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Bankruptcy Court Decisions

Using this page.  Notable decisions from Judge Charles L. Nail, Jr. and Judge Irvin N. Hoyt from 1987 to the present are currently accessible on this page.  More will be added as time permits, including notable decisions from Judge Peder K. Ecker.  Click on the case or adversary proceeding name on the left to access a summary of the decision, a link to the full decision, and a summary and links to any appeal opinions.  All decisions are in pdf format.  To view, print, or save, use Adobe Acrobat Reader.

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Disclaimer.  These decisions are provided as a convenience to the Bar and public.  This is not a comprehensive list of all decisions that have been entered by the Court.  They are subject to modification without notice and should not be relied on conclusively.   Before citing a decision for any purpose, confirm you have the most up-to-date version by accessing the particular case or adversary proceeding's docket through CM/ECF or PACER or requesting a certified copy from the Bankruptcy Clerk. 

Summary/Full Decision/Appeal History Case or Adversary Numbersort ascending Judge Date of Decision
In re Daniel J. Goergen and Arlene F. Goergen 99-50511 Hoyt 03/17/2000
In re Linda L. Rosenow 99-50365 Hoyt 02/09/2004
Connie Drew v. Thomas W. Stanton and Mary Stanton (In re Stanton) 99-5022 Hoyt 02/03/2000
Connie Drew v. Thomas W. Stanton and Mary Stanton (In re Stanton) 99-5022 Hoyt 05/03/2000
In re Gerald James Gesinger and Heidi Marie Gesinger 99-50185 Hoyt 02/09/2000
In re Lyndon M. Franzen 99-50153 Hoyt 07/23/1999
In re Joseph William Dreps and Cynthia Ann Dreps 99-50103 Hoyt 08/05/1999
State of South Dakota on behalf of Eileen M. Lowe aka Mary E. Lowe, Prince of Peace Retirement Community, Inc., and Eileen M. Lowe aka Mary E. Lowe v. Margaret Ann Lowe (In re Margaret Ann Lowe) 99-5006 Hoyt 10/14/1999
In re Phyllis R. Bitterman 99-41111 Hoyt 06/27/2000
In re Kenneth M. Gudahl and Joan K. Gudahl 99-40740 Hoyt 11/12/1999
In re Jessie Joyce Hughes and Caroll Lee Hughes 99-40302 Hoyt 10/18/1999
In re Jessie Joyce Hughes and Caroll Lee Hughes 99-40302 Hoyt 10/18/1999
Trustee John S. Lovald v. Credit Collections Services (In re Deborah Maxwell) 99-4022 Hoyt 12/03/1999
Bryan L. Brost v. Teri R. Brost (In re Teri R Brost) 99-4020 Hoyt 01/04/2000
Rick Gartner v. Marquette Bank and White Hills, Inc. (In re White Hills, Inc.) 99-4004 Hoyt 04/10/2000
Rick Gartner v. Marquette Bank and White Hills, Inc. (In re White Hills, Inc.) 99-4004 Hoyt 05/18/1999
In re Thomas Zane Reeves 99-30061 Hoyt 08/14/2000
In re Thomas Zane Reeves 99-30061 Hoyt 01/23/2001
In re Kandis K. Rieger 99-30043 Hoyt 06/08/2000
Trustee John S. Lovald v. Gerald R. Kirwan, Jr. and Leona J. Kirwan (In re Kirwan Ranch) 99-3001 Hoyt 06/19/2000
Trustee John S. Lovald v. Gerald R. Kirwan, Jr. and Leona J. Kirwan (In re Kirwan Ranch) 99-3001 Hoyt 02/23/2001
Trustee John S. Lovald v. Gerald R. Kirwan, Jr. and Leona J. Kirwan (In re Kirwan Ranch) 99-3001 Hoyt 01/23/2001
Trustee John S. Lovald v. Gerald R. Kirwan, Jr. and Leona J. Kirwan (In re Kirwan Ranch) 99-3001 Hoyt 01/10/2001
