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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 Historysort descending Case or Adversary Number Judge Date of Decision
In re Roger L. Dice 96-30095 Hoyt 04/02/1997
In re Roger Lee Oletzke and Delores Annette Oletzke 86-10254 Hoyt 07/28/2005
In re Roger Morse Wilsey 07-50230 Nail 12/13/2007
In re Roger Oletzke and Delores Oletzke 86-10254 Hoyt 12/11/1990
In re Roger Storm 87-30022 Hoyt 10/13/1989
In re Roger Storm 87-30022 Hoyt 07/08/1988
In re Ronald E. Tidwell 98-50422 Hoyt 08/16/2000
In re Ronald F. Honstein 88-30027 Hoyt 09/30/1988
In re Ronald J. Tesch and Kim A. Tesch 96-10115 Hoyt 01/28/1997
In re Ronald M. Stasko and Jennifer L. Stasko 99-10142 Hoyt 08/31/2000
In re Ronald Marion and Karla Kay Walgamuth 91-50270 Hoyt 07/01/1992
In re Ronald Marion and Karla Kay Walgamuth 91-5018 Hoyt 09/08/1992
In re Ronald Owen Torgerson and Charlene Rae Torgerson 94-10095 Hoyt 02/27/1995
In re Ronny A. Hofer and Tisha D. Hofer 01-40825 Hoyt 12/06/2001
In re Rose Ranch Operating Partnership 90-30016 Hoyt 07/21/1995
In re Rose Ranch Operating Partnership 90-30016 Hoyt 07/21/1995
In re Roxanne Renee Swiontek 05-10146 Hoyt 10/31/2005
In re Russell Eugene Willman and Cindy Lou Willman 11-40709 Nail 02/16/2012
In re Ryan Eugene Meier and Rebecca Ann Meier 10-40346 Nail 10/27/2010
In re Samson Vernon Britt and Shelly Jo Britt 04-40692 Hoyt 12/01/2004
In re Samuel Dorsey Thompson 01-50009 Hoyt 07/19/2001
In re Sarah Anthony Wax 91-30086 Hoyt 11/05/1992
In re Scott Alan Hymans and Rena Michelle Hymans 21-50009 Nail 05/25/2022
In re Scott Conlon Rose and April Yvonne Rose 18-40528 Nail 06/11/2019
In re Shawn Arthur Wood 09-50404 Nail 01/28/2010
In re Sioux Alfalfa Meal Company 87-40649 Hoyt 11/17/1988
In re Stacy J. Koolstra 04-40056 Hoyt 08/03/2004
In re Stanford Ray Howe 86-50113 Hoyt 06/26/1990
In re Stanford Ray Howe 86-50113 Hoyt 11/19/1990
In re Stanley T. Cichonski and Lynne D. Cichonski 97-50170 Hoyt 09/23/1997
In re Steen's Feeds, Inc. 91-50339 Hoyt 02/22/1994
In re Stephen Eugene Kuhnel and Angela Gail Kuhnel 07-50232 Nail 12/06/2007
In re Steven Anton Kotalik and Sharon Marie Kotalik 00-40225 Hoyt 12/08/2000
In re Steven D. Hanson and Bonnie M. Hanson 00-30078 Hoyt 04/09/2001
In re Sturgis Meat Service, Inc. 02-50012 Hoyt 03/10/2005
In re Sturgis Meat Service, Inc. 02-50012 Hoyt 06/02/2005
In re SueAnn Turner 01-50504 Hoyt 01/02/2002
In re Susan M. Powell 05-41698 Hoyt 05/26/2006
In re T & R Service Company 21-40007 Nail 11/09/2021
In re Tamara Jo Johnson 01-41133 Hoyt 01/10/2003
In re Tamara Jo Johnson 01-41133 Hoyt 03/22/2002
In re Tamara Lea Murray 03-50393 Hoyt 01/21/2004
In re Tammie L. Bludorn 02-10226 Hoyt 01/31/2003
In re Tammie L. Bludorn and In re Frank S. Lophovsky 02-10226 Hoyt 05/06/2003
In re Tammy Jo Pettis 05-50434 Hoyt 12/23/2005
In re Tara Mae Loraine Mittelstaedt 13-50225 Nail 02/28/2014
In re Teresa J. Feucht 05-41178 Hoyt 04/24/2006
In re Terry R. Diefenderfer, Jr. and Amy M. Diefenderfer 98-40519 Hoyt 12/18/1998
In re The Credit Store, Inc. 02-40922 Hoyt 03/07/2005
In re The Credit Store, Inc. 02-40922 Hoyt 12/19/2003
