Tom R. Cornish
How Judge Cornish rules, drawn from 26 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Cornish no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Cornish decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Judicial and statutory liens were treated as mutually exclusive categories when applying lien-avoidance rules.
“The definitions of ‘judicial lien’ and ‘statutory lien’ are mutually exclusive.”
Procedural preferences
Fee requests above routine amounts required specific, contemporaneous supporting records.
“This Court expects specific and detailed time records. This Court also admonishes counsel to make contemporaneous time entries.”
Cautions
A late proof of claim had to be disallowed once a proper objection was raised.
“The Court has no discretion here but to disallow a late-filed claim once an objection is raised”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“The Court agrees and therefore grants the Motion to Strike Exhibit A. As for the specific paragraphs M & T Bank seeks to strike on the grounds that they are misleading, inflammatory and hearsay, the Court declines to grant that relief.”
“The Court sustains Debtor’s objection only on the ground that Chase’s proof of claim was filed after the bar date.”
“The Court declines to confirm Debtor’s Amended Plan as proposed.”
“Chase’s proof of claim will be disallowed on the grounds that it was filed after the bar date.”
Contextual exclusion: the consolidated denial-of-discharge and tax proceedings were decided after trial rather than on a classified motion or objection.
Contextual exclusion: the preference claims were decided after trial rather than on a classified motion or objection.
Contextual exclusion: the dischargeability and denial-of-discharge claims were decided after trial rather than on a classified motion or objection.
Contextual exclusion: the order established a presumption of abuse and set a deadline to convert or show special circumstances, but did not finally resolve the dismissal motion.
“IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Creditors’ objections to Debtor’s claim of exemptions are granted.”
Contextual exclusion: the dischargeability claim was decided after trial rather than on a classified motion or objection.
“IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the United States Trustee’s Motion to Dismiss Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. 707(b)(1) Based on Presumption of Abuse Arising Under 11 U.S.C. 707(b)(2) with Authority in Support and with Notice and Opportunity for Hearing, is granted.”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the withdrawal of the United States Trustee’s .Motion to Dismiss Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. 707(b)(3) with Authority in Support and with Notice and Opportunity for Hearing, is approved.”
“IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Motion to Avoid Lien of the Estate of Earl Wayne Meadows, filed by the Debtor, is granted.”
“THEREFORE, the Court finds by clear and convincing evidence, that the automatic stay should be continued in this case until further Order of the Court.”
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 Cornish 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.