Jeffrey P. Norman
How Judge Norman rules, drawn from 6 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
How Judge Norman decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
A proof-of-claim objector needed evidence with probative force sufficient to rebut the filed claim before the burden shifted.
“the burden of proof then shifts to the objecting party to produce ‘evidence at least equal in probative force to that offered by the proof of claim’”
Procedural preferences
The reviewed student-loan decision treated efforts to negotiate or use an income-contingent repayment plan as relevant to good faith under the undue-hardship test.
“he has made no attempts to participate in an income contingent repayment plan or renegotiate payment terms”
Cautions
Suspicious circumstances surrounding an asset transfer did not establish actual fraudulent intent when the full record supported an honest explanation.
“the Court does not believe that the transfer of Kirby was made in an attempt to defraud his creditors.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“judgment is granted in favor of the plaintiff”
“judgment is granted in favor of the plaintiff”
“IT IS ORDERED that the joint credit card debt with USAA that was assigned to the plaintiff in the divorce decree is dischargeable should the plaintiff make all required payments under a confirmed Chapter 13 plan and receive a discharge pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 1328(a). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the following debts or obligations are non- dischargeable in this or any other subsequent bankruptcy:”
“Counsel for the defendant has made a request for attorney’s fees. The Court declines to grant that request”
“claim objections to Proof of Claim Nos. 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 16 in the jointly administered case are sustained, and these claims are disallowed.”
“The claim objections to Claim No. 17 in the jointly administered case, Claim No. 10 in Shadywood, and claim no. 7 in Looscan are overruled, and those claims are allowed.”
“Corporation are not dischargeable.”
“The Court will grant debtor a discharge. The relief requested by Cannella is in all things denied.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
All ten sampled matters were terminated. Only one routine fee-agreement request had a paired outcome, so no merits-rate or duration estimate is reported.
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