Christopher G. Bradley
How Judge Bradley rules, drawn from 19 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
How Judge Bradley decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
A failed project and cost overruns do not by themselves establish fraudulent intent when the record also shows mechanical complications, parts constraints, outsourced-work delays, and payment or communication delays by the customer.
“But this incompletion was due to multiple factors, including unforeseeable mechanical issues with the car, availability of parts, timing of outsourced labor, and Mr. Eppright’s delays. Not false pretenses, false representations, or actual fraud.”
Exercising contractual foreclosure rights supplied a justification defense to tortious interference where the lender owed no duty to release its lien on different terms.
“Because the lender’s allegedly tortious actions were taken in the course of exercising its contractual rights, it has established the defense of justification.”
Procedural preferences
A Rule 56(d) request required a reasonable possibility that additional discovery would produce material evidence affecting summary judgment.
“The Court does not believe that there is any reasonable possibility of material evidence sufficient to affect this summary judgment coming to light.”
Cautions
Collateral material that does not illuminate the disputed transaction may distract from the proof needed for a dischargeability claim.
“The Court found this completely unconvincing, and the introduction of these videos a distraction from the matters really at issue in this trial.”
An administrative expense required a postpetition cost caused by the debtor in possession that actually benefited the estate.
“an ‘actual and necessary cost’ must arise ‘post-petition and as a result of actions taken by the [debtor in possession] that benefitted the estate.’”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Court rules against the creditor and determines that the debtor is entitled to his discharge both generally and on this particular claim.”
“All claims against Mr. Hill will be denied.”
“Would-Be Buyer’s Rule 56(d) Motion is denied;”
“the Lender’s Motion for Summary Judgment is granted”
“Plaintiffs’ claim is not excepted from discharge under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a).”
“The Lender’s Fee Application pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §506(b) and Rule 2016 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure is GRANTED in part”
“the Motion to Compel Payment of Post-Petition Rent (Dkt. No. 32) filed by Alderwood Mall LLC is DENIED.”
“the Application should be granted on a limited basis.”
“The Court will issue an order denying the Motion to Dismiss and will enter the order for relief.”
“the Plan must be confirmed”
“the equitable subordination and recharacterization efforts must fail”
“the claim objection must fail”
“The Motion to Compel [ECF No. 24] is DENIED as to the Contested Options. The Motion to Compel is GRANTED as to the balance of the third-tranche options.”
“IT IS SO ORDERED that Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment [ECF No. 15] is granted.”
“IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss is DENIED.”
“Defendant John Richard Perullo’s Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s Complaint Objecting to Entry of Discharge Under 11 U.S.C. § 727(a) Pursuant to Rule 7012(b) is, in all respects, DENIED.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Four sampled matters were terminated and one remained pending. One business reorganization supplied an express final cash-collateral outcome.
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