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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
Ryan Bussiere v. Stephanie Bussiere (In re Stephanie Lynn Bussiere) 19-5002 Nail 06/21/2019
Robin Michele Bussiere v. The Board of Trustees of North Kansas City Hospital (In re Robin Michele Bussiere) 19-5004 Nail 04/14/2020
Rick Gartner v. Marquette Bank and White Hills, Inc. (In re White Hills, Inc.) 99-4004 Hoyt 05/18/1999
Rick Gartner v. Marquette Bank and White Hills, Inc. (In re White Hills, Inc.) 99-4004 Hoyt 04/10/2000
Richard Kiefer v. Kevin George Klein (In re Klein) 89-5032 Hoyt 01/05/1990
Richard C. Larson v. Jonathan Lee Zoss (In re Zoss) 02-4024 Hoyt 07/12/2002
Reliabank Dakota v. Scott Gene Javers and Pamela Jean Javers (In re Scott Gene Javers and Pamela Jean Javers) 21-4003 Nail 03/28/2022
RCB Bank v. David Keith Olsen (In re Olsen) 98-1026 Hoyt 06/11/1999
Ramona L. Byrne v. Gary O. Zilverberg (In re Zilverberg) 96-3010 Hoyt 04/02/1999
Production Credit Association of the Midlands v. Bar 7 Bar Charolais Ranch (In re Bar 7 Bar Charolais Ranch) 88-5010 Hoyt 02/03/1989
Pioneer Bank & Trust v. Gerald Wayne Cameron and Rena Eva Dorcas Cameron (In re Cameron) 08-5007 Nail 10/17/2008
Pine Lawn Memorial Park, Inc. v. Michael Allen Klein and MaryAnn Klein (In re Klein) 02-5016 Hoyt 09/22/2004
Paul Wilson Mitchell v. Anita Chittenden and Hazel Dyball (In re Mitchell) 06-5006 Hoyt 04/30/2007
Paul John Dold v. Carolyn Christie, with Will Annexed of the Estate of Judson S. Berry, Deceased, and Timothy Reish, Minor County Sheriff (In re Dold) 96-4002 Hoyt 06/21/1996
Patricia J. Warkenthien v. Brett Evan Warkenthien (In re Brett Evan Warkenthien) 03-3004 Hoyt 12/19/2003
Patricia J. Warkenthien v. Brett Evan Warkenthien (In re Brett Evan Warkenthien) 03-3004 Hoyt 06/15/2004
Paige Hofer-Ward v. Abdul T. Ward (In re Abdul T. Ward) 00-4011 Hoyt 07/20/2000
Paige Hofer-Ward v. Abdul T. Ward (In re Abdul T. Ward) 00-4011 Hoyt 08/14/2001
Northern Hills Collections, Inc. v. Richard Claude McArthur (In re Richard Claude McArthur) 23-5002 Kulm Ask 08/29/2023
North Central Construction, Inc. v. Tri-State Ethanol Company, LLC, First Dakota National Bank, South Dakota Corn Utilization Council, South Dakota Board of Economic Development, et al. (In re Tri-State Ethanol Company, LLC) 03-1032 Hoyt 05/10/2004
North Central Construction, Inc. v. Tri-State Ethanol Company LLC, et al. (In re Tri-State Ethanol Company LLC) 03-1032 Hoyt 11/14/2003
Norland Bicky Hofer and Susan Rae Hofer v. Security State Bank (In re Hofer) 87-1017 Hoyt 12/24/1987
Neuhauser Ranch, Inc. v. Lone Star Cattle Limited Partnership, Lone Star Cattle Company, Ken Jones, Kenneth Jones, Double K Cattle Company aka KK Cattle Co., Western General Corp. aka General Western Corp., & Bankwest, Inc. (In re Neuhauser Ranch, Inc.) 88-5005 Hoyt 12/19/1990
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 Hoyt 10/13/1989
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
