left funds unavailable to creditors.
“The Debtors’ daughter is not enrolled in school and the Debtors have no legal obligation to continue to support her. To do so is a luxury, not a necessity, for the Debtors.”
Procedural preferences
A dispositive request filed on the trial date was denied where considering it would have required a continuance and prejudiced the remaining parties.
“it is the burden of the movant of such a motion to file it ‘early enough not to delay trial,’”
Rule 9011 sanctions required a genuine violation rather than use as leverage in an employment dispute involving estate counsel.
“seeking relief under Rule 9011 is a serious matter; it should not be requested without significant forethought by the movant”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the Court DISMISSES the Adversary Proceeding and the TRO Application for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.”
After trial, the court entered judgment for the debtor on the creditor's nondischargeability complaint; the trial judgment is retained outside motion statistics.
The separate order implements the trial judgment and is excluded to avoid counting the same disposition twice.
“GRANTS the Motion, and ORDERS that the Case be DISMISSED”
The court temporarily stayed the companion dismissal order to permit a possible conversion; no separate party-request disposition is counted.
“the Court GRANTS the Motion as set forth in this Order and ORDERS that the Case be DISMISSED”
The memorandum explains the trial result and the untimeliness of the judgment-on-the-pleadings request; it is excluded to avoid duplicating the separate order.
“the Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings is DENIED”
The court decided two threshold legal issues but expressly postponed final disposition of the administrative-expense application until an evidentiary hearing.
“the Court ORDERS that the Objection to the Application to Employ Mr. Ponder be OVERRULED”
“ORDERS that the Motion for Sanctions be DENIED”
“The Court ORDERS that the Motion to Strike be DENIED.”
“ORDERS that the Application be APPROVED”
“the Amended Motion to Sell [Docket #83] be GRANTED, subject to the Order Sustaining in Part the Objection [Docket #82]”
“subject to the Order Sustaining in Part the Objection [Docket #82]”
The memorandum supplies the reasoning for the companion sale order and is excluded to avoid duplicate counting.
A historical record
Judge Rendlen 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.