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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 Kermit R. Johnson 03-10042 Hoyt 08/15/2003
In re Kenneth M. Gudahl and Joan K. Gudahl 99-40740 Hoyt 11/12/1999
In re Kenneth J. Hofer 86-30018 Hoyt 05/17/1988
In re Kelly K. Chesmore and Michelle M. Chesmore 06-10078 Nail 01/18/2007
In re Keith Neil Haffer 97-41065 Hoyt 09/21/1998
In re Keith Fischer and Charlene Fischer 84-10114 Hoyt 02/19/1988
In re KBFS, Inc. 89-50239 Hoyt 09/29/1990
In re Kandis K. Rieger 99-30043 Hoyt 06/08/2000
In re Junior Sebastian Hammrich and Joyce Marie Hammrich 87-10032 Hoyt 05/11/1994
In re Junior Sebastian Hammrich and Joyce Marie Hammrich 87-10032 Hoyt 12/27/1994
In re Junior Sebastian Hammrich and Joyce Marie Hammrich 87-10032 Hoyt 03/14/1991
In re Junior Sebastian Hammrich and Joyce Marie Hammrich 87-10032 Hoyt 11/13/1989
In re Junior Sebastian Hammrich and Joyce Marie Hammrich 87-10032 Hoyt 03/18/1988
In re Julie A. Squires 05-10433 Hoyt 05/07/2007
In re Joshua David Smith and Kasey Marie Smith 14-50213 Nail 02/19/2015
In re Joseph William Dreps and Cynthia Ann Dreps 99-50103 Hoyt 08/05/1999
In re Joseph Matthew Stanford 14-40157 Nail 08/20/2014
In re Jon Eric Wik and Sherry Lynn Wik 05-50615 Nail 11/16/2006
In re John W. Kitterman 98-40060 Hoyt 12/28/1998
In re John R. Harris 96-40507 Hoyt 11/14/1996
In re John James Shishnia 05-10073 Hoyt 09/28/2005
In re John Edward Henning and Marilyn Joyce Henning 88-10212 Hoyt 08/16/1993
In re John E. Uecker and Erdene M. Uecker 02-41062 Hoyt 12/17/2004
In re John David McGruder and Marlene Joyce McGruder 00-30094 Hoyt 08/14/2001
In re John D. Lipp and Kellie B. Lipp 88-50112 Hoyt 03/23/1989
In re John A. Wingert 95-40479 Hoyt 01/26/1996
In re Joel L. Torigian and Diane J. Torigian 95-10202 Hoyt 07/05/1996
In re Joel A. Humpal 05-40048 Hoyt 08/11/2005
In re Jodi Marie Stevenson 20-40167 Nail 05/20/2020
In re Jodi Kay McGee 15-40093 Nail 10/06/2015
In re Jocelyn Faye Prang 15-50172 Nail 12/11/2015
In re Joanne Renee Nolte 00-40804 Hoyt 01/11/2001
In re Joanne Heikes 93-40002 Hoyt 05/30/1995
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 Jesse Bell Aldrich 00-40969 Hoyt 01/11/2001
In re Jesse B. West and Luella V. West 99-10322 Hoyt 08/31/2000
In re Jerome Dean Gebur 98-40153 Hoyt 03/19/1999
In re Jeffrey W. Brown 94-40513 Hoyt 05/10/1996
In re Jeffrey P. Schultz 91-50290 Hoyt 09/16/1993
In re Jeffrey L. Peterson and Roxann L. Peterson 00-50410 Hoyt 04/25/2001
In re Jeffrey Joseph Shotkoski and Constance Lynn Shotkoski 07-40755 Nail 09/28/2009
In re Jeffrey Jon Ward 21-30028 Nail 04/28/2022
In re Jeffrey Doyle Ofstad 21-50044 Nail 09/14/2021
In re Jean D. Olson 05-40226 Hoyt 07/21/2005
In re Jason Neil Kraft and Kelly Kay Kraft 06-10113 Nail 03/15/2007
In re Janet M. Almen 05-50297 Hoyt 01/31/2007
In re Jamie Lynn Herding 05-42419 Hoyt 01/31/2007
In re James W. Kussow 97-40952 Hoyt 11/06/2002
In re James W. Eagle and Patricia L. Eagle 92-30072 Hoyt 08/10/1995
In re James M. Delozier and Mary L. Delozier 02-40659 Hoyt 12/09/2002
In re James Leslie Coats and Jane Irene Coats 97-10001 Hoyt 02/25/2004
In re James H. Stokke and Sarah M. Stokke 05-40158 Hoyt 08/24/2005
In re James Floyd Anderson and Dorothy Joyce Anderson 86-30044 Hoyt 11/19/1993
