Catherine J. Furay

How Judge Furay rules, drawn from 13 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Court
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
Position
bankruptcy
Commissioned
2013-01-03
Signed orders read
13

How Judge Furay decides

Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Cautions

An intentional act alone did not establish a willful injury where the complaint lacked facts supporting an intent to cause the resulting harm.

“While a report to law enforcement is an intentional act, no facts are pled to support the conclusion that the injuries complained of by Plaintiffs were intended to occur.”

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

Wilmot v. Merkel (In re Merkel)
25-12619-7; 26-00013 · 2026-07-29
Motion to dismiss adversary complaint (Adam Ivan Merkel) Granted

“Based on the above and the record and file, the Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss Complaint for failure to state a claim under Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7012(b) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) is hereby granted.”

In re Kitzerow
· 2017-02-07
Motion to allow untimely proof of claim (Cindy L. Kitzerow) Denied

“the Debtor’s motion to allow an untimely proof of claim for Summit’s secured claim is denied.”

In re Manor
· 2017-06-27
Debtor objection to vehicle claim (Annette Sue Manor) Denied

“The Debtors’ objection to the Credit Union’s proof of claim is OVERRULED.”

In re Stincic
· 2016-09-29
Motion for relief from stay (Johnson Bank) Granted

“For the forego-ing reasons, the Motion for Relief from Stay is granted.”

In re Lisse
· 2017-03-29
Motion for sanctions (Sondra K. Lisse) Denied

“For the reasons set forth above, sanctions under either Rule 9011 or section 1927 are not warranted.”

Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic Development v. Sanderson (In re Sanderson)
· 2014-04-11
Summary judgment (Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development) Granted

“Summary judgment is GRANTED in favor of the Department and against Mr. Sanderson.”

In re Isaacs
· 2013-04-11
Trustee objection to homestead exemption (Chapter 7 trustee) Granted

“For the foregoing reasons, the Trustee’s objection is sustained. The homestead exemption is denied with respect to the Vacant Parcel.”

In re Anderson
· 2014-08-05
Trustee objection to homestead exemption (Chapter 7 trustee) Granted

“For the foregoing reasons, the Trustee’s objection is SUSTAINED.”

In re Roen
· 2016-08-26
Trustee objection to homestead exemption (Chapter 7 trustee) Granted

“The objection of the Trustee is sustained and the exemption is denied.”

Laddusire v. Auto-Owners Insurance (In re Laddusire)
· 2015-11-19
Motions to remand (Northstar Cleaning and Restoration, Inc., Cannon Peterson, and Jay M. Cricks) Granted

“Based on the foregoing findings of fact and conclusions of law, the Defendants’ motion is granted.”

In re McGough
· 2018-10-26
Debtors objection to mortgage claim (Tristan and Lynnae McGough) Denied

“Citibank holds a valid, perfected mortgage against the Debtors' homestead.”

Larson v. Nationstar Mortgage LLC (In re Larson)
· 2016-01-22
Request to strip wholly unsecured junior lien (the debtors) Granted

“The Plaintiffs may strip off the wholly unsecured junior lien of Nationstar pursuant to sections 506(a) and 1322(b)(2).”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

All five sampled matters were terminated. Three streams supplied 12 express motion outcomes, while the other two supplied no separately classifiable disposition.

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