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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
Donna Jones v. Richard Michael Jones (In re Richard Michael Jones and Christine Ann Jones) 05-4067 Hoyt 12/01/2006
In re Timothy J. Kappenman and Debbie L. Kappenman 94-10105 Hoyt 03/09/1995
In re Raymond C. Handboy and Marvel J. Handboy 97-50358 Hoyt 07/02/1998
In re Alvin Bauer and Deloris La Ryne Bauer 87-1042 Hoyt 07/07/1988
Richard Kiefer v. Kevin George Klein (In re Klein) 89-5032 Hoyt 01/05/1990
Cen-Dak Leasing of North Dakota, Inc. v. Thomas John Wipf (In re Wipf) 04-1008 Hoyt 10/27/2004
In re Claudette L. Joseph 96-40011 Hoyt 07/03/1996
In re Bellman Farms, Incorporated 84-30017 Hoyt 12/31/1991
In re Marilyn Anne Durante 01-50181 Hoyt 01/28/2004
Connie Drew v. Thomas W. Stanton and Mary Stanton (In re Stanton) 99-5022 Hoyt 02/03/2000
In re Jean D. Olson 05-40226 Hoyt 07/21/2005
In re Steen's Feeds, Inc. 91-50339 Hoyt 02/22/1994
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
In re Samuel Dorsey Thompson 01-50009 Hoyt 07/19/2001
Trustee John S. Lovald v. Dakota Truck Underwriters (In re Fischer Enterprises, Inc.) 01-4027 Hoyt 01/28/2002
In re Thomas L. Lehmann and Rebecca S. Lehmann 05-50830 Hoyt 01/06/2006
In re Charles J. Krall and Carmela M. Krall 91-40225 Hoyt 10/27/1995
Duane Mehlhaf v. Caitlin Collier (In re Tamara E. Hofer) 97-4045 Hoyt 01/14/1998
Alvin Raymond Bauer and Deloris La Ryne Bauer v. The United States of America (In re Bauer) 87-1042 Hoyt 11/18/1988
In re KBFS, Inc. 89-50239 Hoyt 09/29/1990
In re Antonio M. Aguirre, Sr. and Kelli D. Aguirre 01-40161 Hoyt 10/06/2003
Trustee John S. Lovald v. Farm Service Agency-Ag Credit (In re Kerry Lutter and Janet Lutter) 95-3011 Hoyt 04/26/1996
In re Edward W. Carr and Wilma Carr dba Carr Farms, Inc. 91-30030 Hoyt 06/14/1991
In re Duane Joseph Gaikowski and Carol Jean Gaikowski 03-10193 Hoyt 07/01/2004
Connie Drew v. Thomas W. Stanton and Mary Stanton (In re Stanton) 99-5022 Hoyt 05/03/2000
Trustee Forrest C. Allred v. Sioux Falls Federal Credit Union (In re Shane R. Ortman) 04-1023 Hoyt 04/15/2005
Mary McCusker and Virginia Carlson v. Edward H. Tubbs, Jr. (In re Tubbs) 94-5001 Hoyt 06/20/1994
In re David R. Hamann and Peggy J. Hamann 97-10069 Hoyt 11/14/1997
Holly Hayden v. Ronald Edward Tidwell (In re Tidwell) 00-5016 Hoyt 06/13/2001
In re Michael Ford and Hollee Ford 01-10034 Hoyt 05/06/2002
In re Ray Meinders and Joy Meinders 00-40914 Hoyt 11/07/2006
Don Tarrant v. Darwin Harvey Kurtz (In re Kurtz) 95-4017 Hoyt 09/09/1995
In re Darrell Hookie 97-40015 Hoyt 04/16/1998
In re Broken Bow Ranch, Inc. 87-30137 Hoyt 03/21/1988
In re Myron M. Kuhlman and Joy F. Kuhlman 88-10093 Hoyt 09/06/1990
In re William G. Barnes 01-50397 Hoyt 07/11/2003
In re Oma Bronc May and Dale S. May 95-40397 Hoyt 03/22/1996
In re Edward W. Carr and Wilma Carr dba Carr Farms, Inc. 87-40067 Hoyt 06/14/1991
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
Wells Fargo Bank SD v. Troy E. Grabowska and Renee J. Grabowska (In re Grabowska) 03-1063 Hoyt 08/16/2004
In re Ronald M. Stasko and Jennifer L. Stasko 99-10142 Hoyt 08/31/2000
In re Tammy Jo Pettis 05-50434 Hoyt 12/23/2005
In re Desmond V. Van Zee and Patricia E. Van Zee 87-30128 Hoyt 02/11/1994
Joanne Heikes v. Russell Heikes, Caitlin Collier, and A. Thomas Pokela (In re Joanne Heikes) 96-4037 Hoyt 01/31/1997
Paige Hofer-Ward v. Abdul T. Ward (In re Abdul T. Ward) 00-4011 Hoyt 08/14/2001
Trustee John S. Lovald v. A & J Transportation, Inc., et al. (In re Hagen Transportation Services, Inc.) 02-4013 Hoyt 10/08/2002
James Dean Meyer and Karmen Lea Meyer v. Credit Collections Bureau (In re Meyer) 05-3007 Hoyt 03/31/2006
In re Francis D. Laffey 93-40570 Hoyt 10/30/1995
David Benning dba The Gold Mine, Inc. v. Gasper Mudd Karunaratne (In re Karunaratne) 98-4051 Hoyt 11/19/1998
In re Vaughn Doerr and Genevieve Doerr 86-10156 Hoyt 03/22/1988
In re William O. Leptien and Susan Leptien 90-10074 Hoyt 12/11/1990
In re Tammie L. Bludorn 02-10226 Hoyt 01/31/2003
In re Neuhauser Ranch, Inc. 87-50123 Hoyt 06/06/1996
Neuhauser Ranch, Inc. v. Lone Star Cattle Limited Partnership, Lone Star Cattle Company, Ken Jones, Kenneth Jones, Double K Cattle Co. aka KK Cattle Company, Western General Corp. aka General Western Corp., and Bankwest, Inc. (In re Neuhauser Ranch, Inc.) 88-5005 10/19/1989

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