Trustee John S. Lovald v. Gerald R. Kirwan, Jr. and Leona J. Kirwan (In re Kirwan Ranch) 99-3001 Hoyt 01/12/2000
In re Arthur Dean Reeves and Emma Lu Reeves 99-30008 Hoyt 01/23/2001
In re Arthur Dean Reeves and Emma Lu Reeves 99-30008 Hoyt 06/13/2001
In re Jesse B. West and Luella V. West 99-10322 Hoyt 08/31/2000
In re Gail E. Etzel and John H. Etzel 99-10262 Hoyt 12/07/1999
Nancy Lee McCaslin v. Gary R. Halbert (In re Halbert) 99-1020 Hoyt 03/17/2000
In re Charles R. Swenson and Karna L. Swenson 99-10195 Hoyt 05/04/2000
In re Richard M. Maier 99-10177 Hoyt 11/30/1999
In re Ronald M. Stasko and Jennifer L. Stasko 99-10142 Hoyt 08/31/2000
In re Cara Mc Leod 99-10083 Hoyt 08/05/1999
In re Duane D. Rogers 99-10071 Hoyt 08/30/2004
In re Rodney M. Foster 99-10025 Hoyt 08/10/1999
In re Linda Kay Davis 98-50475 Hoyt 01/13/1999
In re Ronald E. Tidwell 98-50422 Hoyt 08/16/2000
In re Gary L. Kaiser 98-50285 Hoyt 12/17/1999
Jack Weaver, DDS v. John Nicholas Bardonner (In re Bardonner) 98-5016 Hoyt 12/17/1998
West River Surgery, P.C. v. William J. Burley (In re Burley) 98-5012 Hoyt 03/05/1999
In re Dean Robert Walters, Jr. 98-50064 Hoyt 12/08/1998
Lisa Burton v. Dean Robert Walters, Jr. (In re Walters) 98-5005 Hoyt 12/08/1998
Trustee Dennis C. Whetzal v. Edward A. Kumley and Leesa Irene Kumley (In re Kumley) 98-5003 Hoyt 06/10/1998
In re Dorothy Jean Wehde 98-40522 Hoyt 05/16/2001
In re Terry R. Diefenderfer, Jr. and Amy M. Diefenderfer 98-40519 Hoyt 12/18/1998
David Benning dba The Gold Mine, Inc. v. Gasper Mudd Karunaratne (In re Karunaratne) 98-4051 Hoyt 11/19/1998
In re McTighe Industries, Inc. 98-40440 Hoyt 03/09/1999
Automobile Club Insurance Company, Layne Drenth, and Lisa Drenth v. Daniel F. Grygierczyk (In re Grygierczyk) 98-4028 Hoyt 12/28/1998
Kenneth Elliott and Marlys Havard Elliott v. Merlin Ziegmann, Sandra Ziegmann, and Gerald A. Bunders (In re Elliott) 98-4027 Hoyt 01/06/1999
Kenneth Elliott and Marlys Havard Elliott v. Merlin Ziegmann, Sandra Ziegmann, and Gerald A. Bunders (In re Elliott) 98-4027 Hoyt 01/11/1999
In re Jerome Dean Gebur 98-40153 Hoyt 03/19/1999
Trustee John S. Lovald v. Neil F. Schmidt, Jr., and Viking Aircraft Owners, LLC (In re Viking Glass, Inc. and SNE Enterprises, Inc.) 98-4011 Hoyt 11/16/1998
Trustee John S. Lovald v. Neil F. Schmidt, Jr., Viking Aircraft Owners, LLC (In re Viking Glass, Inc. and SNE Enterprises, Inc.) 98-4011 Hoyt 05/07/1999
In re Robert D. Mendelsohn and Susan R. Mendelsohn 98-40099 Hoyt 11/10/1998
In re John W. Kitterman 98-40060 Hoyt 12/28/1998
In re Ehab A. Andrawis 98-40040 Hoyt 07/30/1998
Trustee John S. Lovald v. Myril Arch, Sr. (In re Arch) 98-3020 Hoyt 06/02/1999
Janet C. Snyder v. Charles J. Snyder (In re Charles J. Snyder) 98-3016 Hoyt 03/16/1999
Gary Sundquist, Special Administrator of the Estate of Amber Sundquist v. William J. Kaupp (In re Kaupp) 98-3014 Hoyt 12/29/1998
James E. Garrett and Sandra Ann Garrett v. First State Bank of Miller, United States by and though Farm Services Agency (FSA) (In re Garrett) 98-3013 Hoyt 01/28/1999
Trustee John S. Lovald v. First Fidelity Bank, Leroy Emil Neuharth, and Jefferson-Pilot Life Insurance Co. (In re Leroy Emil Neuharth) 98-3004 Hoyt 03/19/1999
