Case Law Index
Agricultural Bankruptcy

January 1, 2002 - March 1, 2011

This index provides a comprehensive though not necessarily exhaustive compilation of reported and unreported federal and state court decisions involving agricultural bankruptcy that were decided on or after January 1, 2002. For those cases that have been summarized by the National Agricultural Law Center, a link is provided to the summary. The index will be regularly updated to reflect new judicial developments. The cases are listed in reverse chronological order.

The "Text" link goes to the freely available Google Scholar text of the opinion; the "Summary" link goes to a summary of the opinion written by the National Agricultural Law Center staff.

Editor's note: Bankruptcy case law revolves primarily around the Federal Bankruptcy Code, but the code allows states to either adopt federal bankruptcy exemptions or opt out of the code and create their own exemptions. This Bankruptcy Case Law Index was compiled with this difference in mind to provide users with quick and ready access to each state's bankruptcy exemptions. Each state bankruptcy court decision is listed under the state's name and not geographically according to circuit. District court opinions are similarly listed. Circuit courts of appeal decisions and the decisions of bankruptcy appellate panels are listed according to their respective circuits.

SUPREME COURT

Marrama v. Citizens Bank, 127 S. Ct. 1105 (2007) (bad faith debtor does not have absolute power to convert)  Text    |    Summary

Till v. SCS Corp., 541 U.S. 456 (2004) (use formula approach to determine cramdown interest rate)  Text    |    Summary

FIRST CIRCUIT

In re Montagne, 431 B.R. 94 (Bankr. D. Vt. 2010) (claim by agricultural supplier to recover feed and other supplies provided on credit)  Text

In re Duby, 03-13502-MWV, 2010 WL 2867447 (Bankr. D. N.H. July 21, 2010) (USDA violated the automatic stay by attempting to collect on a debt)  Text

SECOND CIRCUIT

In re Cady, 440 B.R. 16 (Bankr. N.D.N.Y. 2010) (scope of "creditor" under Chapter 12)  Text

In re Cady, No. 10-30737, 2010 WL 4723555 (Bankr. N.D. N.Y. Nov. 22, 2010) (stay of sale of farmland used for the support of the debtor)  Text

Pappas v. Bank of Am. Corp., Nos. 07-4103-cv(L), 07-4093-cv, 2009 WL 382602 (2d Cir. Feb. 17, 2009) (no aiding and abetting in fraudulent conveyances)   Summary

In re Perosio, 2008 WL 2066015 (2nd Cir. 2008) (suit to avoid mortgages in Chapter 12 proceeding)

Riendeau v. Canney (In re Riendeau), 336 F.3d 78 (2d Cir. 2003) (dairy farmer's payments not exempted under federal garnishment law)  Text    |    Summary

THIRD

In re Smith, No. 06-10692-TPA, 2011 WL 832110 (Bankr. E.D. Penn. March 10, 2011) (treatment of capital gains from sale of farm assets during bankruptcy)

FIFTH CIRCUIT

In re Pilgrim's Pride Corp., 442 B.R. 522 (Bankr. N.D.Tex. 2010) (claims by poultry producers against bankrupt integrator barred)

In re Tinsley, No. 09-36036-SGJ-7, 2010 WL 4823208 (Bankr. N.D. Tex. Nov. 16, 2010) (homestead exemption for farmer-debtor under state law)

Terra Partners v. Rabo Agrifinance, No. 2:09-CV-194-J, 2010 WL 3270225 (N.D. Tex Aug. 18, 2010) (claim of conversion of farm equipment during bankruptcy)

In re Yorkshire LLC, 540 F.3d 328, (5th Cir. 2008) (sanctions for filing petitions in bad faith)  Text    |    Summary

Burgess v. Sikes (In re Burgess), 438 F.3d 493 (5th Cir. 2006) (crop disaster relief payments, property of the estate)  Text    |    Summary

Perry v. Dearing (In re Perry), 345 F.3d 303 (5th Cir. 2003) (rural homestead exemption)  Text    |    Summary

