Robert E. Grossman
How Judge Grossman rules, drawn from 24 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Grossman no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Grossman decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Conversion remained available when the debtor's conduct did not meet the required level of bad faith.
“the Debtor’s conduct does not rise to the requisite level of bad faith and thus the Debtor is eligible to be a debtor under Chapter 11”
A guaranty claim had to receive the same treatment as other unsecured claims once bankruptcy triggered a contractual default.
“the Debtor's plan does not meet the requirements of § 1322(a)(3) because Aspire's unsecured claim is not being given the same treatment as the other unsecured creditors”
Procedural preferences
Post-confirmation claim relief could not undo the discharge and final treatment created by a confirmed plan.
“upon entry of the order confirming the Plan, ITT no longer had a prepetition claim against the Debtor because it was discharged”
A final distribution could not skip senior creditor classes without their consent.
“Absent the consent of a senior class of creditors, the distribution of estate funds may not deviate from the statutory requirements.”
Cautions
A default did not entitle Chapter 7 debtors to strip an otherwise valid junior mortgage lien.
“the Court denies the Debtors’ motion and dismisses the complaint”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the Court grants summary judgment in favor of the Defendants”
The court resolved dismissal and discharge objections after a multi-day trial on the debtor's conduct and disclosures.
The creditor failed to prove the debtor's intent to defraud beyond the findings made in the earlier state proceeding.
“the motion for summary judgment is denied”
“the Non-Debtor Spouse’s Motion is granted”
“ITT’s Motion is denied”
“For the forgoing reasons, the Motion is granted.”
“the Trustee’s request for entry of an order authorizing him to terminate the Plan and retain professionals to assist him with his duties as Administrator is granted”
“The request to authorize and award fees to the professionals is denied pending the filing of fee applications”
“The Trustee’s request for entry of an order awarding him interim compensation and authorizing the Trustee to take any actions the Trustee deems appropriate to bring the Plan into compliance with the ERISA statutes is also denied.”
“the Chapter 13 Trustee’s objection to plan confirmation based on the Debtor’s failure to include ‘income’ from credit card cash advances in his ‘projected disposable income’ to be committed to repayment of unsecured creditors is overruled”
“the Debtors’ motion is denied and the adversary proceeding shall be dismissed”
After trial, the transfers were avoidable but could not be recovered from the remaining law-firm defendant.
“the Court finds that the Motion in this case should be granted”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
All five sampled matters were terminated and every entry stream was empty.
A historical record
Judge Grossman 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.