In re James Edward Garrett and Sandra Ann Garrett 17-30033 Nail 01/24/2019
In re James Earenfight Travis 90-10094 Hoyt 04/05/1991
In re James Earenfight Travis 90-10094 Hoyt 04/05/1991
In re James Anderson and Dorothy Anderson 86-30044 Hoyt 04/11/1988
In re James A. Anderson 93-10223 Hoyt 10/29/1996
In re Jacqueline L. Otteson 05-30005 Hoyt 02/01/2006
In re Jacob P. Klammes 00-50433 Hoyt 04/25/2001
In re Jackalyn R. Anderson 92-50273 Hoyt 04/23/1993
In re J. Howard Harrison and Darlene F. Harrison 87-50250 Hoyt 05/21/1993
In re Herman Poeppel 89-30035 Hoyt 05/10/1989
In re Herbert Warren Allen, III and Donna Mae Allen 87-10052 Hoyt 01/13/1995
In re Herbert W. Allen and Donna Mae Allen 87-10052 Hoyt 10/30/1995
In re Harvey G. Fridrich and Adeline L. Fridrich 94-40247 Hoyt 05/05/1995
In re Harlan Eugene Reed and Lola Frances Reed 10-30068 Nail 03/16/2011
In re H & M Parmely Farms 84-30055 Hoyt 12/12/1989
In re Gregory Dean Zike, Sr. 03-41477 Hoyt 12/30/2003
In re Gregory Antonio Robinson and Melinda Robinson 04-40674 Hoyt 04/04/2005
In re Gregory A. Anderson and Deanne M. Anderson 01-10280 Hoyt 02/07/2002
In re Grant Arlan Parsons and Sandra Kay Parsons 11-30071 Nail 04/18/2012
In re Glen J. Brinkman and Susan Mary Brinkman 93-30040 Hoyt 06/20/1994
In re Gerald L. Fitzgerald and Geraldine Fitzgerald 94-40472 Hoyt 06/09/1995
In re Gerald Jerome Voelker and Antoinette Voelker 86-40428 Hoyt 06/06/1991
In re Gerald James Gesinger and Heidi Marie Gesinger 99-50185 Hoyt 02/09/2000
In re Gerald B. Greenwood 00-50415 Hoyt 12/28/2000
In re Gehrig Joseph Maunders and JanaLee Peterson 01-41291 Hoyt 03/21/2003
In re Gary L. Kaiser 98-50285 Hoyt 12/17/1999
In re Gary J. Stratmeyer 96-40354 Hoyt 12/02/1996
In re Gary B. Dezell and Florence E. Dezell 00-40227 Hoyt 07/06/2000
In re Garrett E. Priest and Nikki Anne Priest 09-10105 Nail 07/23/2010
In re Gail E. Etzel and John H. Etzel 99-10262 Hoyt 12/07/1999
In re Fred Fanning and Bessie Fanning 86-30115 Hoyt 04/25/1989
In re Francis Victor Krump and Pauline Margaret Krump, Dennis Voeller and Donna Lynn Voeller, and Craig D. Wendling and Rebecca L. Wendling 87-10230 Hoyt 06/07/1988
In re Francis Gerard Goc and Kathie Lynn Goc 86-30045 Hoyt 02/01/1988
In re Francis D. Laffey 93-40570 Hoyt 10/30/1995
In re Florence M. Cole 94-30046 Hoyt 10/15/1997
In re Finesha Randle Dawson 00-40405 Hoyt 12/07/2000
In re Evert L. Fredricks and Rhoda A. Fredricks 00-40484 Hoyt 09/27/2000
In re Ellis Brothers and Dorothy Faye Ellis 87-30059 Hoyt 01/26/1993
In re Ehab A. Andrawis 98-40040 Hoyt 07/30/1998
In re Edwin Robert Bunke 93-10166 Hoyt 04/11/1994
In re Edwin Robert Bunke 93-10166 Hoyt 09/01/1994
In re Edward W. Carr and Wilma Carr dba Carr Farms, Inc. 91-30030 Hoyt 06/14/1991
In re Edward W. Carr and Wilma Carr dba Carr Farms, Inc. 87-40067 Hoyt 06/14/1991
In re Edward W. Carr and Wilma Carr dba Carr Farms, Inc. 87-40067 Hoyt 06/29/1989
In re Edward L. Swenson and Phyllis Swenson 87-30136 Hoyt 06/20/1988
In re Earl Hanson and Ruby Hanson, Harold Assman and Jim Assman, Lower Brule Construction, Ward Lemmon and Norman Lemmon, Gary Schindler and Kathleen Schindler, and Donald Schindler and Bonnie Schindler 86-30136 Hoyt 03/08/1989

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