Marian F. Harrison
How Judge Harrison rules, drawn from 15 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Harrison no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Harrison decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Plain statutory text controls when the filing-date language is unambiguous.
“the plain reading of the statute does not support the Chapter 13 Trustee’s suggested interpretation”
Procedural preferences
Chapter 13 claim deadlines are applied strictly because late additions can disrupt feasibility and distributions.
“The absence of a bright line claims bar date in Chapter 13 could well create havoc in the system.”
Creditors are expected to protect their interests when they receive notice and an opportunity to object.
“MERS had a responsibility to protect its own interests, it had more than one opportunity to protect its own interests, and it sat on its hands and did nothing.”
Cautions
An attorney seeking to enforce a fee agreement bears a heightened burden because of the fiduciary relationship with the client.
“An attorney owes the client the ‘utmost good faith’ in their dealings.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the Court finds that the debtor’s objection to Ocwen’s amended proof of claim should be sustained”
“the Chapter 13 Trustee’s motion to modify the plan should be granted to the extent necessary to ensure that the ongoing mortgage payments include only future escrow increases.”
“the Court finds that the debtors’ case should be dismissed pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 109(h)(1).”
“the Court finds that the Chapter 13 Trustee’s objection to confirmation based on 11 U.S.C. § 1328 should be overruled.”
“the Chapter 13 Trustee’s objections to the debtors’ plan should be sustained.”
“the Court finds that the complaint and counter-complaint should be denied.”
“the Trustee’s motion for partial summary judgment should be granted”
“Mr. Wilson’s motion to alter or amend should be denied”
“the Trustee’s motion for authorization to provide a corrected Trustee’s Deed to Mr. Wilson should be denied.”
“the Court finds that the Trustee is entitled to summary judgment on the uncontested issue of whether the $32,555.15 tax refund check is property of the estate.”
“Regarding priority and dis-chargeability of the 2004 income tax liabilities, the IRS is entitled to summary judgment. The IRS is also entitled to summary judgment on the issue of turnover of the prior erroneous tax refund.”
“the Trustee’s objection to confirmation should be overruled”
“the debtor’s plan should be confirmed as proposed.”
“the objections of the U.S. Trustee and Hyundai should be overruled and the motions of H3GM and the Trustee should be granted in full.”
“An appropriate order will enter disallowing the Medical Authority’s late-filed claim.”
“the Chapter 13 Trustee’s motion should be granted and the Medical Authority’s objection overruled.”
“GMAC’s objection to confirmation is sustained in part and denied in part”
“the debtors’ plan should not be confirmed.”
“the Court denies the debtor’s motions for declaratory judgment”
“sustains the defendants’ objections to the debtor’s motions”
“grants the defendants’ motions for partial summary judgment.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
All five sampled matters were terminated; their retained docket streams were empty.
A historical record
Judge Harrison 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.