McCloy v. Silverthorne (In re McCloy), 296 F.3d 370 (5th Cir. 2002) (farmer status is a waiveable affirmative defense)  Text    |    Summary

SIXTH CIRCUIT

In re Pertuset, No. 10-8024, 2010 WL 3422455 (6th Cir. B.A.P. Aug. 24, 2010) (failure to properly file as family farmer under Chapter 12)  Text

Sanderson Farms, Inc. v. Gasbarro, No. 07-4252, 2008 WL 4764118 (6th Cir. 2008) (denial of discharge due to collateral estoppel)   Summary

In re United Producers, Inc., 526 F.3d 942 (6th Cir. 2008) (confirmation hearing on a plan proposed by the cooperative)   Text

Hart v. Logan (In re Hart), 2005 Bankr. LEXIS 1187 (B.A.P. 6th Cir. 2005) (core and non-core proceedings, subject matter jurisdiction)   Summary

Monsanto Co. v. Trantham (In re Trantham), 304 B.R. 298 (B.A.P. 6th Cir. 2004) (pre-petition patent infringement judgment dischargeable)  Text    |    Summary

Grooms v. W/C Millings, Co. (In re Grooms), 64 Fed. Appx. 922 (6th Cir. 2003) (ch.12 debtors not entitled to hardship discharge)   Summary

Robinson v. Champaign Landmark, Inc. (In re Robinson), 326 F.3d 767 (6th Cir. 2003) (debtor's attempt to revoke arbitration award denied)  Text    |    Summary

Deere Credit Servs. v. Tenn. Dep't of Agric. (In re Hollingshead), 286 B.R. 622 (B.A.P. 6th Cir. 2002) (State department of agriculture's lien found to be junior to other creditors' liens)  Text    |    Summary

SEVENTH CIRCUIT

In re Berwick Black Cattle Co., No. 06-82166, 2011 WL 841143 (Bankr. C.D. Ill. March 8, 2011) (gains and losses from cattle sales)

In re Walker, No. 10-72459, 2011 WL 839508 (Bankr. C.D. Ill. March 7, 2011) (lien on future crops for use of cash collateral during Chapter 12 plan for farmer/debtor)

In re Eckberg, No. 10-81914, 2011 WL 304485 (Bankr. C.D.Ill. Jan. 27, 2011) (grain dealer not allowed administrative priority claim in Chapter 12 farmer's bankruptcy)

In re Evenson, No. 05-37920-svk, 2010 WL 4622188 (Bankr. E.D. Wis. Nov. 3, 2010) (abandonment of farmland during bankruptcy proceeding)  Text

In re Snyder, 436 B.R. 81 (Bankr. C.D. Ill. 2010) (assignee of senior lienholder with respect to crop proceeds held by Chapter 12 trustee seeks payment of proceeds)

Wiese v. Cmty. Bank of Cent. Wis., 552 F.3d 584 (7th Cir. 2009) ("cause" for plan to remain binding on the parties)  Text

Dye v. U.S., Farm Servs. Agency (In re Dye), 360 F.3d 744 (7th Cir. 2004) (case dismissed because debtor conveyed farm to FSA in lieu of foreclosure pre-petition)   Text   |    Summary

EIGHTH CIRCUIT

In re Schnuelle, 441 B.R. 616 (8th Cir. B.A.P. 2011) (farmer's debt is nondischargeable due to misstatements and misrepresentations on balance sheets submitted to creditor)

In re Grimlie, 439 B.R. 710 (8th Cir. BAP 2010) (debtor could not claim exemptions for farm equipment because he was not principally engaged in farming)  Text

In re Bryant, 439 B.R. 724 (Bankr. E.D. Ark. 2010) (Chapter 11 bankruptcy of farmer who used FSA financing)  Text

In re Burival, 613 F.3d 810 (8th Cir. 2010) (debtor-farmer must perform rent obligation under crop lease whether or not the estate is preserved in the bankruptcy case)  Text

