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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 ascending Case or Adversary Number Judge Date of Decision
In re Aisley B. Ferguson 05-42224 Hoyt 04/07/2006
In re Abdul T. Ward 00-40098 Hoyt 07/20/2000
Holly Hayden v. Ronald Edward Tidwell (In re Tidwell) 00-5016 Hoyt 06/13/2001
Holly Hayden v. Ronald Edward Tidwell (In re Tidwell) 00-5016 Hoyt 11/29/2000
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
Harry Vanderwerf, Betty Vanderwerf and David Vanderwerf v. William P. Kirwan (In re Kirwan) 97-3010 Hoyt 04/06/1998
Harry Vanderwerf, Betty Vanderwerf and David Vanderwerf v. James T. Kirwan and Shirley M. Kirwan (In re Kirwan) 97-3011 Hoyt 04/06/1998
Gregory Antonio Robinson and Melinda Robinson v. Fairbanks Capital Corp. (In re Robinson) 04-4045 Hoyt 01/27/2005
Golden Hills Resort, Inc. v. Homestake Mining Company (In re Golden Hills Resort, Inc.) 92-5012 Hoyt 03/05/1993
Global Financial Services and Security Bank of South Dakota v. Wesley D. Ginsbach and Julie A. Ginsbach (In re Ginsbach) 89-5031 Hoyt 03/19/1990
Gerald Noble v. Arden Michael Sieh (In re Arden Michael Sieh and Vicky Jo Sieh) 12-1008 Nail 01/31/2013
Gerald Lee Hardy v. Warren Arthur Blake and Patricia K. Blake (In re Blake) 95-5009 Hoyt 10/26/1995
Gary Sundquist, Special Administrator of the Estate of Amber Sundquist v. William J. Kaupp (In re Kaupp) 98-3014 Hoyt 12/29/1998
Gail Sohler v. William G. Barnes (In re Barnes) 01-5014 Hoyt 07/30/2002
Frank Guliuzza and Kathy Guliuzza v. Glenn E. Wood and Janet L. Wood (In re Wood) 03-5015 Hoyt 03/15/2004
First Western Bank, Deadwood v. Delbert Brink and Pamela Brink (In re Brink) 02-5014 Hoyt 02/07/2003
First Premier Bank v. Mary Elizabeth Engels (In re Engels) 06-4018 Hoyt 06/01/2006
First Midwest Bank-Deerfield Branches v. George Wallace Beeler, Jr. and Carolyn Jeanne Beeler (In re Beeler) 08-4006 Nail 02/10/2009
First Fidelity Bank of Murdo v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty; Robert Bak; Elsie Bak; The City of Estelline, South Dakota; The Estelline Waste Water Treatment Program (In re Robert Allen Bak and Elsie Jean Bak) 88-3003 Hoyt 02/02/1990
First Fidelity Bank of Murdo v. Robert Allen Bak and Elsie J. Bak dba Bak Construction Company (In re Bak) 88-3003 Hoyt 04/05/1990
First Dakota National Bank, N.A v. James J. Scoblic (In re James J. Scoblic and Jeanne K. Scoblic) 04-4071 Hoyt 05/18/2005
First Bank of South Dakota v. Green Tree Financial Corp. (In re E. John Bruner and Eileen Bruner) 96-4049 Hoyt 03/18/1997
First Bank of South Dakota v. Green Tree Financial Corp. (In re E. John Bruner and Eileen Bruner) 96-4049 Hoyt 06/17/1997
Estate of Robert R. Lacey v. Jeffrey L. Knopf (In re Knopf) 01-4030 Hoyt 05/13/2002
Estate of Carl V. Gull and Estate of Eunice I. Gull v. U.S. Office of Personnel Management (In re L.D. Alderson) 92-5002 Hoyt 12/01/1992
Duane Mehlhaf v. Caitlin Collier (In re Tamara E. Hofer) 97-4045 Hoyt 01/14/1998
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
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
Donna Jones v. Richard Michael Jones (In re Richard Michael Jones and Christine Ann Jones) 05-4067 Hoyt 12/01/2006
Don Tarrant v. Darwin Harvey Kurtz (In re Kurtz) 95-4017 Hoyt 09/09/1995
Delores Graham, as Special Administrator for the Estate of Florence Docken v. Ray Meinders, Joy Meinders and First Premier Bank (In re Meinders) 02-4062 Hoyt 08/27/2003
Delores Graham, as Special Administrator for the Estate of Florence Docken v. Ray Meinders, Joy Meinders and First Premier Bank (In re Meinders) 02-4062 Hoyt 04/09/2003
David Benning dba The Gold Mine, Inc. v. Gasper Mudd Karunaratne (In re Karunaratne) 98-4051 Hoyt 11/19/1998
Darrell Boyer v. Barbara Irene Boyer (In re Barbara Irene Boyer) 00-5008 Hoyt 11/13/2000
