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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 Judge Date of Decisionsort descending
In re Cara Mc Leod 99-10083 Hoyt 08/05/1999
In re Rodney M. Foster 99-10025 Hoyt 08/10/1999
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 Jessie Joyce Hughes and Caroll Lee Hughes 99-40302 Hoyt 10/18/1999
In re Jessie Joyce Hughes and Caroll Lee Hughes 99-40302 Hoyt 10/18/1999
In re Kenneth M. Gudahl and Joan K. Gudahl 99-40740 Hoyt 11/12/1999
In re Richard M. Maier 99-10177 Hoyt 11/30/1999
Trustee John S. Lovald v. Credit Collections Services (In re Deborah Maxwell) 99-4022 Hoyt 12/03/1999
In re Gail E. Etzel and John H. Etzel 99-10262 Hoyt 12/07/1999
In re Gary L. Kaiser 98-50285 Hoyt 12/17/1999
Bryan L. Brost v. Teri R. Brost (In re Teri R Brost) 99-4020 Hoyt 01/04/2000
In re Debra J. Otten 96-40513 Hoyt 01/11/2000
Trustee John S. Lovald v. Gerald R. Kirwan, Jr. and Leona J. Kirwan (In re Kirwan Ranch) 99-3001 Hoyt 01/12/2000
In re Wayne A. Nielsen and Nina C. Nielsen 00-50015 Hoyt 01/26/2000
Connie Drew v. Thomas W. Stanton and Mary Stanton (In re Stanton) 99-5022 Hoyt 02/03/2000
In re Gerald James Gesinger and Heidi Marie Gesinger 99-50185 Hoyt 02/09/2000
In re Arden Loren Stern and Arlene Elsie Stern 91-40509 Hoyt 02/16/2000
In re Daniel J. Goergen and Arlene F. Goergen 99-50511 Hoyt 03/17/2000
Nancy Lee McCaslin v. Gary R. Halbert (In re Halbert) 99-1020 Hoyt 03/17/2000
In re Debra J. Otten 96-40513 Hoyt 03/28/2000
In re Chelsea D. Ferguson and Donna M. Ferguson 97-50639 Hoyt 03/31/2000
Rick Gartner v. Marquette Bank and White Hills, Inc. (In re White Hills, Inc.) 99-4004 Hoyt 04/10/2000
In re Bert Outka and Rosalie J. Outka 97-50491 Hoyt 04/13/2000
Community First National Bank v. Elkhorn Farm, Inc. (In re Elkhorn Farm, Inc.) 00-5004 Hoyt 05/03/2000
Connie Drew v. Thomas W. Stanton and Mary Stanton (In re Stanton) 99-5022 Hoyt 05/03/2000
In re Charles R. Swenson and Karna L. Swenson 99-10195 Hoyt 05/04/2000
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 David K. Huskey and Colleen L. Huskey 00-10009 Hoyt 05/30/2000
In re Kandis K. Rieger 99-30043 Hoyt 06/08/2000
Trustee John S. Lovald v. Gerald R. Kirwan, Jr. and Leona J. Kirwan (In re Kirwan Ranch) 99-3001 Hoyt 06/19/2000
In re Phyllis R. Bitterman 99-41111 Hoyt 06/27/2000
In re Gary B. Dezell and Florence E. Dezell 00-40227 Hoyt 07/06/2000
In re Kirwan Ranch 97-30004 Hoyt 07/14/2000
Paige Hofer-Ward v. Abdul T. Ward (In re Abdul T. Ward) 00-4011 Hoyt 07/20/2000
In re Abdul T. Ward 00-40098 Hoyt 07/20/2000
In re Thomas Zane Reeves 99-30061 Hoyt 08/14/2000
In re Ronald E. Tidwell 98-50422 Hoyt 08/16/2000
In re Ronald M. Stasko and Jennifer L. Stasko 99-10142 Hoyt 08/31/2000
In re Jesse B. West and Luella V. West 99-10322 Hoyt 08/31/2000
Wanda G. Gaston v. Evan David Pipitone (In re Pipitone) 00-5009 Hoyt 09/08/2000
In re Casey Ray Tebay 00-40245 Hoyt 09/08/2000
Cleo Colleen Havlovic v. Michael R. Havlovic (In re Cleo Colleen Havlovic) 00-4019 Hoyt 09/13/2000
In re Evert L. Fredricks and Rhoda A. Fredricks 00-40484 Hoyt 09/27/2000
In re Donald John Tunnissen and Charlene Joan Tunnissen 95-30001 Hoyt 09/27/2000
In re Lamont Darrell Hill 00-30071 Hoyt 11/03/2000
Darrell Boyer v. Barbara Irene Boyer (In re Barbara Irene Boyer) 00-5008 Hoyt 11/13/2000
Holly Hayden v. Ronald Edward Tidwell (In re Tidwell) 00-5016 Hoyt 11/29/2000
In re Finesha Randle Dawson 00-40405 Hoyt 12/07/2000
In re Steven Anton Kotalik and Sharon Marie Kotalik 00-40225 Hoyt 12/08/2000
