Frederick P. Corbit
How Judge Corbit rules, drawn from 22 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Corbit
Frederick P. Corbit has served as a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of Washington since September 2013. He was appointed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Judge Corbit's practices and standing orders
Rules for cases before Judge Corbit, as published on the court's website (checked October 11, 2026). Judges revise these often, so confirm the current version on the court's site before you file.
Key rules
Conferences
Schedule eligible Judge Corbit hearings through CM/ECF using preassigned dates; submit other hearing requests through the judge’s request page.
“Certain types of hearings may be scheduled through CM/ECF. Please select the ‘Pre-Assigned Hearing Dates’ link above. For a short presentation about accessing pre-assigned hearing dates, click here. All other hearing requests can be submitted by clicking here.”
Conferences
Judge Corbit’s listed Chapter 13 confirmation and trustee dismissal hearing slots are restricted to the trustee.
“Ch. 13 Trustee: Motions to Dismiss Chapter 13 Only. Trustee Only.”
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the court applies to all of its cases, whichever judge has them, as published on the court's website (checked October 11, 2026).
How Judge Corbit decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Payment and confirmation delays supported stay relief when the secured claim exceeded even the debtors' proposed property value, leaving no equity cushion.
“The Marquardts’ delay in making payments and confirming a plan, together with the absence of any equity cushion to adequately protect the interest of Crescent Heights, is cause to grant the motion for relief from the stay.”
Permission to sue a bankruptcy trustee elsewhere requires a threshold showing that the proposed claim has a factual and legal foundation.
“The Barton doctrine requires, at a minimum, that a party seeking to sue a trustee in another forum make a prima facie case that its claim is not without foundation.”
Procedural preferences
Reconsideration is reserved for exceptional circumstances and may not simply repeat arguments that could have been raised earlier.
“reconsideration is an ‘extraordinary remedy, to be used sparingly in the interests of finality and conservation of judicial resources.’”
Cautions
A stated future intent to occupy property as a homestead needs concrete steps toward obtaining possession and moving in.
“Mr. McKee has not presented any facts demonstrating that he has taken any action to obtain possession of the Grace Street Property.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“The Marquardts’ Objection to Proof of Claim No. 3-1 (ECF No. 50) is DENIED;”
“Crescent Heights’ Motion for Relief from Stay (ECF No. 30) is GRANTED;”
“the Motion to Continue Administration of Case (ECF No. 71) is GRANTED.”
“the Pontons Motion for Leave (ECF No. 2298) is denied.”
“The United States Trustee’s Rule 7015(b)(2) Motion to amend the pleadings to conform to the evidence (Adversary Case No. 17-80021, ECF No. 171) is GRANTED;”
“The Ravasias’ Chapter 7 discharge of debts is DENIED.”
“Ms. Mullen’s claim against Mr. Olson is not excepted from Mr. Olson’s discharge.”
“IT IS ORDERED that the deed of trust recorded under Spokane County Auditor number 5443346 on October 4, 2006, is terminated”
“it is ordered that Taylor Bean’s $74,590.95 claim is denied.”
“the debtors’ chapter 13 plan is feasible and will be confirmed.”
“it is ORDERED that the debtors’ Motion (ECF No. 24) is DENIED.”
“the court will enter and an order denying the Reconsideration Motion.”
“this court will enter an order denying the Complaining Shareholders’ motion for relief from the automatic stay.”
“the secured claim of Azzano Farms, Inc. should be limited to the GAE Amount of $77,148.57;”
“the PACA claim of David Ramos should be allowed in the amount of $106,495.87;”
“the secured claim of Five Star Orchard should be allowed in the amount of $15,211.71;”
“the PACA claim of Santos Alvarez should be limited to the GAE Amount of $4,172.68;”
“should be limited to the GAE Amount of $12,839.26;”
“the PACA claim of Austin Orchard should be allowed in the amount of $1,651.27;”
“the PACA claim of Elias Sandoval should be allowed in the amount of $23,423.12.”
“the PACA claim of Parm Dhaliwal should be limited to the GAE Amount of $2,515.41.”
“The court concludes that the Bankruptcy Court Judgment should not be set aside; however, the Bankruptcy Court Judgment requires clarification”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
All eight selected matters ended. The Marquardt, Blakeney, and Riley dockets supplied four express motion outcomes and their filing-to-ruling intervals.
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