Stacey L. Meisel
How Judge Meisel rules, drawn from 19 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Meisel
Stacey L. Meisel serves as a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the District of New Jersey. She joined the court in September 2015.
Judge Meisel's practices and standing orders
Rules for cases before Judge Meisel, as published on the court's website (checked October 10, 2026). Judges revise these often, so confirm the current version on the court's site before you file.
Key rules
Filing
Provide two courtesy copies when a filing exceeds 50 pages or includes at least five exhibits.
“Judge Meisel requires two (2) courtesy copies of all voluminous filings. This requirement is applicable to any submission, inclusive of Notice of Motion, Memorandum, Certifications, Exhibits, etc., that cumulatively exceed fifty (50) pages or any submission that includes 5 or more exhibits”
Filing
Provide two courtesy copies of Chapter 11 and Subchapter V first-day motions.
“Judge Meisel requires two (2) courtesy copies of all Chapter 11 and Chapter 11 Subchapter V First Day Motions”
Motions
A party relying on its papers in an opposed motion must tell chambers that it will not appear.
“Where opposition is filed, a party may choose not to appear and rely on its papers, but the party must inform chambers of the decision not to appear.”
Conferences
Request an exception to the default decision on papers through CourtSolutions by 3 p.m. the court day before the hearing.
“All MATTERS ARE PRESUMED TO BE HEARD ON THE PAPERS. Parties may request an exception to this presumption. To do so, please submit a request on CourtSolutions at http://www.Court-Solutions.com no later than 3:00 p.m. the court day prior to the hearing.”
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 10, 2026).
How Judge Meisel decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Porcoro, she held that truthful reporting of a balance before discharge did not violate the automatic stay.
“Verizon’s truthful reporting of the Debtor’s outstanding balance amount to credit reporting agencies post-petition—but pre-discharge—did not violate the automatic stay.”
Procedural preferences
In Sun, she granted the debtor’s statutory dismissal request ahead of a creditor’s conversion request and imposed a separate refiling bar for bad faith.
“Section 1307(b) requires the Chapter 13 case be dismissed.”
In Singh, she denied a sanctions request because the applicant had not waited 21 days after notice or filed a separate motion.
“Ms. Singh failed to comply with Rule 9011 because (1) she did not wait 21 days after sending notice, and (2) she did not file her request for sanctions as a separate motion.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the Court finds that Defendant’s debt to Plaintiff in the amount of $13,856.50 arising from the state court judgment is non-dischargeable under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(2)(A).”
“the IRS’s Motion to Enforce Plan and Confirmation Order is GRANTED.”
“The Motion is therefore denied.”
“The Court overrules the Association’s objection”
“grants confirmation of the Debtor’s proposed plan.”
“For the above reasons, the Gorman Settlement Motion and the Goldman Settlement Motion are granted.”
“the Trustee’s Retention Application is denied.”
After trial, the court entered a nondischargeable money judgment for defalcation of a PACA statutory trust and allowed contractual attorney fees and costs.
“The Motion to Dismiss is granted.”
“This Court cannot consider the Motion to Convert because Section 1307(b) requires the Chapter 13 case be dismissed. ... The Motion to Dismiss is granted. Consequently, the Motion to Convert is denied.”
“This Court will enter an Order remanding this case back to State Court for the reasons set forth herein.”
“This Court will enter an Order denying Arcola’s Motion to Dismiss consistent with this Opinion.”
“this Court finds that cause exists to vacate the Consent Order, under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(1) and New Jersey contract law.”
“Ms. Singh’s request for sanctions against the Baldinger Firm under Rule 9011 is denied.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Eleven reviewed matters were terminated and the Ahmed case remained pending. Eight dockets supplied express default-judgment, first-day, employment, stay, confirmation, and conversion outcomes.
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