Christopher M. López
How Judge López rules, drawn from 1 signed order. Every observation links to the order it came from.
How Judge López decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
When the historical case file had been destroyed and no contrary evidence remained, the confirmation order's uncontroverted notice findings carried decisive weight.
“The Court gives full weight to the findings of fact in the Confirmation Order because it is the only evidence of what occurred during the cases.”
Procedural preferences
The reviewed decision enforced the confirmed plan and its discharge provisions despite the age of the case and loss of the archived docket.
“A plan confirmation order and Sections 524 and 1141 of the Bankruptcy Code are essential elements of that fresh start.”
Cautions
A claimant could not overcome an old confirmation order's notice findings without evidence contradicting the surviving record.
“Judge Wheless’s findings in the Confirmation Order that notice to parties-in-interest was proper is uncontroverted and stands.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“United Refining’s Motion for Determination of Dischargeability of Claim of Robert W. Dorrion (Docket No. 12) is GRANTED.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Nine sampled matters were terminated and two remained pending. The early streams contained no retained entries, and the paired Steward outcomes were predominantly case-administration matters, so no merits-rate or duration estimate is reported.
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