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 Hoyt 09/07/1989
Nathan Johnson, Robert D. Johnson, and Northland Auto Center, Inc. v. James Wright Porter (In re Porter) 07-1004 Nail 09/28/2007
Nancy Lee McCaslin v. Gary R. Halbert (In re Halbert) 99-1020 Hoyt 03/17/2000
Mitchel E. Morris v. USA Acting through Internal Revenue (In re Morris) 91-5010 Hoyt 05/03/1995
Minn-Kota Farm Agency, Inc. v. Home Federal Savings & Loan 91-1001 Hoyt 03/27/1992
Michael J. Arnoldy and Sonia R. Arnoldy v. David L. Ochs and Annette L. Ochs (In re Ochs) 02-1008 Hoyt 09/30/2002
Mary McCusker and Virginia Carlson v. Edward H. Tubbs, Jr. (In re Tubbs) 94-5001 Hoyt 06/20/1994
Marlin Hutterian Brethren v. Thomas John Wipf and Cen-Dak Leasing of North Dakota, Inc. (In re Wipf) 03-1060 Hoyt 10/27/2004
Marlin Hutterian Brethren v. Thomas John Wipf and Cen-Dak Leasing of North Dakota, Inc. (In re Wipf) 03-1060 Hoyt 10/27/2004
Marilynn Dale Bachmann v. Joseph Henry Bachmann (In re Bachmann) 89-3018 Hoyt 12/11/1990
LuAnn K. Pfeifle v. Bud Haley Williams (In re Bud Haley Williams and Kathy Claire Williams) 04-4031 Hoyt 08/26/2004
Lisa Marlin Winter v. Kevin Julian Winter (In re Kevin Julian Winter) 18-4008 Nail 05/14/2019
Lisa Burton v. Dean Robert Walters, Jr. (In re Walters) 98-5005 Hoyt 12/08/1998
Leroy Oleson v. Richard R. Olson (In re Olson) 93-5018 Hoyt 10/20/1994
LaWayne Larson v. Debra Ann Larson (In re Debra Ann Larson) 01-5010 Hoyt 03/15/2002
Laura J. Howard v. John Michael Abbott (In re Abbott) 01-3005 Hoyt 08/02/2001
Langford State Bank v. Jesse B. West and Luella V. West (In re West) 00-1013 Hoyt 12/26/2000
LaLeine M. Van Leuven v. Robert Holway (In re Holway) 03-5009 Hoyt 01/21/2004
LaLeine M. Van Leuven v. Robert Holway (In re Holway) 03-5009 Hoyt 01/31/2005
Kyle Blake Richard and Lana Jean Richard v. Oahe Federal Credit Union (In re Kyle Blake Richard and Lana Jean Richard) 23-3001 Kulm Ask 11/30/2023
Kirby Oswald v. Leslie Raymond Gonsor (In re Gonsor) 88-1020 Hoyt 12/13/1988
Kenneth Elliott and Marlys Havard Elliott v. Merlin Ziegmann, Sandra Ziegmann, and Gerald A. Bunders (In re Elliott) 98-4027 Hoyt 01/11/1999
Kenneth Elliott and Marlys Havard Elliott v. Merlin Ziegmann, Sandra Ziegmann, and Gerald A. Bunders (In re Elliott) 98-4027 Hoyt 01/06/1999
Kelvin Poppen and Ernest Schleuning v. Bill Michael Kessloff (In re Kessloff) 02-5011 Hoyt 04/25/2003
Joseph E. Hardes Trust and A.A. Hardes Trust v. Michael Joseph Hardes and Penny Lynn Hardes (In re Michael Joseph Hardes and Penny Lynn Hardes) 10-3002 Nail 07/28/2011
Joanne Heikes v. Russell Heikes, Caitlin Collier, and A. Thomas Pokela (In re Joanne Heikes) 96-4037 Hoyt 01/31/1997
Jim Brown, dba 3B Farms v. James Douglas Donovan (In re Donovan) 00-3004 Hoyt 02/07/2001
Jessica Diane Ogle and Jeremy James Ogle v. U.S. Department of Agriculture (In re Ogle) 10-5006 Nail 02/14/2011
Jeffrey Doyle Ofstad v. Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB (In re Jeffrey Doyle Ofstad) 21-5003 Nail 09/14/2021
