Edward L. Morris
How Judge Morris rules, drawn from 30 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
How Judge Morris decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
A debtor's complete and accurate schedules are essential; repeated material omissions and failure to correct them can support denial of discharge.
“A debtor’s full disclosure of his assets and liabilities in his Schedules and full disclosure of his financial affairs in his SOFA are essential to the bankruptcy process”
Procedural preferences
A bankruptcy filing challenged as bad faith may survive when the debtor demonstrates a valid reorganizational purpose and a rational process for addressing claims.
“Stephens has successfully established a valid reorganizational purpose to the bankruptcy filing.”
Injunctive relief is evaluated request by request, with relief denied where a proposed restriction is not tied to a viable claim or duplicates ordinary discovery duties.
“These forms of relief are not appropriate for inclusion within a TRO under the facts and circumstances of this case.”
Cautions
Knowingly asserting estate-owned claims without authorization can result in contempt, an injunction, and compensatory sanctions.
“the Debtor be and is hereby found to be in CONTEMPT for filing each of the Post-Petition Lawsuits in violation of 11 U.S.C. § 362(a)(3)”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“ORDERED that the Dismissal Motion is GRANTED; and it is further ORDERED that each of Defendant’s Counterclaims is hereby DISMISSED with prejudice.”
“the U.S. Trustee’s objection under 11 U.S.C. § 727(a)(4)(A) to the grant of a discharge to Keylor will be sustained and Keylor will be denied such discharge.”
“For all of the foregoing reasons, the Plaintiffs’ objections to the grant of a discharge to the Debtors under 11 U.S.C. § 727(a) will be sustained and the Debtors will be denied such discharge.”
“BNM’s objections under 11 U.S.C. §§ 727(a)(2)(A) and 727(a)(4) to the grant of a discharge to the Kupers will be overruled”
“BNM’s request for a determination of nondischargeability of the BNM Debt under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(2)(A) will be denied.”
“Coleman will be awarded judgment against Mr. Boyd”
“Mr. Boyd’s chapter 7 discharge will be denied based upon a sustaining of Coleman’s objections pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §§ 727(a)(2)(A) (to the extent predicated upon fraudulent concealment), (a)(3), (a)(4)(A), (a)(5), and (a)(7)”
“such claims will be dispensed with as moot based upon the denial of Mr. Boyd’s chapter 7 discharge;”
“The Plan and each of its provisions, as modified herein, is confirmed under Bankruptcy Code § 1129.”
“Mr. Anderson’s objection to the discharge of the Judgment Debt under § 523(a)(2)(A) of the Bankruptcy Code will be denied.”
“ORDERED that the Jurisdictional Motion is DENIED;”
“ORDERED that the Vexatious Litigant Motion is DENIED, but without prejudice”
“the Court will deny the Plaintiffs’ Motion for Judgment”
“grant in part, and deny in part, the Defendants’ JNOV Motion”
“the Court will separately issue a temporary restraining order that grants in part, and denies in part, the TRO Application”
“the Court will separately issue a preliminary injunction that grants in part, and denies in part, the PI Application”
“the Bankruptcy Court respectfully recommends that the reference of this adversary proceeding to the Bankruptcy Court be withdrawn and that the Default Judgment Motion be granted, denying only the Trustee’s request for an award of AP Claim Expenses against Asset Protection and Large.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The five early-service matters were terminated. The open Next Science adversary supplied one express dismissal outcome.
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