Timothy J. Mahoney
How Judge Mahoney rules, drawn from 18 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Mahoney
Timothy J. Mahoney served as a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Nebraska from 1987 through 2011. He also served as the court's chief bankruptcy judge during his tenure.
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the court applies to all of its cases, whichever judge has them, as published on the court's website (checked October 11, 2026).
- General Order 26-04: Procedures for Access and Management of Sealed Documents ↗
- General Order 26-03: Amendment to Local Rules Regarding Chapter 13 Fees ↗
- General Order 25-02: Institution of Wage Withholding in Chapter 13 Cases ↗
- General Order 25-01: Direct Plan Payments in Chapter 13 Cases ↗
- Courtroom Procedures for Omaha and Lincoln ↗
- Telephone Hearing Instructions ↗
How Judge Mahoney decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
A reclamation claimant survived summary judgment because its prompt demand and the sale-procedure orders reasonably preserved its opportunity to prove insolvency and priority.
“it should not be foreclosed at this point in the proceedings from attempting to do so.”
Procedural preferences
The tribunal handling the underlying arbitration was left to decide the validity and legal characterization of claims before any indemnification claim reached the estate.
“The determination of whether the allegations raised in the statements of claim are valid claims rests with FINRA, not with this court.”
Cautions
Even when stay relief was denied for adequate protection, the debtors were warned that feasibility and good faith would receive close scrutiny at confirmation.
“the Debtors are on notice that feasibility and good faith will be serious issues at any future confirmation hearing.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“George B. Lannom’s motion for clarification of the court’s September 6, 2011, order regarding claims pending in FINRA arbitration against Stephen K. Wild (Fil. No. 206) and the debtors motion for clarification of the order extending the automatic stay (Fil. No. 220) are granted as follows:”
“The debtor’s motion for summary judgment as to the reclamation claim of Boehringer Ingelheim Vet-medica, Inc. (‘BIV’) (Fil. No. 695) is denied.”
“the Motion to Dismiss Case or in the Alternative Motion to Convert Case to Chapter 7, Filing # 144, is denied.”
“the Motion for Relief from Stay, Filing # 9, is denied.”
“the First Amended Chapter 12 Plan, Filing # 57, is denied confirmation.”
“these motions to use cash collateral are denied.”
“The transfers are not avoidable.”
“Genoa National Bank’s motion for partial summary judgment (Fil.# 18) is granted.”
“the debtor’s motion to avoid lien (Fil. # 5) is granted to the extent of the claimed tool-of-the-trade exemption.”
“The trustee’s objection to exemptions (Fil. # 13) is overruled.”
“the debtor’s motion for turnover (Fil.# 15) is denied.”
“The trustee’s objections to exemption (Fils. #28 and 31) are denied.”
“The motion for summary judgment will be granted as to the § 523(a)(2)(A) allegations.”
“The trustee’s objection will be overruled.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
No general case-duration estimate is reported because the sample was selected for motion-text availability and is not representative of the full caseload.
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