Karen M. See
How Judge See rules, drawn from 22 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge See no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge See decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
A failure to repay a contractual debt did not establish fraud without additional evidence of a false representation or deceptive conduct.
“Mere failure to pay a promissory note is a breach of contract.”
Procedural preferences
Technical default did not entitle a creditor to judgment when the complaint and record left material elements unresolved.
“Plaintiff is not entitled to a default judgment as a matter of right.”
Cautions
Commercial livestock did not qualify for household-use or tools-of-the-trade treatment merely because the debtors operated a dairy farm.
“There is no exemption for animals held for commercial or production purposes.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“shall pay to the U.S. Trustee, within 10 days of the date of this Order, the amount due pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1930(a)(6)”
“Accordingly, it is ordered that Debtors’ Objection to Claim of Sammy Burks is SUSTAINED.”
“On PlaintiffDebtor Virgil Russell Steuber’s complaint, judgment is entered against Debtor and for Defendants United States of America, Division of Fiscal Services, Health Resources and Services Administration and the Department of Education.”
“On Defendants’ counterclaim, judgment is entered for Defendants and against Debtor.”
“Judgment is granted in favor of Plaintiff Marilyn Johnson and against Defendant-Debtor George Bryce Rappleye in the amount of $216,011.47”
“The debts owed by defendant Billy Gene Wilcox to Sandra Wilcox Thuston, Roy Dean Thuston, and Steve D. Burmeister are excepted from discharge in bankruptcy pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(2)(A) and (a)(6)”
“the Trustee’s Objection to Exemption is sustained as to the $1,370.00 portion of Debt- or’s 1995 tax refund”
“the trustee’s motion for substantive consolidation of debtors’ estate with Tri-Lakes Builders, Inc., based on commingling of assets and alter ego theories, is granted in part;”
“plaintiffs objection to discharge is sustained and debtors’ discharge is revoked;”
“judgment is entered against plaintiff on his complaint to recover pre-bankruptcy fraudulent transfers and impose a constructive trust on the estate.”
“Plaintiffs Motion for Default Judgment is denied.”
“Judgment is entered in favor of Debtor Kathy Ann Grisham and against Plaintiff Laura White, and the debt owed by debtor Kathy Ann Grisham is discharged.”
“The motion of plaintiff and debtor in possession Roger Clinton Haines for summary judgment is denied and the cross-motion of defendant and creditor the Regina C. Dixon Trust is granted.”
“The automatic stay is terminated so defendants may enforce the state court judgment for possession of the premises.”
“The Trustee’s Application for Approval of Final Distribution to Unsecured Creditors is approved”
“Metro North Company’s Motion to Terminate Automatic Stay is granted”
“At the end of the hearing, the court granted Metro’s motions to terminate the stay and convert the case to Chapter 7”
“The IRS’ Motion for Reconsideration is granted;”
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 See 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.