In re Clifford Buxcel and Elaine Buxcel 98-30004 Hoyt 06/17/1998
RCB Bank v. David Keith Olsen (In re Olsen) 98-1026 Hoyt 06/11/1999
Brian D. Stromseth and Petrina J. Stromseth v. Crystal Water, Inc. (In re Stromsseth) 98-1015 Hoyt 12/04/1998
In re Chelsea D. Ferguson and Donna M. Ferguson 97-50639 Hoyt 03/31/2000
In re Bert Outka and Rosalie J. Outka 97-50491 Hoyt 04/13/2000
In re Pamela E. Beauchamp 97-50487 Hoyt 05/28/1998
In re Raymond C. Handboy and Marvel J. Handboy 97-50358 Hoyt 07/02/1998
In re Lee's Travelers Lodge, Inc. 97-50297 Hoyt 04/01/1999
In re Stanley T. Cichonski and Lynne D. Cichonski 97-50170 Hoyt 09/23/1997
In re Keith Neil Haffer 97-41065 Hoyt 09/21/1998
In re James W. Kussow 97-40952 Hoyt 11/06/2002
Trustee John S. Lovald v. First Bank of South Dakota, NA and Anthony L. Le Pera (In re Anthony L. Le Pera) 97-4060 Hoyt 06/23/1998
Tracy J. Lansdowne v. Hal Arden Lansdowne (In re Hal Arden Lansdowne) 97-4055 Hoyt 06/24/1998
Duane Mehlhaf v. Caitlin Collier (In re Tamara E. Hofer) 97-4045 Hoyt 01/14/1998
In re Louis Juttelstad and Eleanor R. Juttelstad 97-40409 Hoyt 11/12/1997
Trustee John S. Lovald v. State Farm Insurance Companies (In re Dorothy Marie Jorgensen) 97-4029 Hoyt 09/18/1997
In re William C. Mellenberndt 97-40270 Hoyt 09/18/1997
Douglas A. Grovenburg and Kathy Ann Grovenburg and Minor Unnamed Children v. Homestead Insurance Company and North Star Mutual Ins. Co. et al. 97-4021 Hoyt 10/14/1997
Douglas A. Grovenburg and Kathy Ann Grovenburg and Minor Unnamed Children v. Homestead Insurance Company and North Star Mutual Ins. Co. et al. 97-4021 Hoyt 08/29/1997
In re Michael L. Kreber and Sandra L. Kreber 97-40197 Hoyt 06/29/1999
In re Leonard Charles Conrad 97-40191 Hoyt 11/06/1997
William M. Green v. Jay Logan and Colonial Pacific Leasing (In re Green) 97-4016 Hoyt 12/04/1998
William M. Green v. Jay Logan and Colonial Pacific Leasing (In re Green) 97-4016 Hoyt 07/21/1998
In re Darrell Hookie 97-40015 Hoyt 04/16/1998
Harry Vanderwerf, Betty Vanderwerf and David Vanderwerf v. James T. Kirwan and Shirley M. Kirwan (In re Kirwan) 97-3011 Hoyt 04/06/1998
Harry Vanderwerf, Betty Vanderwerf and David Vanderwerf v. William P. Kirwan (In re Kirwan) 97-3010 Hoyt 04/06/1998
Trustee John S. Lovald v. Marjorie Alvina Schmidt (In re Schmidt) 97-3001 Hoyt 08/06/1997
In re Marjorie Alvina Schmidt 97-30009 Hoyt 08/01/1997
In re Kirwan Ranch 97-30004 Hoyt 07/14/2000
In re Kirwan Ranch 97-30004 Hoyt 02/23/2001
In re Lynn Keith Swanson dba Midwest Transfer 97-10300 Hoyt 05/08/1998
In re David R. Hamann and Peggy J. Hamann 97-10069 Hoyt 11/14/1997
In re David J. Thyen and Tammy L. Thyen 97-10030 Hoyt 09/17/1997
In re James Leslie Coats and Jane Irene Coats 97-10001 Hoyt 02/25/2004
In re Dickson Warren Jorgensen and Christine Marion Jorgensen 96-50173 Hoyt 10/01/1996
Western Surety Company v. Fritz R. Lamphere (In re Lamphere) 96-5015 Hoyt 03/12/1997
In re William C. Shultz and Evelyn Shultz 96-50121 Hoyt 05/11/1998
In re Kim M. Krueger 96-40587 Hoyt 09/05/1997
In re Debra J. Otten 96-40513 Hoyt 03/28/2000

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