Search the Cases by Keyword

Want to find out whether the Western District bankruptcy judges have issued a decision on that pesky issue you're facing? 

Check out our keyword index to find cases categorized by the main topic or issue involved. 

Breaking Down the Index

So many cases, too long an index - so we broke it up into three more manageable parts.  On this page you'll find cases arranged in alphabetic order under keywords Security Interest to Willful and Malicious.

Looking for something else?  Try:

• Abandonment to Exemption
• Expectation Interest to Satisfaction of Judgment

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Search for Cases by Keyword
(Security Interest - Willful and Malicious)

A (U) beside a case indicates that the decision was issued by Judge Thomas S. Utschig, while an (M) indicates that the decision was issued by Judge Robert D. Martin.

To view a short summary of the decision, click on the "view summary" link beside the case name. To view the full text of the decision, together with citation as appropriate, click on "view case" beside the case name.

Security Interests -- Allocation of Payments

Reddick (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Security Interests-Assignment

Fryseth  (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Security Interests -- Attachment

Foothill (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
James (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
McLaughlin (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Tri-State Homes, Inc. (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Security Interests -- Consolidation

Reddick (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Security Interests -- Creation

Cam Construction Co., Inc. (U)  [ view summary ] [ view case ]
James (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Norton (U)  [ view summary ] [ view case ]
Reigle (M)  [ view summary ] [ view case ]
Stevens Point Associated (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Tesar (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Security Interests -- "Giving Value"

Dearth (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Foothill (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Security Interests -- Perfection

Boylen (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Burens (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Gausewitz (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
James (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Rameker v. Farmers State Bank  (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Rye (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Shepler (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Stevens Point Associated (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Security Interests -- Proceeds

Foothill (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Pelton (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Security Interests -- Purchase Money

Dearth (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Penrose (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Reddick (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Rye (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Security Interests -- Time of Filing

Wright (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Self-Incrimination Privilege

Digital Systems (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Setoff

Amble Landscaping, Inc. (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Crawford (M)  [ view summary ] [ view case ]
Danner (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Kadrmas (M)  [ view summary ] [ view case ]
Kundert (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Miller (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Northwest Liquor Industries (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Simon Brothers/Walter Bowe (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Settlement

Fisher (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Vazquez (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Sovereign Immunity

Ballard (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Nelson (U)  [ view summary ] [ view case ]

Sovereign Immunity

Ballard (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Specificity of Statute

Hanson (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Statement of Issues on Appeal

Schmitz (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Statutory Trust

Midwest Property Management (M)  [ view summary ][ view case ]
Starfire Inc. (M)  [ view summary ] [ view case ]

"Strip Down"

Burgess (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Etchin (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Hennekens (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Linzmeier (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Rynearson (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

"Strong Arm" Power

Burens (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Student Loans

Duoss (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Gale (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Hanson, C  (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Hanson (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Haseker (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Mallinckrodt (U)  [ view summary ] [ view case ]
Ridder (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Salinas (U) [ view summary ] [ view case ]
Salinas (U)  [ view summary ] [ view case ]
Sandus (U)  [ view summary ] [ view case ]
Vang (U)  [ view summary ] [ view case ]

Subrogation

Zoglman (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Substantial Abuse

Roll & Currie (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Summary Judgment

Bell (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Caesars Palace (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Cole (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Crawley (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Gross v. GSG Holdings (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Kirchner (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Northwest Liquor Industries (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Pirates (M)  [ view summary ] [ view case ]
Reigle (M)  [ view summary ] [ view case ]
Sasopa '01(M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Taxes

Bell (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Carley Capital Group (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Crawford (M)  [ view summary ] [ view case ]
Fellund (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Hemker (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Kolve (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Taxes -- Dischargeability

Fenner (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Mueller (M) [ view summary ] [ view case ]

Taxes -- Exempt

Clark (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Taxes -- Liens

Black (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Hofmeister (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Voelker (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Taxes -- Penalties

Hemker (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Klefstad (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Theft by Contractor

Koch (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Midwest Property Management (M)  [ view summary ][ view case ]
Rieck (U)  [ view summary ][ view case ]
Starfire Inc. (M)  [ view summary ] [ view case ]

Tortious Inteference with Contract

First Weber v Horsfall (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Transfer

Wells Fargo Bank v. Transcontinental (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Trustees Fees

Calhoun (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Jaynes (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Trusts -- Constructive

Gross v. DeSotelle (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Wells Fargo Bank v. Transcontinental (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Trusts -- Generally

Calaway (U) [ view summary ] [ view case ]
Stevens Point Associated (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Turnover of Property

Calaway (U) [ view summary ] [ view case ]
Grignano (M)  [ view summary]   [ view case ]
Kedrowski (U) [ view summary ] [ view case ]
Kirchner (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ] 
International Ski Service (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Mordhorst (M) [ view summary ] [ view case ]
Taggatz (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Ultra Vires Act by Corporation

Gross v. GSG Holdings (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Unconscionability -- Commercial

Tesar (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Unfairly Discriminates

Hanson (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Unjust Enrichment

Digital Systems (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

U.S. Trustee Fees

Wintersilks (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Value - Reasonably Equivalent

LeNeve (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Seaway International Transport, Inc.  (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Wage Claims

Company Store (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]

Willful and Malicious -- Defined

Affolter (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Baeder (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Blossfield (U) [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Bukowski (U) [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Cilek (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Cole (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Cole (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Conder (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Digital Systems (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
First Weber v Horsfall (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Hartman (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Hass (U) [view summary] [view case]
Jorenby (M) [view summary] [view case]
Lee v. Haukaas (M)  [ view summary ] [ view case ]
O'Loughlin (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Pretasky (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Sasopa (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Stelzer (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Walford (M)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]
Wyss (U)  [ view summary ]  [ view case ]