Dennis J. Stewart
How Judge Stewart rules, drawn from 18 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Stewart no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Stewart decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
A discharge objection based on missing assets required a concrete, documented explanation; broad estimates and unsupported generalities were insufficient.
“More is required of the bankrupt in the way of explanation than mere generalities.”
Procedural preferences
Procedural deadlines were enforced when counsel knew the governing rule; attorney error or late communication did not establish excusable neglect.
“It is well established that attorney error does not constitute ‘excusable neglect’ so as to warrant the granting of an extension of time under these circumstances.”
Cautions
Professional compensation could be reduced when prebankruptcy work produced little tangible benefit for the debtors or creditors.
“the fact of the filing of a straight liquidation proceeding demonstrates that the prebank-ruptcy ‘debt restructuring’ services provided by the applicant law firm were largely unavailing and unsuccessful.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“ORDERED that the within adversary proceeding be, and it is hereby, transferred to the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma”
“the debtor’s motion for an extension of time in which to file a designation of record and statement of issues on appeal be, and it is hereby, denied.”
“the debtor’s appeal be, and it is hereby, dismissed.”
“plaintiffs’ objection to the discharge of the defendant Michael B. Mead be, and it is hereby, denied on condition that, within 30 days”
“ORDERED that plaintiffs motion to alter or amend judgment be, and it is hereby, denied.”
“the debtor Kathryn La-nell Broady be, and she is hereby, denied leave to prosecute her appeal in forma pau-peris.”
“the within chapter 7 proceedings be, and they are hereby, dismissed as a ‘substantial abuse’ of chapter 7 within the meaning of section 707(b) of the Bankruptcy Code unless the debtor, within 10 days of the date of filing of this order, converts these proceedings to chapter 13 proceedings.”
“the within complaint of plaintiff for a decree of nondischargeability is accordingly denied.”
“the plaintiff’s ‘motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or, alternatively, to alter or amend the judgment or for a new trial’ be, and it is hereby, denied.”
“the debtor Kathy Ann Glass had a lh interest in the real property which is the subject of this action and that interest passed to the bankruptcy estate as of the date of bankruptcy.”
“the trustee’s within prayer for a sale of the property of the co-owner according to section 363(h) be, and it is hereby, denied.”
“the plaintiff’s within complaint for relief be, and it is hereby, denied.”
“ORDERED that the trustee turn over the $2070 being held by him to the debtor as her exempt property”
“this court declines to deny the discharge on the grounds that the debtors knowingly and intentionally failed to disclose their accounts payable on the monthly operating reports.”
“the discharges in bankruptcy - of the defendants be, and they are hereby,' denied..”
“the defendants’ discharges in bankruptcy be, and they are hereby, denied.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
No case-duration estimate is reported because exact-name searches returned no public docket records from this tenure.
A historical record
Judge Stewart 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.