Daniel W. Barrett and Magen L. Barrett v. Small Business Administration and First Dakota National Bank (In re Barrett) 01-4011 Hoyt 07/17/2001
Daniel Vernon Roggenbuck, II and Robin Kay Roggenbuck v. Social Security Administration (In re Daniel Vernon Roggenbuck, II and Robin Kay Roggenbuck) 17-3001 Nail 07/24/2018
Dacotah Bank v. Aberdeen Federal Credit Union (In re Brent Joseph Barton and Dawn Francine Barton) 10-1004 Nail 10/05/2010
Cynthia Lee Keller v. Marvin Eugene Willard Parkinson (In re Parkinson) 01-4035 Hoyt 05/24/2002
Cynthia Henley and Markus Bruce Henley v. Express Collections and Meade County (In re Henley) 04-5007 Hoyt 07/13/2004
CorTrust Bank, N.A. v. Loren D. Miller and Jean A. Miller (In re Miller) 04-4016 Hoyt 03/04/2005
CorTrust Bank, N.A. v. Loren D. Miller and Jean A. Miller (In re Miller) 04-4016 Hoyt 06/04/2004
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
Community First National Bank v. Elkhorn Farm, Inc. (In re Elkhorn Farm, Inc.) 00-5004 Hoyt 05/03/2000
Cleo Colleen Havlovic v. Michael R. Havlovic (In re Cleo Colleen Havlovic) 00-4019 Hoyt 09/13/2000
Cheryl Reed v. Lloyd Curtis Johnson (In re Johnson) 05-3004 Hoyt 05/30/2006
Chad Allen Volkers v. Indiana Wesleyan University (In re Volkers) 03-5006 Hoyt 10/10/2003
Cen-Dak Leasing of North Dakota, Inc. v. Thomas John Wipf (In re Wipf) 04-1008 Hoyt 10/27/2004
Bryan L. Brost v. Teri R. Brost (In re Teri R Brost) 99-4020 Hoyt 01/04/2000
Brian Seefeldt v. Carrie Jo Seefeldt (In re Carrie Jo Seefeldt) 96-1017 Hoyt 06/04/1997
Brian J. Duffy v. Mary Duffy (In re Brian J. Duffy) 02-4069 Hoyt 05/02/2003
Brian J. Duffy v. Mary Duffy (In re Brian J. Duffy) 02-4069 Hoyt 06/26/2003
Brian D. Stromseth and Petrina J. Stromseth v. Crystal Water, Inc. (In re Stromsseth) 98-1015 Hoyt 12/04/1998
Brad Allen Stabler and Brenda Lee Stabler v. John R. Beyers (In re Stabler) 09-1002 Nail 07/01/2009
Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Fund v. David Conrad Webb (In re David Conrad Webb and Janice Lee Webb ) 96-4050 Hoyt 05/29/1997
Benjamin Schamber v. Jacqueline Fanchon Schamber (In re Jacqueline Fanchon Schamber) 05-4069 Hoyt 12/16/2005
BankWest, Inc. v. United States of America, Farmers Home Administration (In re Katcon, Inc.) 88-3006 Hoyt 02/10/1989
B-Line v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (In re The Credit Store, Inc.) 03-4039 Hoyt 12/23/2003
Automobile Club Insurance Company, Layne Drenth, and Lisa Drenth v. Daniel F. Grygierczyk (In re Grygierczyk) 98-4028 Hoyt 12/28/1998
Antonio M. Aguirre, Sr. and Kelli D. Aguirre v. Fullerton Lumber Company, Inc. (In re Aguirre) 06-4048 Hoyt 02/21/2007
Anna Jean Dean v. Tennessee Student Assistant Corp., Sallie Mae Loan Servicing Center, and Collection Technology, Inc. (In re Michael Eugene Dean and Anna Jean Dean) 93-5017 Hoyt 07/28/1994
Angela D. Ford v. Justin Uriah Cookie (In re Cookie) 01-5005 Hoyt 05/25/2001
American Family Insurance and Rhonda Opsahl v. Bruce A. Williamson (In re Williamson) 01-1019 Hoyt 02/15/2002
Alvin Raymond Bauer and Deloris La Ryne Bauer v. The United States of America (In re Bauer) 87-1042 Hoyt 11/18/1988
Ace Oilfield Rentals, LLC v. Tucker Don Pankowski (In re Tucker Don Pankowski) 16-5008 Nail 02/07/2019
Ace Oilfield Rentals, LLC v. Douglas John Kerkvliet (In re Douglas John Kerkvliet) 16-5009 Nail 02/07/2019
Accounts Management, Inc. v. Debra Rawlins, Tom D. Tobin, Marc S. Feinstein, and Francis Martin Langan (In re Langan) - Tobin's Motion 13-3003 Nail 10/18/2013
Accounts Management, Inc. v. Debra Rawlins, Tom D. Tobin, Marc S. Feinstein, and Francis Martin Langan (In re Langan) - Debtor's Motion 13-3003 Nail 10/18/2013
Accounts Management, Inc. v. Aaron A. Vasa (In re Aaron A. Vasa) 14-4008 Nail 11/19/2014
Aberdeen Finance Corporation v. South Dakota Network, L.L.C. (In re Aberdeen Finance Corporation) 04-1015 Hoyt 12/01/2004

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