In re Grimlie, No. 10-6029, 2010 WL 4595496 (8th Cir. B.A.P. Nov. 15, 2010) (exemptions for homestead and farming equipment)  Text

In re Bryant, No. 4:07-bk-15787 E, 2010 WL 4282189 (Bankr. E.D. Ark. Oct. 8, 2010) (fairness or reorganization plan involving farmland)  Text

In re Robinson, No. 2:05-BK-13915 M, 2010 WL 3168267 (E.D. Ark. Aug. 6, 2010) (claim involving discharge of easement debt during bankruptcy)  Text

In re Burival, 613 F.3d 810 (8th Cir. 2010) (rent obligation under a crop lease)  

Bank Northwest v. Potts (In re Potts), 421 B.R. 518 (B.A.P. 8th Cir. 2010) (confirmation of Ch. 13 plan)  Text

Knudsen v. IRS, 581 F.3d 696 (8th Cir. 2009) (treatment of postpetition income taxes; prepetition sale of hogs)  Text

Marlar v. Williams, No. 08-2914, 2009 WL 2904204 (8th Cir. Sept. 11, 2009) (upholding inclusion of farmland in bankruptcy estate)  Text

In re Farmland Indus., Inc., 408 B.R. 497 (B.A.P. 8th Cir. 2009) (challenging sale of assets; bidder not qualified bidder)  Text

In re Farmland Indus., Inc., 567 F.3d 1010 (8th Cir. 2009) (jurisdiction of bankruptcy court; tortious interference with business expectation)   Text

Rice v. Dunbar (In re Rice), 357 B.R. 514 (B.A.P. 8th Cir. 2006) (feasibility test and best-interests-of-the-creditors test)   Text    |    Summary

Dixon v. LaBarge (In re Dixon), 338 B.R. 383 (B.A.P. 8th Cir. 2006) (farmer failed to meet exigent circumstances requirement to warrant waiver of prepetition credit counseling)   Text    |    Summary

U.S. Bank N.A. v. Young (In re Young), 336 B.R. 775 (B.A.P. 8th Cir. 2006), aff'd, 207 Fed. Appx. 735 (8th Cir. 2006) (waiving the farmer defense)  Text    |    Summary

In re Marlar, 432 F.3d 813 (8th Cir. 2005) (farmer defense waived by failing to raise it)  Text    |    Summary

United States v. Ryder, 414 F.3d 908 (8th Cir. 2005) (bankruptcy fraud)  Text   |    Summary

Coop. Supply, Inc. v. Corn-Pro Nonstock Coop. Inc. (In re Corn-Pro Nonstock Coop., Inc.), 318 B.R. 153 (B.A.P. 8th Cir. 2004) (non-stock cooperative considered farmer)   Text    |    Summary

Michels v. Maynard Sav. Bank. (In re Michels), 305 B.R. 868 (B.A.P. 8th Cir. 2004) (denial of confirmation and request for additional time for filing constitutes grounds for dismissal)   Text    |    Summary

JaKS Farm Custom Forage Harvesting, L.L.C. v. Anderson (In re Anderson), 305 B.R. 861 (B.A.P. 8th Cir. 2004) (judgment lien)  Text    |    Summary

Union Planters Bank, N.A. v. Burns (In re Gaylord Grain L.L.C.), 306 B.R. 624 (B.A.P. 8th Cir. 2004) (avoiding improperly perfected lien)   Text    |    Summary

American Plant Food Corp. v. United Agri. Prods. (In re Farmland Indus.), 289 B.R. 122 (B.A.P. 8th Cir. 2003) (party with right of first refusal must receive notice of sale)  Text    |    Summary

Peoples' State Bank v. Stenzel (In re Stenzel), 301 F.3d 945 (8th Cir. 2002) (homestead exemption case remanded)   Text    |    Summary

FarmPro Servs. v. Brown (In re Brown), 273 B.R. 194 (B.A.P. 8th Cir. 2002) (B.A.P. lacks jurisdiction to hear case)  Text    |    Summary

