Barbara J. Sellers
How Judge Sellers rules, drawn from 20 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Sellers no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Sellers decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Good-faith analysis considered the whole repayment effort rather than treating repeat filings or a low dividend as automatically disqualifying.
“the Court is satisfied that the debtor has proposed her plan in good faith.”
Procedural preferences
A confirmed Chapter 13 plan controlled distributions until a modification was requested and approved.
“Without such an amendment, the trustee was required under the terms of the confirmed plan, to continue distribution to creditors of all payments being paid by the debtors.”
Cautions
A debtor seeking confirmation needed candid financial information sufficient for the court to evaluate feasibility and good faith.
“Without such candor, the Court cannot satisfy the scrutiny here required for this plan.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the motion filed by the UST seeking to dismiss this case is, hereby, DENIED. The debtor’s chapter 7 case will proceed to discharge.”
“a judgment shall be entered in favor of the chapter 13 trustee and against the defendant for $9,250.”
“For the foregoing reasons, the USWA’s motion to dismiss is DENIED.”
“the Motion of USWA that the Debtors be compelled to provide certain due diligence information to prospective purchasers is DENIED.”
“The USWA orally withdrew at the Hearing its requests for termination of exclusivity and for an examination under 2004.”
“the Debtors’ conditional application for relief from certain retiree benefit plans is hereby GRANTED”
“the Court GRANTS the Debtors’ conditional application for relief from their collective bargaining agreements with Local Nos. 5724 and 5760 of the USWA.”
“the UST’s motion seeking to dismiss this case is, hereby, sustained. The debtors’ chapter 7 case will be dismissed after twenty (20) days unless they take other action consistent with these findings.”
“the Debtors’ objections to claims 1282 and 1283 filed by USWA are SUSTAINED as to unpaid vacation pay and any obligations arising under the collective bargaining agreements in effect when these chapter 11 cases were filed except for post-retirement insurance benefits and other pending grievances.”
“the Court GRANTS the plaintiffs application for a preliminary injunction and DENIES the defendants’ motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.”
“the debtors’ Motion for Order Directing the Chapter 13 Trustee to Refund Money Paid Into Trust for Debtors’ Living Expenses to Debtors is DENIED.”
“the Court GRANTS United Midwest's motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim and DENIES Hotel Builder's motion for leave to amend its complaint.”
“the debtors’ motion to modify their confirmed Chapter 13 plan is DENIED.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
No case-duration or motion-timing estimate is reported because the accepted sampled records did not contain an express paired motion outcome.
A historical record
Judge Sellers 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.