Jeff D. Roller v. Billy Lee Horn (In re Horn) 04-5015 Hoyt 07/08/2005
Jarrett Ranches, Inc. v. Farm Credit Bank of Omaha, et al (In re Jarrett Ranches, Inc.) 89-1001 Hoyt 11/20/1989
Jarrett Ranches, Inc. v. Farm Credit Bank of Omaha (In re Jarrett Ranches, Inc.) 89-1001 Hoyt 08/16/1989
Jarrett Ranches, Inc. v. Farm Credit Bank of Omaha (In re Jarrett Ranches, Inc.) 89-1001 Hoyt 08/16/1989
Janet C. Snyder v. Charles J. Snyder (In re Charles J. Snyder) 98-3016 Hoyt 03/16/1999
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
James Dean Meyer and Karmen Lea Meyer v. Credit Collections Bureau (In re Meyer) 05-3007 Hoyt 03/31/2006
Jack Weaver, DDS v. John Nicholas Bardonner (In re Bardonner) 98-5016 Hoyt 12/17/1998
In re Zeman Farms, Inc. 87-30132 Hoyt 03/18/1988
In re Zeman Farms, Inc. 87-30132 Hoyt 03/23/1988
In re Zeman Farms, Inc. 87-30132 Hoyt 03/25/1988
In re Zacchary McKensie Alcorn and Jennifer Raechelle Alcorn 13-50026 Nail 07/03/2013
In re Willis R. Gerth 91-10002 Hoyt 10/25/1991
In re Willis R. Gerth 89-10062 Hoyt 08/02/1989
In re Willis Ferris Yost and Iona Mae Yost 92-30036 Hoyt 08/20/1993
In re William Wesley Sohl 09-40293 Nail 07/08/2011
In re William O. Leptien and Susan Leptien 90-10074 Hoyt 12/11/1990
In re William Guy Caple 08-50029 Nail 03/26/2009
In re William G. Barnes 01-50397 Hoyt 07/11/2003
In re William Edward Young and Jami Dawn Young 08-50148 Nail 02/18/2009
In re William Clarence Utne 91-10189 Hoyt 10/05/1992
In re William C. Shultz and Evelyn Shultz 96-50121 Hoyt 05/11/1998
In re William C. Mellenberndt 97-40270 Hoyt 09/18/1997
In re William Bruce Hope and Lori Lynn Hope 03-30093 Hoyt 01/15/2004
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 Wesley I. Grimes and Dolores A. Grimes 88-10053 Hoyt 03/29/1990
In re Wesley High Elk and Imogene High Elk 88-30012 Hoyt 12/13/1988
In re Weiszhaar Farms, Inc. and L.J. Hog Co., Inc. 86-10226 Hoyt 10/19/1989
In re Weiszhaar Farms, Inc. and L. J. Hog Company, Inc. 88-10194 Hoyt 11/08/1988
In re Wayne E. Wasilk and Marlys R. Wasilk 96-10070 Hoyt 10/16/1996
In re Wayne Douglas Taylor and Peggy Taylor 89-40349 Hoyt 03/19/1998
In re Wayne A. Nielsen and Nina C. Nielsen 00-50015 Hoyt 01/26/2000
In re Wayne "Tom" Teigen and Pamela Teigen 96-10055 Hoyt 12/18/1998
In re Vernon E. Ivers, Jr. and Carol S. Ivers 02-50111 Hoyt 06/17/2003
In re Vernon E. Ivers and Marilyn K. Ivers 91-50191 Hoyt 06/12/1992
In re Vernell E. Smith and Carol J. Smith 87-30110 Hoyt 10/05/1992
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 Vaughn Doerr and Genevieve Doerr 86-10156 Hoyt 03/22/1988
In re Ursula Ann Ward 22-50056 Nail 11/29/2022
In re U STOP PUMP & WASH, LLC 20-40448 Nail 02/11/2021
In re Tri-State Ethanol Company LLC 03-10194 Hoyt 06/19/2007
In re Tri-State Ethanol Company LLC 03-10194 Hoyt 04/18/2007
In re Tri-State Ethanol Company LLC 03-10194 Hoyt 03/14/2005

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