Drewes v. Vote (In re Vote), 276 F.3d 1024 (8th Cir. 2002) (debtor-farmer allowed to retain disaster payments)  Text    |    Summary

NINTH CIRCUIT

United States v. Hall, 617 F.3d 1161 (9th Cir. 2010) (treatment during bankruptcy of tax on gain from sale of farm land)  Text

In re Hale, 436 B.R. 125 (Bankr. E.D. Cal. 2010) (farmer-lender's acquisition of pre-petition loans secured by debtor's property was not a "disbursement")  Text

In re Nichols, No. 09-62530, 2010 WL 3491162 (Bankr. N.D. N.Y Aug. 31, 2010) (effort to reclassify Chapter 12 bankruptcy as Chapter 7)  Text

In re Symons Frozen Foods Inc., 432 B.R. 290 (Bankr. W.D. Wash. 2010) (statutory lien)

In re Lopez, 350 B.R. 868 (Bankr. D. Cal. 2006), aff'd, 372 B.R. 40 (B.A.P. 9th Cir. 2007) (direct payments and avoidance of trustee fees)  Text    |    Summary

Moncur v. Agricredit Acceptance Co. (In re Moncur), 328 B.R. 183 (B.A.P. 9th Cir. 2005) (nondischargeability)  Text    |    Summary

Croston v. Davis (In re Croston), 313 B.R. 447 (B.A.P. 9th Cir. 2004) (conversion to ch.7)   Text    |    Summary

Wells Fargo Bank Northwest, N.A. v. Yett (In re Yett), 306 B.R. 287 (B.A.P. 9th Cir. 2004) (cramdown and plan confirmation)  Text    |    Summary

Thiara v. Spycher Bros. (In re Thiara), 285 B.R. 420 (B.A.P. 9th Cir. 2002) (conversion of crop insurance proceeds)  Text    |    Summary

Atalanta Corp. v. Allen (In re Allen), 300 F.3d 1055 (9th Cir. 2002) (parties' stipulation not required in reorganization plan)   Text    |    Summary

TENTH CIRCUIT

In re George Love Farming, LC, No. 10-4076, 2011 WL 880285 (10th Cir. March 15, 2011) (state-court action is core proceeding in Chapter 7 case of debtor-farming entity)

In re Woods, No. 10-12397, 2011 WL 841270 (Bankr. D.Kan March 7, 2011) (farmer/debtor's attempt to continue farming after bankruptcy)

In re Benefield, No. 11-10-11077 SA, 2010 WL 3304282 (Bankr. D. N.M. Aug. 20, 2010) (impact of successive Chapter 12 filings by operators of ranching operation)  Text

In re Ficken, --- B.R. ----, 2010 WL 1837659 (B.A.P. 10th Cir. 2010) (tax on sale of postpetition assets)  Text

In re Kasparek, 426 B.R. 332 (B.A.P. 10th Cir. 2010) (jointly owned farmland subject to sale by trustee)  Text

George Love Farming LLC v. Barnes Banking Corp. (In re George Loving Farming, LLC), Bank Nos. UT-08-094, 06-20612, Adv. No. 08-02027, 2010 WL 813689 (B.A.P. 10th Cir. Mar. 9, 2010) (jurisdiction of bankruptcy court)  Text

In re Rafter Seven Ranches L.P., 414 B.R. 722 (B.A.P. 10th Cir. 2009) (upholding damages for violation of automatic stay)  Text

Shelby v. Farmers & Merchants Bank (In re Schoenhals), 2005 Bankr. LEXIS 15 (B.A.P. 10th Cir. 2005) (creditor's lien extinguished by creditor voluntarily relinquishing possession of tractor)   Summary

Laufenberg v. Laufenberg (In re Laufenberg), 2004 Bankr. LEXIS 1826 (B.A.P. 10th Cir. 2004) (codebtors, relief from automatic stay, marshaling)    Summary

