Enrique S. Lamoutte
How Judge Lamoutte rules, drawn from 32 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Lamoutte
Enrique S. Lamoutte is a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Puerto Rico. He joined the bankruptcy court in November 1986.
Judge Lamoutte's practices and standing orders
Rules for cases before Judge Lamoutte, as published on the court's website (checked October 10, 2026). Judges revise these often, so confirm the current version on the court's site before you file.
Key rules
Conferences
Parties in interest must attend Judge Lamoutte’s initial Chapter 13 confirmation hearing unless the matter is on the uncontested calendar.
“all parties in interest are expected to attend, unless the matter has been placed on the uncontested calendar pursuant to PR LBR 3015-3(e)(1).”
Conferences
A party that objects to Chapter 13 plan confirmation must attend the initial confirmation hearing.
“Any party in interest that has filed an objection to the confirmation of the chapter 13 plan shall attend the initial confirmation hearing.”
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the court applies to all of its cases, whichever judge has them, as published on the court's website (checked October 10, 2026).
How Judge Lamoutte decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Abstention was appropriate because dismissal would not prejudice the parties while the state forum resolved the underlying dispute.
“Accordingly, dismissal will not prejudice the parties.”
Joint debtors could each invoke the homestead protection where the property was their principal residence.
“each co-owner is entitled to claim exemptions under 11 U.S.C. § 522(m)”
Procedural preferences
A creditor must protect its own dischargeability deadline rather than rely on another creditor's extension.
“a party cannot piggyback on another party’s extension of time under Fed. R. Bankr.P. 4007(c)”
The court could not evaluate the credit agreement without a certified English translation, leaving a necessary part of the summary-judgment record unavailable.
“underlying account and credit-card agreement is not properly before the court.”
Cautions
Post-judgment amendment requires a manifest legal or factual error or qualifying newly discovered evidence.
“Fed.R.Civ.P. 52(b) motions proceed only when a party demonstrates a manifest error of law or fact, or in limited situations to present newly discovered evidence.”
In the stay-pending-appeal decision, the debtor’s delay in seeking relief undermined its assertion of immediate irreparable harm.
“This delay undermines the Debtor’s 8 assertion that immediate and irreparable harm is likely.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“For the reasons stated herein, the Motion for Abstention (dkt. #62) is GRANTED.”
“For the reasons stated therein, the Chapter 13 Trustee’s Objection (Docket No. 17) is hereby denied.”
“the court hereby grants the Application for Compensation filed by Attorneys Manugal and Jiménez”
“the Chapter 13 Trustee’s Objection (Docket No. 24) is hereby denied”
“PRHTA’s Motion to Alter or Amend (Docket No. 301) is hereby denied.”
“the court hereby denies Desarrollos Acuarios’ Motion for Joinder”
“FirstBank’s Motion for Reconsideration is hereby denied.”
“the Chapter 13 Trustee’s Objection, Renewed Objection and Unfavorable Report (Docket Nos. 15, 27 and 28) are hereby denied.”
“the Motion for Summary Judgment filed by the Plaintiffs is partially granted to determine that First Bank’s Second Mortgage is wholly unsecured under Section 506(d) of the Bankruptcy Code. The Plaintiffs request for an order to the Property Registrar to eliminate First Bank’s Second Mortgage is hereby denied without prejudice at this juncture.”
“the Trustee’s Objection to Plan Confirmation and Memorandum of Law in Support Thereof is hereby granted.”
“the objection filed by Palmas del Mar Country Club, Inc. to the priority status of Proofs of Claim filed by Mr. Jose Sanchez, Mr. Luis Marin, Mr. Miguel Nazario Franco, Mr. Blair C. Fensterstock and Ms. Janitzia Schurch (Docket No. 89) is hereby granted.”
“the Torres Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss is hereby denied.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The sampled matter remained pending in the docket metadata, although the August 14 opinion stated that the bankruptcy case and related adversary proceeding were dismissed.
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