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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 Number Judgesort ascending Date of Decision
Harry Vanderwerf, Betty Vanderwerf and David Vanderwerf v. James T. Kirwan and Shirley M. Kirwan (In re Kirwan) 97-3011 Hoyt 04/06/1998
In re Wayne E. Wasilk and Marlys R. Wasilk 96-10070 Hoyt 10/16/1996
BankWest, Inc. v. United States of America, Farmers Home Administration (In re Katcon, Inc.) 88-3006 Hoyt 02/10/1989
In re Ronald E. Tidwell 98-50422 Hoyt 08/16/2000
Holly Hayden v. Ronald Edward Tidwell (In re Tidwell) 00-5016 Hoyt 11/29/2000
In re Jessie Joyce Hughes and Caroll Lee Hughes 99-40302 Hoyt 10/18/1999
Richard Kiefer v. Kevin George Klein (In re Klein) 89-5032 Hoyt 01/05/1990
Trustee William J. Pfeiffer v. Aberdeen Finance Corp. (In re Elsperger) 01-1018 Hoyt 06/24/2002
Darrell Boyer v. Barbara Irene Boyer (In re Barbara Irene Boyer) 00-5008 Hoyt 11/13/2000
Trustee John S. Lovald v. Dale A. Tjeerdsma (In re Tjeerdsma) 04-4074 Hoyt 04/28/2005
Golden Hills Resort, Inc. v. Homestake Mining Company (In re Golden Hills Resort, Inc.) 92-5012 Hoyt 03/05/1993
In re Bellman Farms, Incorporated 84-30017 Hoyt 12/31/1991
Cen-Dak Leasing of North Dakota, Inc. v. Thomas John Wipf (In re Wipf) 04-1008 Hoyt 10/27/2004
In re Francis Gerard Goc and Kathie Lynn Goc 86-30045 Hoyt 02/01/1988
In re Louis Juttelstad and Eleanor R. Juttelstad 97-40409 Hoyt 11/12/1997
Trustee John S. Lovald v. J.L.B. of Nevada, Inc. and J.L.B. Equities, Inc. (In re The Credit Store, Inc.) 04-4052 Hoyt 08/04/2005
In re Tommy O. Rice and Diane Ellen Rice 93-40057 Hoyt 12/18/1995
Harry Vanderwerf, Betty Vanderwerf and David Vanderwerf v. William P. Kirwan (In re Kirwan) 97-3010 Hoyt 04/06/1998
In re Britt E. Williams 95-30031 Hoyt 01/29/1996
In re John D. Lipp and Kellie B. Lipp 88-50112 Hoyt 03/23/1989
In re Donald John Tunnissen and Charlene Joan Tunnissen 95-30001 Hoyt 09/27/2000
In re Jessie Joyce Hughes and Caroll Lee Hughes 99-40302 Hoyt 10/18/1999
In re KBFS, Inc. 89-50239 Hoyt 09/29/1990
Trustee John S. Lovald v. Dakota Truck Underwriters (In re Fischer Enterprises, Inc.) 01-4027 Hoyt 01/28/2002
Bryan L. Brost v. Teri R. Brost (In re Teri R Brost) 99-4020 Hoyt 01/04/2000
Heather K. Tolsma v. Student Loan Finance Corp., Student Loan Corporation, University Accounting Service LLC, and Educational Credit Management Corporation (In re Tolsma) 05-4042 Hoyt 12/02/2005
In re J. Howard Harrison and Darlene F. Harrison 87-50250 Hoyt 05/21/1993
In re Edward W. Carr and Wilma Carr dba Carr Farms, Inc. 91-30030 Hoyt 06/14/1991
In re Antonio M. Aguirre, Sr. and Kelli D. Aguirre 01-40161 Hoyt 10/06/2003
In re Kenneth J. Hofer 86-30018 Hoyt 05/17/1988
In re Kim M. Krueger 96-40587 Hoyt 09/05/1997
Steven L. Folk v. Hauge Associates, Willey Williams Ltd., Janelle Erickson, Daedalus, Inc., Harley Rote, Intek, KSOB Radio, Wells Fargo Bank and World Fuel Services (In re Folk) 05-4081 Hoyt 11/15/2005
In re RKF Truck Lines Limited 92-40226 Hoyt 06/07/1995
In re John W. Kitterman 98-40060 Hoyt 12/28/1998
In re John A. Wingert 95-40479 Hoyt 01/26/1996
Trustee John S. Lovald v. Rolland E. Jensen and J.R. Rawlins, Inc. (In re Thomas W. Tyler) 00-4007 Hoyt 05/25/2000
In re Gary L. Kaiser 98-50285 Hoyt 12/17/1999
In re Myron M. Kuhlman and Joy F. Kuhlman 88-10093 Hoyt 09/06/1990
In re Michael Ford and Hollee Ford 01-10034 Hoyt 05/06/2002
In re Finesha Randle Dawson 00-40405 Hoyt 12/07/2000
In re Tri-State Ethanol Company LLC 03-10194 Hoyt 03/14/2005
In re John Edward Henning and Marilyn Joyce Henning 88-10212 Hoyt 08/16/1993
In re Edward W. Carr and Wilma Carr dba Carr Farms, Inc. 87-40067 Hoyt 06/14/1991
In re William G. Barnes 01-50397 Hoyt 07/11/2003
In re Steven D. Hanson and Bonnie M. Hanson 00-30078 Hoyt 04/09/2001
In re Wesley High Elk and Imogene High Elk 88-30012 Hoyt 12/13/1988
Western Surety Company v. Fritz R. Lamphere (In re Lamphere) 96-5015 Hoyt 03/12/1997
Scott Charles Stepp v. Rebecca K. Fuller (In re Fuller) 05-4068 Hoyt 12/06/2005