In re Theodore Stephen Wolk 09-50082 Nail 09/17/2009
In re Thomas Carroll Tracy and Thomas C. Tracy, Inc. 94-10100 Hoyt 01/10/1995
In re Thomas L. Lehmann and Rebecca S. Lehmann 05-50830 Hoyt 01/06/2006
In re Thomas Zane Reeves 99-30061 Hoyt 01/23/2001
In re Thomas Zane Reeves 99-30061 Hoyt 08/14/2000
In re Timothy J. Kappenman and Debbie L. Kappenman 94-10105 Hoyt 03/09/1995
In re Todd H. Sayles and Jill R. Sayles 01-41423 Hoyt 11/05/2002
In re Todd Vaughn and Pamela Vaughn 88-50076 Hoyt 03/06/1991
In re Tomelyn Lee Taylor 05-10120 Hoyt 10/27/2005
In re Tommy O. Rice and Diane Ellen Rice 93-40057 Hoyt 08/14/1995
In re Tommy O. Rice and Diane Ellen Rice 93-40057 Hoyt 12/18/1995
In re Toni-Dee Lucille Beilke 00-40818 Hoyt 01/11/2001
In re Total Fire Protection, Inc. 22-40224 Nail 12/29/2022
In re Trask Charolais 86-50015 Hoyt 05/11/1990
In re Tri-County Water Association, Inc. 87-30105 Hoyt 09/22/1988
In re Tri-State Ethanol Company LLC 03-10194 Hoyt 08/10/2009
In re Tri-State Ethanol Company LLC 03-10194 Hoyt 01/03/2008
In re Tri-State Ethanol Company LLC 03-10194 Hoyt 01/22/2007
In re Tri-State Ethanol Company LLC 03-10194 Hoyt 04/18/2007
In re Tri-State Ethanol Company LLC 03-10194 Hoyt 06/19/2007
In re Tri-State Ethanol Company LLC 03-10194 Hoyt 09/01/2006
In re Tri-State Ethanol Company LLC 03-10194 Hoyt 11/13/2006
In re Tri-State Ethanol Company LLC 03-10194 Hoyt 03/14/2005
In re U STOP PUMP & WASH, LLC 20-40448 Nail 02/11/2021
In re Ursula Ann Ward 22-50056 Nail 11/29/2022
In re Vaughn Doerr and Genevieve Doerr 86-10156 Hoyt 03/22/1988
In re Veblen West Dairy LLP 10-10071 Nail 07/09/2010
In re Veblen West Dairy LLP 10-10071 Nail 07/16/2010
In re Vernell E. Smith and Carol J. Smith 87-30110 Hoyt 10/05/1992
In re Vernon E. Ivers and Marilyn K. Ivers 91-50191 Hoyt 06/12/1992
In re Vernon E. Ivers, Jr. and Carol S. Ivers 02-50111 Hoyt 06/17/2003
In re Wayne "Tom" Teigen and Pamela Teigen 96-10055 Hoyt 12/18/1998
In re Wayne A. Nielsen and Nina C. Nielsen 00-50015 Hoyt 01/26/2000
In re Wayne Douglas Taylor and Peggy Taylor 89-40349 Hoyt 03/19/1998
In re Wayne E. Wasilk and Marlys R. Wasilk 96-10070 Hoyt 10/16/1996
In re Weiszhaar Farms, Inc. and L. J. Hog Company, Inc. 88-10194 Hoyt 11/08/1988
In re Weiszhaar Farms, Inc. and L.J. Hog Co., Inc. 86-10226 Hoyt 10/19/1989
In re Wesley High Elk and Imogene High Elk 88-30012 Hoyt 12/13/1988
In re Wesley I. Grimes and Dolores A. Grimes 88-10053 Hoyt 03/29/1990
In re Wilfred Reinbold 87-10311 Hoyt 04/15/1991
In re Wilfred Reinbold 87-10311 Hoyt 07/19/1991
In re Wilfred Reinbold 87-10311 Hoyt 02/12/1990
In re William Bruce Hope and Lori Lynn Hope 03-30093 Hoyt 01/15/2004
In re William C. Mellenberndt 97-40270 Hoyt 09/18/1997
In re William C. Shultz and Evelyn Shultz 96-50121 Hoyt 05/11/1998
In re William Clarence Utne 91-10189 Hoyt 10/05/1992
In re William Edward Young and Jami Dawn Young 08-50148 Nail 02/18/2009
In re William G. Barnes 01-50397 Hoyt 07/11/2003
In re William Guy Caple 08-50029 Nail 03/26/2009
In re William O. Leptien and Susan Leptien 90-10074 Hoyt 12/11/1990

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