Frank L. Kurtz
How Judge Kurtz rules, drawn from 5 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Kurtz no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Kurtz decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
The court read current monthly income to require both receipt and derivation within the statutory six-month window.
“the definition of ‘current monthly income’ requires that the income be both ‘received’ and ‘derived’ during the statutory six month period.”
Standardized means-test deductions still required judicial interpretation before they could be applied to the debtor's actual circumstances.
“transportation allowance for the second vehicle is not reasonably necessary.”
Procedural preferences
An exemption objection had to be served on both the debtor and counsel within the rule's thirty-day window.
“the trustee's objection is dismissed.”
Cautions
Confirmation before the creditor's objection period expired prevented the plan from binding the creditor to the disputed surrender treatment.
“the creditor was not given adequate notice”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“The Trustee’s motion for partial summary judgment is denied.”
“The court denies the confirmation of Mr. Broers’ chapter 13 plan because the plan”
This earlier version was superseded by the amended December 2007 decision and is retained only to document the complete official filter.
“the court authorizes HAPO to file an amended claim asserting a deficiency”
“The court further holds that the Hibbs’ motion for modification of their chapter 13 plan is 4 denied.”
“the debtors' claim of exemptions is dismissed.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
All ten sampled matters were terminated, and the sampled dockets contained no entries.
A historical record
Judge Kurtz 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.