In re Rose Ranch Operating Partnership 90-30016 Hoyt 07/21/1995
Trustee Dennis C. Whetzal v. Edward A. Kumley and Leesa Irene Kumley (In re Kumley) 98-5003 Hoyt 06/10/1998
In re Herbert Warren Allen, III and Donna Mae Allen 87-10052 Hoyt 01/13/1995
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 Michael L. Kreber and Sandra L. Kreber 97-40197 Hoyt 06/29/1999
In re William O. Leptien and Susan Leptien 90-10074 Hoyt 12/11/1990
Trustee John S. Lovald v. A & J Transportation, Inc., et al. (In re Hagen Transportation Services, Inc.) 02-4013 Hoyt 10/08/2002
In re Gary B. Dezell and Florence E. Dezell 00-40227 Hoyt 07/06/2000
Trustee John S. Lovald v. Tri-State Financial, LLC (In re Tri-State Ethanol Company LLC) 05-1006 Hoyt 05/04/2005
In re Randall R. Roberts v. Bill Summers Motors, Inc. (In re Roberts) 93-5010 Hoyt 10/27/1993
Trustee A. Thomas Pokela and Farm Credit Bank of Omaha v. Calvin John Gardner, John F. Klass, and Wholesale Produce Supply Co. (In re Calvin John Gardner and Jacquelynne Kay Gardner) 90-1005 Hoyt 02/15/1991
In re Tammie L. Bludorn 02-10226 Hoyt 01/31/2003
In re Pamyla Hefner 00-40944 Hoyt 05/08/2001
In re Michael Allen Herrick 84-10041 Hoyt 05/09/1988
In re William C. Mellenberndt 97-40270 Hoyt 09/18/1997
In re David Giere and Nancy A. Giere 04-10297 Hoyt 04/12/2005
In re Rose Ranch Operating Partnership 90-30016 Hoyt 07/21/1995
Tracy J. Lansdowne v. Hal Arden Lansdowne (In re Hal Arden Lansdowne) 97-4055 Hoyt 06/24/1998
In re Herbert W. Allen and Donna Mae Allen 87-10052 Hoyt 10/30/1995
Paige Hofer-Ward v. Abdul T. Ward (In re Abdul T. Ward) 00-4011 Hoyt 07/20/2000
In re Lee's Travelers Lodge, Inc. 97-50297 Hoyt 04/01/1999
In re Marolf Dakota Farms Cheese, Inc. 89-50045 Hoyt 10/17/1990
In re Dennis L. Ihnen and Mary Kay Ihnen 02-40459 Hoyt 12/03/2002
Community First National Bank v. Elkhorn Farm, Inc. (In re Elkhorn Farm, Inc.) 00-5004 Hoyt 05/03/2000
In re Kevin L. Tronvold and Jolynn M. Tronvold 03-40373 Hoyt 12/14/2005
In re Jeffrey P. Schultz 91-50290 Hoyt 09/16/1993
In re Willis R. Gerth 91-10002 Hoyt 10/25/1991
In re Tammie L. Bludorn and In re Frank S. Lophovsky 02-10226 Hoyt 05/06/2003
Trustee William J. Pfeiffer v. Albert C. Heyd and Ardith Heyd (In re Jack Ray-Henry Heyd) 01-1010 Hoyt 07/20/2001
In re Daryl Keith Hogg and Donna Rae Hogg 86-30062 Hoyt 03/18/1988
In re Marjorie Alvina Schmidt 97-30009 Hoyt 08/01/1997
Trustee John S. Lovald v. Border Line, Ltd. (In re James P. Grinnell and Tammy L. Grinnell) 05-4006 Hoyt 07/20/2005
Smith v. U.S.A., Farmers Home Administration (In re Wilbur John Smith and Betty Jean Smith) 94-3010 Hoyt 07/24/1995
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
Gerald Lee Hardy v. Warren Arthur Blake and Patricia K. Blake (In re Blake) 95-5009 Hoyt 10/26/1995
In re Abdul T. Ward 00-40098 Hoyt 07/20/2000
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 Lynn Henry Maass and Brenda Jean Maass 90-10074 Hoyt 10/25/1990
In re Tamara Jo Johnson 01-41133 Hoyt 03/22/2002
In re Chelsea D. Ferguson and Donna M. Ferguson 97-50639 Hoyt 03/31/2000
In re Kyle A. Wilhelmsen and Melissa K. Wilhelmsen 05-30049 Hoyt 12/23/2005
Wesley D. Ginsbach and Julie A. Ginsbach and Trustee Dennis C. Whetzel 89-5037 Hoyt 01/29/1991
First Western Bank, Deadwood v. Delbert Brink and Pamela Brink (In re Brink) 02-5014 Hoyt 02/07/2003
In re Ronny A. Hofer and Tisha D. Hofer 01-40825 Hoyt 12/06/2001
In re Ronald F. Honstein 88-30027 Hoyt 09/30/1988
Trustee John S. Lovald v. Marjorie Alvina Schmidt (In re Schmidt) 97-3001 Hoyt 08/06/1997
In re Michael J. Groetken and Amy L. Groetken 05-40215 Hoyt 06/15/2005
Smith v. U.S.A., Farmers Home Administration (In re Wilbur John Smith and Betty Jean Smith) 94-3010 Hoyt 12/22/1995
In re Robert D. Mendelsohn and Susan R. Mendelsohn 98-40099 Hoyt 11/10/1998
In re Broken Bow Ranch, Inc. 87-30137 Hoyt 06/26/1995
In re William C. Shultz and Evelyn Shultz 96-50121 Hoyt 05/11/1998
In re Randy L. Dickhaut and Anne C. Dickhaut 03-50141 Hoyt 03/09/2006

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