Prudence Beatty Abram
How Judge Abram rules, drawn from 16 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Abram no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Abram decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
A mortgage creditor's separate classification preserved its statutory election and voting rights rather than disenfranchising it.
“Separate classification ensures that the right of election provided in Bankruptcy Code § 1111(b) is available.”
Procedural preferences
A stay pending appeal required all four factors, including likely success and irreparable harm.
“All four criteria must be satisfied before relief under Rule 8005 will be granted.”
Cautions
A party could not use reargument to substitute the ruling it wished the court had made for the ruling actually entered.
“The debtor’s counterorder did not embody the court’s actual ruling but rather embodied the ruling the debtor wished the court to have made.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“this Court grants Dime’s motion for relief from the automatic stay pursuant to Section 362(d)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code”
“this Court denies the request of the Debtor contained in the Letter to schedule a hearing.”
“this Court declines to issue such stay.”
“A separate order has been signed concurrently herewith approving the debtor’s disclosure statement and fixing a hearing on confirmation.”
“The Debtor’s motion for rehearing is denied and the court adheres to its original determination.”
The decision restated findings supporting earlier temporary and preliminary injunction orders and was retained as context rather than counted again.
“the court grants the Movants’ motion to transfer venue of this ease to the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Columbia.”
“the Court adheres to its original ruling and denies the motion for reargument.”
“Citibank is hereby granted relief from the automatic stay to foreclose its mortgage against the Property”
“the movant’s motion to transfer venue of this case to the Texas Bankruptcy Court is denied.”
“the request is denied as no valid grounds for a will contest are apparent from the record”
“Bentley’s request that this court find the cause of action to have been abandoned by the Trustee is denied.”
“The Trustee’s motion for summary judgment is granted because the Trustee is entitled to a turn over of the Bequest to her as it is property of the estate.”
“The court denies Bona’s motion for the reasons which have been set forth above.”
“The court grants GNAC’s motion to participate in any proceedings”
“A separate order denying the motion is being signed concurrently herewith.”
“the Debtors are authorized and empowered to pay Fried, Frank’s Claim for pre-petition and post-petition legal services rendered and expenses incurred on behalf of the Sahlens’ Board of Directors”
“Fried, Frank may continue to assist the Debtors, counsel to the Creditors’ Committee and the Securities and Exchange Commission”
“Sahlen is authorized and directed to indemnify the Current Officers and Directors to the full extent provided in Sahlen’s By-laws”
A historical record
Judge Abram 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.