Campbell v. Bonney (In re Campbell), 313 B.R. 871 (B.A.P. 10th Cir. 2004) (expiration of ch.12, conversion from ch.13 to ch.12)   Text    |    Summary

United States v. Meyers (In re Meyers), 362 F.3d 667 (10th Cir. 2004) (setoff of production flexibility contract, commodity credit corporation)  Text    |    Summary

Lampe v. Williams (In re Lampe), 331 F.3d 750 (10th Cir. 2003) (court affirmed tools of trade exemption for wife)   Text    |    Summary

Miller v. United States Tr. (In re Miller), 288 B.R. 879 (B.A.P. 10th Cir. 2003) (reduction in attorney's hourly rate upheld)  Text    |    Summary

Lampe v. Iola Bank & Trust (In re Lampe), 278 B.R. 205 (B.A.P. 10th Cir. 2002) (husband and wife farmers both allowed tools of trade exemption)  Text    |    Summary

ELEVENTH CIRCUIT

Farm Credit of N.W. Florida v. Pittman, No. 1:10-cv-352-MEF, 2010 WL 3430533 (M.D. Ala. Aug. 30, 2010) (action by Farm Credit to recover money owed under promissory note by debtor)  Text

Bracewell v. Kelley (In re Bracewell), 322 B.R. 698 (D. Ga. 2005), aff'd, In re Bracewell, 454 F.3d 1234 (11th Cir. 2006) (crop disaster payments enacted post-petition not property of the estate)  Text    |    Summary (322 B.R. 698)   |    Summary (454 F.3d 1234)

ALABAMA

Blue Horizon of NWF Inc. v. Joseph D. Senn (In re Senn), Bankr. No. 08-10175-WRS, Adv. No. 08-1087-WRS, 2010 WL 582545 (Bankr. M.D. Ala. Feb. 11, 2010) (chapter 12 bankruptcy)  Text

Phoenix Turf Farms, LLC v. Hansen Mueller Co. (In re Phoenix Turf Farms, LLC), Bankr. No. 07-40545-JJR-12, Adv. No. 90-40004-JJR, 2009 WL 3350337 (Bankr. N.D. Ala. 2009) (turn over proceeds from wheat crop; attorneys fees)  Text

In re Moore, No. 07-70948-CMS-7, 2009 WL 250554 (Bankr. N.D. Ala. Jan. 30, 2009) (seeking denial of discharge of bank debt)  Text

ARIZONA

In re Hall, 376 B.R. 741 (Bankr. D. Ariz. 2007) (post-petition capital gains taxes treated as unsecured debt)   Text

In re Hall, 376 B.R. 741 (Bankr. D. Ariz. 2007) (priority status of capital gains tax arising from the post-petition sale of farm land)   Summary

In re Renteria, 2007 Bankr. LEXIS 252 (Bankr. D. Ariz. 2007) (conversion to another chapter and application of the homestead exemption)    Summary

ARKANSAS

In re Richmond, 429 B.R. 263 (Bankr. E.D. Ark. 2010) (denial of Chapter 7 discharge for false statements)

In re Winrock Grass Farms, Inc., No. 4:08CV00126, 2008 WL 4724114 (E.D. Ark. Oct. 23, 2008) (jurisdiction of court after bankruptcy claims dismissed)  Text    |    Summary

Bank of McCrory v. Morrison (In re James), 368 B.R. 800 (Bankr. E.D. Ark. 2007) (landlords' lien and partnerships)  Text    |    Summary

In re Curtis, 363 B.R. 572 (Bankr. E.D. Ark. 2007) (partnerships and sufficient rights to collateral)  Text    |    Summary

In re Torelli, 338 B.R. 390 (Bankr. E.D. Ark. 2006) (feasibility test)  Text    |    Summary

First Nat'l Bank v. Owens (In re Owens), 322 B.R. 411 (Bankr. E.D. Ark. 2005) (dischargeability of debt, intent to deceive)  Text    |    Summary

In re Stevens, 307 B.R. 124 (Bankr. E.D. Ark. 2004) (security interest in government farm payment and perfection)   Text    |    Summary

