Lawrence S. Walter
How Judge Walter rules, drawn from 20 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Walter no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Walter decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
A Rule 2004 examination was narrowed by weighing the investigator's need against the burden imposed on the creditor.
“The proper scope of the examination is further limited by consideration of the costs and impact of the examination on the creditor to be examined.”
Procedural preferences
Failure to serve an insured institution in the required manner justified vacating a confirmation order for lack of due process.
“the failure of the movant to properly serve a party rendering the party unable to timely object to the movant’s requested relief provides the court with an alternative basis for vacating an order”
Cautions
A last-minute filing did not excuse the statutory certification needed when prepetition credit briefing was unavailable.
“an individual must receive credit briefing prior to filing for bankruptcy protection, or he must submit a certification to the court describing exigent circumstances and detailing the unavailability of the credit briefing during the five days after requesting it.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Based on the foregoing, the court will grant the dismissal of the Debtors’ case unless the Debtors convert the case within thirty (30) days”
“The court grants the UST’s Motion for a 2004 Exam requiring Chase to produce documents and, if necessary, submit to an oral examination. However, the scope is limited”
“Consequently, the Trustee’s objection to the Debtors’ claimed exemptions in the tax refund is DENIED.”
“the motion for summary judgment [Adv. Doc. 17] filed by Plaintiff Stephen J. Clark is denied”
“the court VACATES its Confirmation Order (doc. 58)”
“DENIES the Debtors’ Motion to Modify (doc. 50)”
“the court GRANTS M&I’s Motion to Dismiss the Debtors’ Adversary Complaint”
“the court GRANTS the Motion for Summary Judgment filed by Plaintiff, James R. Warren, Trustee”
“the court declines to grant an injunction or an extension of the stay in this case to protect non-debtor Food City, Inc.”
“the court denies the motions to dismiss this case.”
“The court grants the Reorganized Debtors’ Motion to Enforce Confirmation Injunction and Discharge Against TSA Stores, Inc.”
“the court grants summary judgment to Defendant HSBC Auto Finance, Inc. on all claims”
“denies the cross-motion for summary judgment filed by the Plaintiff-Trustee.”
“DECISION GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION (Adv. Doc. 17) AND CERTIFYING THE CLASS BUT MODIFYING THE CLASS DEFINITION”
“CitiMortgage’s motion to dismiss is denied.”
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 Walter 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.