Nancy Hershey Lord
How Judge Lord rules, drawn from 20 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Lord no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Lord decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
A wholly unsecured junior mortgage could be stripped even when no proof of claim had been filed for that lien.
“The fact that no proof of claim was ever filed is irrelevant.”
A constructive trust required inequity beyond an unrealized agreement about ownership.
“This allegation alone, however, falls short of attributing any act to the Debtor that requires redress.”
Procedural preferences
Summary judgment was denied when valuation and the surrounding transaction still presented genuine factual disputes for trial.
“the Court hereby finds that the Defendant failed to meet his burden to establish that no genuine dispute exists as to any material fact herein”
A sanctions request under the procedural rule had to be made separately from other requested relief.
“Because the Alleged Debtor included its request for Rule 9011 relief in its motion seeking dismissal, the Court cannot entertain a sanctions award under that Rule.”
Cautions
The court would not retroactively alter a petition's filing time when the clerk's office and electronic filing system were accessible.
“the Court denies the Movants’ request to deem the Petition filed at an earlier time”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“overrules the Fetmans’ and the Debtor’s objections to the Trustee’s Sale Motion”
“The Trustee’s Sale Motion is hereby granted, subject to the outcome of the adversary proceeding to determine the extent of Tamar Fetman’s ownership of 4305.”
“the Trustee’s motion for summary judgment on his § 727(a)(4)(A) claim is granted, and the Debtor is denied a discharge in this case”
“Accordingly, Ocwen’s motion is denied.”
“the objection to the Debtor’s claimed homestead exemption is overruled”
“the Debtor and Olsen’s motions are denied”
After trial, the plaintiff failed to prove that the debt arose from false pretenses, false representation, or actual fraud.
“the Trustee’s motion for summary judgment is granted”
“the Defendant’s cross motion for summary judgment is denied”
“the Plaintiffs motion for summary judgment on the issue of nondischargeability is granted”
“For the reasons set forth above, the Objection is denied.”
“The Motion is denied as to defalcation, embezzlement, and larceny. The Motion is granted as to fraud; and the Plaintiff has thirty days leave to file an amended complaint.”
“The Motion to Dismiss is denied.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
All five sampled matters were terminated. Four entry streams were empty; the remaining stream contained only a final account, closure, and final decree.
A historical record
Judge Lord 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.