Catharine R. Aron
How Judge Aron rules, drawn from 25 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Aron no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Aron decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In the insider-lien dispute, the absence of public record notice supported avoidance for the benefit of unsecured creditors.
“The trustee’s strong-arm powers are meant in part to avoid ‘secret liens’ which take away from unsecured creditors.”
In the venue dispute, substantial administration before the objection made dismissal or transfer duplicative.
“The Court believes that, at this point, dismissing or transferring the case would result in a substantial duplication of administration of the estate.”
Procedural preferences
A sale request affecting a secured lien must give the lienholder fair notice of the intended challenge.
“Due process under the Fifth Amendment requires that a secured party whose collateral is about to be sold free and clear of his lien be given fair notice of the intended action and an opportunity to be heard.”
Cautions
A complaint alleging fraudulent intent needs more than a short interval between signing a contract and filing bankruptcy.
“Filing for bankruptcy shortly after signing a contract in which one promises to make payments, does not meet the pleading requirements for fraud under § 523(a)(2)(A).”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Because the Defendant’s Deed of Trust is unrecorded and, therefore, unperfected under Virginia law, the court concludes that the Plaintiff is entitled, as a matter of law, to avoid the Defendant’s unrecorded Deed of Trust as a hypothetical judicial lien creditor pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 544(a)(1).”
“After a careful review of the evidence presented, the court finds that, for the purposes of the Debtors’ Chapter 13 Plan, the Property had a value of $15,000.00 on the Petition Date, and confirmation of the Debtors’ proposed Chapter 13 plan must be denied.”
The dischargeability adversary was tried rather than resolved on a motion and is retained outside motion statistics.
“Based upon the foregoing, the Debtors’ Motion for Sanctions against Wells Fargo for violation of the automatic stay is denied.”
“The facts as stated in the complaint, accepted as true, are insufficient to state a claim for relief that is plausible on its face. Accordingly, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED that Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED.”
“Based on the foregoing, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED that the Trustee’s Motion for Private Sale of Realty and to Transfer Liens to Proceeds of Sale is DENIED.”
“Based on the foregoing, the Court concludes that the objection by the Trustee is sustained and confirmation is DENIED.”
“Based on the foregoing the Court concludes that the objection by the Trustee is sustained and confirmation is DENIED.”
“IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED THAT THIS CASE IS DISMISSED. THE DISMISSAL ORDER WILL BE HELD FOR A PERIOD OF TEN DAYS IN THE EVENT THE DEBTORS CHOOSE TO CONVERT THEIR CASE TO A CHAPTER 7.”
The objection-to-discharge adversary was tried and is retained outside motion statistics.
“Based on the foregoing, the BA’s motion is GRANTED. The Debtor must take the standard housing deduction and move both of her claimed mortgage deduction amounts to her income.”
“In light of the foregoing, the Trustee has established the prima facie elements of a preference under § 547(b). Therefore, the Trustee’s Motion for Summary Judgment as to § 547(b) is GRANTED.”
“With respect to Perdue’s § 547(c)(2) defense, this Court finds that there are material issues of fact such that summary judgment is not appropriate. Therefore, Perdue’s Motion for Summary Judgment as to its § 547(c)(2) defense is DENIED.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
All five sampled matters were terminated after 74 to 423 days, with a median of 129 days. Three streams supplied express motion outcomes.
A historical record
Judge Aron 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.