Charles M. Caldwell
How Judge Caldwell rules, drawn from 32 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Caldwell no longer sits on this court. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Caldwell
Charles M. Caldwell became a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Southern District of Ohio on May 26, 1993. He later retired from that court, and a successor filled the vacancy in 2021.
How Judge Caldwell decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
The Chapter 12 claims deadline remained strict because none of the enumerated exceptions applied.
“Rules 3002(c) and 9006(b)(3) prohibit this Court from allowing KOVA’s tardily-filed proof of claim.”
Procedural preferences
Proposed counsel could not represent a debtor while also facing material witness and personal-interest conflicts.
“both Ms. Cooley and RKC require representation from counsel that is not a real and/or potential target of litigation”
Cautions
Pre-filing creditor contact ordinarily did not create a substitute for the statutory automatic stay.
“It is presumptuous to create through pre-filing contact, except in the most extreme instances not present in this case, some sort of hybrid stay not contemplated by Congress”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“For the foregoing reasons, the Motion is DENIED.”
After trial, the plaintiff did not prove a nondischargeable debt.
The trustee could submit an order deeming the mortgage current only after a final report was filed and approved; no present final motion disposition was classified.
“Accordingly, the Trustee’s Motion for Authority to Disburse Funds is GRANTED.”
After trial, the lender did not prove the intent, reliance, and causation required for nondischargeability.
“For these reasons the Court concludes that the Creditor has failed to establish excusable neglect, and that the Trustee is entitled to summary judgment.”
After a five-day trial, the defendants did not prove the asserted stock-transfer restriction and the stock remained estate property.
“Accordingly, the Motion Requesting a Preliminary Injunction Staying the Proceedings in Federal District Court is denied.”
After trial, the plaintiffs did not prove nondischargeability based on the disputed financial information.
“Accordingly, the Plaintiffs Motion to Remand to State Court is granted.”
The opinion resolved a contractor-deposit dischargeability dispute after trial.
“the Court grants the Trustee’s Motion for an Order Requiring Debtors to Surrender Property of the Estate.”
“the Court denies the Debtors’ Motion to Abandon Severance Pay Proceeds.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The median reflects case-level filing and termination dates only; the sampled matters contained no archived motion entries.
A historical record
Judge Caldwell no longer sits on this court. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.