William H. Frawley
How Judge Frawley rules, drawn from 19 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Frawley no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Frawley decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
A proposed compromise must reflect the realistic value of substantial estate claims rather than merely offer a quick resolution.
“Ford's meager offer of $15,000.00 is insufficient to warrant approval by the court of the settlement agreement.”
Procedural preferences
Bankruptcy centralization protects equal distribution by preventing one creditor from pursuing competing claims in scattered proceedings.
“equality of distribution among creditors, if Children's World were allowed to assert claims against the debtor in these various Ohio proceedings.”
Cautions
A party cannot create delay that prevents perfection and then use that same delay as the basis for avoiding the lien.
“The court cannot allow the debtor to take advantage of his own wrongful conduct.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the motion of the debtor pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Bankruptcy Rule 7012(b) to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted is hereby denied”
“the trustee's objection to the proof of claim filed by the Internal Revenue Service is hereby denied”
“the debtors are to turn over to the Neillsville Bank the auction proceeds”
“the Production Credit Association's motion seeking dismissal of this bankruptcy case is hereby denied”
The court scheduled an evidentiary hearing and left the dispute unresolved.
“the obligation owed by the debtor to Schuette Building Centers, Inc., is found to be a dischargeable debt”
“the debtors' motion to avoid the liens of Heights Finance Company is hereby denied”
“because he has filed for relief under the Bankruptcy Code”
“the Stockbridge-Munsee Indian Tribe shall pay the debtor $3,350.00 in compensation for damages suffered by the plaintiff and $2,649.18 in compensation for legal costs and expenses incurred in this proceeding”
“Wise should be allowed to claim the eight items of personal property located at Telemark as his own personal property”
“Wise does not have a legal interest in any of the property located at Historyland”
“the complaint of Merrill Iron and Steel, Inc., and Elroy Zocher is hereby dismissed”
“the complaint should be dismissed without costs and without attorney fees being awarded to either party”
“the debtor's motion to dismiss the complaint is hereby denied”
“the Federal Land Bank of St. Paul is the owner of the cranberry vines that are the subject of this dispute”
“the First Wisconsin National Bank of Milwaukee is estopped from asserting any interest in the cranberry vines”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
No exact assigned matter was returned for the historical service period.
A historical record
Judge Frawley 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.