Langford State Bank v. Jesse B. West and Luella V. West (In re West) 00-1013 Hoyt 12/26/2000
In re Gerald B. Greenwood 00-50415 Hoyt 12/28/2000
In re Alvina E. Iron Hawk 00-30084 Hoyt 01/10/2001
Trustee John S. Lovald v. Gerald R. Kirwan, Jr. and Leona J. Kirwan (In re Kirwan Ranch) 99-3001 Hoyt 01/10/2001
In re Jesse Bell Aldrich 00-40969 Hoyt 01/11/2001
In re Toni-Dee Lucille Beilke 00-40818 Hoyt 01/11/2001
In re Daniel Michael Keefe 00-40806 Hoyt 01/11/2001
In re Joanne Renee Nolte 00-40804 Hoyt 01/11/2001
In re Richard Jay Pearsall and Arla Rae Pearsall 00-30080 Hoyt 01/11/2001
Trustee John S. Lovald v. Gerald R. Kirwan, Jr. and Leona J. Kirwan (In re Kirwan Ranch) 99-3001 Hoyt 01/23/2001
In re Arthur Dean Reeves and Emma Lu Reeves 99-30008 Hoyt 01/23/2001
In re Thomas Zane Reeves 99-30061 Hoyt 01/23/2001
In re Clifford E. Mendel 00-10159 Hoyt 01/31/2001
Jim Brown, dba 3B Farms v. James Douglas Donovan (In re Donovan) 00-3004 Hoyt 02/07/2001
In re Dallas A. Wheeler 00-10016 Hoyt 02/20/2001
Trustee John S. Lovald v. Gerald R. Kirwan, Jr. and Leona J. Kirwan (In re Kirwan Ranch) 99-3001 Hoyt 02/23/2001
In re Kirwan Ranch 97-30004 Hoyt 02/23/2001
In re Betty Wilson and Monte Wilson 00-40790 Hoyt 03/05/2001
In re Steven D. Hanson and Bonnie M. Hanson 00-30078 Hoyt 04/09/2001
In re Jacob P. Klammes 00-50433 Hoyt 04/25/2001
In re Jeffrey L. Peterson and Roxann L. Peterson 00-50410 Hoyt 04/25/2001
In re Myron L. Haar and Charmaine R. Haar 00-10183 Hoyt 05/07/2001
In re Pamyla Hefner 00-40944 Hoyt 05/08/2001
In re Dorothy Jean Wehde 98-40522 Hoyt 05/16/2001
In re Carlene R. Schlup 01-50124 Hoyt 05/18/2001
Angela D. Ford v. Justin Uriah Cookie (In re Cookie) 01-5005 Hoyt 05/25/2001
In re Arthur Dean Reeves and Emma Lu Reeves 99-30008 Hoyt 06/13/2001
Holly Hayden v. Ronald Edward Tidwell (In re Tidwell) 00-5016 Hoyt 06/13/2001
In re Constance L. Schenkel 00-40956 Hoyt 06/27/2001
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
In re Robert L. Boeka, Jr. 01-40301 Hoyt 07/17/2001
In re Samuel Dorsey Thompson 01-50009 Hoyt 07/19/2001
Trustee William J. Pfeiffer v. Albert C. Heyd and Ardith Heyd (In re Jack Ray-Henry Heyd) 01-1010 Hoyt 07/20/2001
Laura J. Howard v. John Michael Abbott (In re Abbott) 01-3005 Hoyt 08/02/2001
In re John David McGruder and Marlene Joyce McGruder 00-30094 Hoyt 08/14/2001
Paige Hofer-Ward v. Abdul T. Ward (In re Abdul T. Ward) 00-4011 Hoyt 08/14/2001
In re Ned Maryott, fdba Maryott Livestock 01-10052 Hoyt 09/24/2001
Trustee Dennis C. Whetzel v. First International Bank & Trust (In re Lyndon M. Franzen dba Franzen Freightways) 01-5008 Hoyt 10/26/2001
In re Nora Y. Ludwig 01-40473 Hoyt 10/26/2001
In re Marilyn Anne Durante 01-50181 Hoyt 11/19/2001
In re Bradley M. Doerr and Debra J. Doerr 01-40036 Hoyt 11/30/2001
In re Ronny A. Hofer and Tisha D. Hofer 01-40825 Hoyt 12/06/2001
In re SueAnn Turner 01-50504 Hoyt 01/02/2002
Trustee John S. Lovald v. Dakota Truck Underwriters (In re Fischer Enterprises, Inc.) 01-4027 Hoyt 01/28/2002
In re Gregory A. Anderson and Deanne M. Anderson 01-10280 Hoyt 02/07/2002
American Family Insurance and Rhonda Opsahl v. Bruce A. Williamson (In re Williamson) 01-1019 Hoyt 02/15/2002
LaWayne Larson v. Debra Ann Larson (In re Debra Ann Larson) 01-5010 Hoyt 03/15/2002
In re Tamara Jo Johnson 01-41133 Hoyt 03/22/2002
In re King Sea Restaurant No. 3, Inc. 01-40853 Hoyt 04/08/2002
In re Michael Ford and Hollee Ford 01-10034 Hoyt 05/06/2002
In re Kevin G. Cap and Cathy J. Cap 01-41239 Hoyt 05/08/2002

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