Stephen Raslavich

How Judge Raslavich rules, drawn from 30 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Judge Raslavich no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.

Court
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Position
bankruptcy
Status
Retired 2017
Served
1993–2017
Commissioned
1993-10-29
Signed orders read
30

How Judge Raslavich decides

Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

What persuades

At summary judgment, record evidence identifying a genuine factual dispute was required; argument alone did not carry the nonmoving party's burden.

“To successfully oppose entry of summary judgment, the nonmoving party may not simply rest on its pleadings, but must designate specific factual averments through the use of affidavits or other permissible evidentiary material that demonstrate a triable factual dispute.”

Procedural preferences

Unanswered requests for admission were treated as admitted when the opposing party missed the response period.

“Requests ## 1-3 are accordingly admitted for purposes of Debtor’s Motion for Summary Judgment.”

Cautions

Incomplete operating reports, unexplained withdrawals, and unauthorized use of cash collateral supported conversion from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7.

“the record evidence overwhelmingly revealed that cause to convert the Debtor’s case existed under Subsections (A),(B),(D),(F) and (K) of Bankruptcy Code Section 1112(b)(1).”

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

In re Covenant Partners, L.P.
14-17568 · 2015-12-02
Motion to approve compromise (Gary L. Seitz, Chapter 7 trustee) Granted

“ORDERED, that the Motion is granted;”

In re Carole M. Felton
15-10451 · 2015-09-02
Objection to exemptions (Apex Realty LLC) Moot / procedural

“ORDERED, that for the reasons contained in the within Opinion, the Objection is dismissed.”

Seitz v. Frorer (In re Covenant Partners, L.P.)
14-17568 / 14-00685 · 2015-05-22
Motions to dismiss (Peter Frorer and other defendants) Granted in part

“the Motions to Dismiss, (with the exception of Count II, which is dismissed) are denied.”

Lopez v. First Judicial District of Philadelphia
09-13867 / 12-00053 · 2015-05-18
Summary judgment (Jose Antonio Lopez) Granted in part

“the Motion is granted in part and denied in part, as follows:”

In re John L. Beeghley and Laura Beeghley
97-12297 · 2015-04-29
Motion to reopen and enforce discharge injunction (John L. Beeghley and Laura Beeghley) Granted in part

“ORDERED, that the Motion is granted in part, and denied in part.”

Request for sanctions (Barbara Beeghley) Denied

“ORDERED, that Ms. Beeghley’s request for sanctions is denied”

Holber v. Segal (In re Stanley J. Segal)
10-16822 / 14-00504 · 2015-04-22
Summary judgment (Robert H. Holber, Chapter 7 trustee) Granted

“On April 1, 2015 the Court entered a bench order granting the Plaintiff/Trustee’s Motion for Summary Judgment.”

Loucas v. Cunningham (In re Grady Clark Cunningham, Jr.)
14-15010 / 14-00375 · 2015-03-04
Summary judgment (Sean Loucas, James Schwar, and Kristy Schwar) Denied

“the Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment is denied.”

Summary judgment (Grady Clark Cunningham, Jr.) Granted

“the Debtor’s Motion for Summary Judgment is granted.”

DeAngelis v. Belanger (In re Kenneth and Jo Ann Belanger)
13-13577 / 14-00073 · 2015-01-28
Motion to dismiss bankruptcy case (United States Trustee) Granted

“FURTHER ORDERED, that the Motion to Dismiss is granted and this case is dismissed.”

In re Stephen Deitch
13-10121 · 2014-12-03
Objection to claim (Stephen Deitch) Denied

“ORDERED, that for the reasons contained in the within Opinion, the Objection is Denied.”

Verratti v. PNC Bank (In re Nicholas Verratti)
12-20468 / 13-00148 · 2014-09-19

This order voided a second mortgage lien after trial on the debtor's amended complaint rather than deciding a motion.

In re World Imports, Ltd.
13-15929 · 2014-09-10
Request for administrative expense (Weisheng Zhangzhou Industrial) Granted in part

“the Requests are are Granted only as to the Weisheng claim and only in part.”

Request for administrative expense (Sunrise Furniture Co. Ltd.) Denied

“FURTHER ORDERED that the Request of Sunrise for administrative priority shall be denied in its entirety”

American Asset Finance, LLC v. Feldman
13-11302 / 13-00287 · 2014-07-23
Summary judgment (American Asset Finance, LLC) Granted

“the Motion is granted. Judgment is entered in favor of Plaintiff and against the Defendant.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

All five sampled matters were filed on October 29, 1993 and terminated between February 1994 and November 1995.

A historical record

Judge Raslavich 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.