James L. Garrity Jr.

How Judge Garrity rules, drawn from 25 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Court
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York
Position
bankruptcy
Commissioned
2015-02-17
Education
College of the Holy Cross, B.A.; St. John’s University School of Law, J.D.; New York University School of Law, LL.M.
Signed orders read
25

How Judge Garrity decides

Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

What persuades

A transaction summary supported by admissible business and bank records established damages with sufficient certainty for default judgment.

“The Court finds that this evidence establishes the Trustee’s damages with reasonable certainty”

Procedural preferences

Relief from a claims bar date may be limited to permitting the late filing while reserving the remaining requested relief for a later hearing.

“The Court allows the filing of the late-filed Lerebours Claim. Chambers will contact the parties to schedule a hearing on the balance of the relief Movant seeks in the Motion.”

Cautions

Professionals risk fee reductions when retention and compensation disclosures are incomplete, even if they characterize the omission as inadvertent.

“Absent the spontaneous, timely and complete disclosure required by section 327(a) and Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2014(a), court-appointed counsel proceed at their own risk.”

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

Silverman v. Last In Enterprises (In re National Events Holdings, LLC)
17-11556; 19-01291 · 2026-07-10
Default judgment (Kenneth P. Silverman, Chapter 7 trustee) Granted

“Based on the foregoing, the Court grants the Motion.”

Grabis v. Navient Solutions, LLC
15-01420; 13-10669 · 2025-08-07
Omnibus motion for new relief (Michael Grabis) Denied

“Based on the foregoing, the Court denies the New Motions.”

Grabis v. Navient Solutions, LLC
15-01420; 13-10669 · 2026-01-30

This scheduling order warned that a future failure to comply would result in dismissal but did not presently dispose of a motion.

In re Level 8 Apparel LLC
16-13164 · 2025-10-10
Final fee application (Ruta Soulios & Stratis LLP) Granted in part

“As its final allowance of compensation in these cases, the Court awards RSS fees and expenses totaling $51,212, and $3,694.65, respectively.”

Motion to compel turnover (Angela Tese-Milner, Chapter 7 trustee) Granted

“The Court directs RSS to promptly remit the Retainer Balance to Trustee’s counsel.”

Motion for disgorgement and sanctions (Angela Tese-Milner, Chapter 7 trustee) Granted in part

“the Court denies the costs and fees requested by RSS for services rendered during the Second Interim Fee Period and the Supplemental Fee Period. The Court also denies payment of the Holdback on account of services rendered during the First Interim Fee Period.”

In re Ditech Holding Corporation
19-10412 · 2025-08-28
Motion to determine scope of automatic stay (R. Campbell) Denied

“The Court denies the Campbell Motion.”

In re Ditech Holding Corporation
19-10412 · 2025-11-06
Motion to alter or amend judgment (R. Campbell) Denied

“Based on the foregoing, the Court denies the Rule 59(e) Motion.”

Genger v. Genger
19-01444; 19-13895 · 2025-12-12
Motion to compel discovery (Sagi Genger) Denied

“Based on the foregoing, the Court denies the Motion.”

Fonz Inc. v. Rubin
20-01062; 19-14001 · 2025-09-05

This post-trial judgment is retained as reviewed context but excluded from motion statistics.

In re Comair Limited
21-10298 · 2025-10-30
Motion to approve settlement (Shaun Collyer and Richard A. Ferguson, foreign representatives) Granted

“Based on the foregoing, the Court grants the Motion.”

Piazza v. Oldner
21-01180; 19-13895 · 2025-12-05
Motion to dismiss for improper service (Sagi Genger 1993 Trust) Denied

“For the reasons set forth herein, the Court denies the Motion.”

Piazza v. Oldner
21-01180; 19-13895 · 2025-12-05
Motions to dismiss (Orly Genger 1993 Trust and joining defendants) Granted

“Based on the foregoing, the Court grants the Motion.”

In re Evangelia Ismailos
22-10347 · 2026-05-04
Motion to allow late proof of claim (Lerebours Antiques LLC) Granted in part

“The Court allows the filing of the late-filed Lerebours Claim. Chambers will contact the parties to schedule a hearing on the balance of the relief Movant seeks in the Motion.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

Two sampled matters had terminated and four remained pending. The Last In Enterprises adversary supplied one express default-judgment outcome.

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