CALIFORNIA

SS Farms, LLC v. Sharp (In re SK Foods, L.P.), No. 2:09-cv-02942-MCE, 2009 WL 5206639 (E.D. Cal. Dec. 24, 2009) (stay to prevent trustee from obtaining farm's information)  Text

In re Humboldt Creamery, LLC, No. 09-11078, 2009 WL 2820610 (Bankr. N.D. Cal. Aug. 14, 2009) (confirming the sale of assets)  Text

In re Humboldt Creamery, LLC, No. 09-11078, 2009 WL 2820552 (Bankr. N.D. Cal. Apr. 23, 2009) (allowing creamery to pay prepetition debt owed to dairy association)  Text

In re Casimiro, No. 05-19558-B-7, 2008 WL 4411015 (Bankr. E.D. Cal. Sept. 29, 2008) (settlement of first priority claims for unpaid wages)  Text    |    Summary

In re VEC Farms, LLC, 385 B.R. 674 (Bankr. N.D. Cal. Sept. 9, 2008) (violation of settlement agreement)  Text    |    Summary

In re Manalad, 360 B.R. 288 (Bankr. C.D. Cal. 2007) (credit counseling, waiver of farmer status)  Text    |    Summary

In re Gibson, 355 B.R. 807 (Bankr. E.D. Cal. 2006) (Ch. 12 eligibility and bad faith filings)  Text    |    Summary

In re Lopez, 350 B.R. 868 (Bankr. C.D. Cal. 2006) (direct payments and avoidance of trustee's fees)   Text

DELAWARE

Buchanan v. Joseph (In re Buchanan), Bankr. No. 08-13369 (BLS), NO. 09-366-SLR, 2010 WL 1039981 (D. Del. Mar. 22, 2010) (qualification as a family farmer)  Text

FLORIDA

In re Hand, No. 3:09-BK-5691-PMG, 2010 WL 745624 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. Feb. 4, 2010) (Ch. 12 plan)  Text

Baggett Bros. Farm, Inc. v. Altha Farmer's Coop., Inc., No. 5:08cv20/MCR, 2008 WL 3979493 (N.D. Fla. Aug. 21, 2008) (creditor's claim of a secured debt)

Johnson v. Greene (In re Greene), 340 B.R.93 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2006) (concealing cattle and maintaining accurate records)  Text    |    Summary

In re Reams, 2005 Bankr. LEXIS 2122 (Bankr. N.D. Fla. 2005) (sanctions against the government for delay)   Summary

GEORGIA

In re Boran, No. 07-42460-MGD, 2007 WL 7143412 (Bankr. N.D. Ga. October 30, 2007) (automatic stay)

In re Williamson, 414 B.R. 895 (Bankr. S.D. Ga. 2009) (denial of discharge)  Text

Blocker v. Wyatt, No. 609CV052, 2009 WL 2340700 (S.D. Ga. July 27, 2009) (denying appellate stay of foreclosure)  Text

In re Breezy Ridge Farms, Inc., No. 08-12038-JDW, 2009 WL 1514671 (Bankr. M.D. Ga. May 29, 2009) (discharge of debt under Ch. 12 is same for individual and corporation)

Williamson v. Office of U.S. Trustee, No. 608CV097, 2009 WL 562238 (S.D. Ga. Mar. 4, 2009) (conversion of Ch. 7 to Ch. 12 bankruptcy)  Text

In re Williamson, 414 B.R. 886 (Bankr. S.D. Ga. 2008) (conversion of Ch. 7 to Ch. 12)  Text

In re Saunders, 377 B.R. 772 (Bankr. M.D. Ga. 2007) ("debt arising from the farming operation" requirement for Chapter 12)   Text    |    Summary

In re McKinnon, 378 B.R. 405 (Bankr. S.D. Ga. 2007) (automatic stay after Chapter 12 was dismissed)   Text    |    Summary

In re Saunders, 377 B.R. 772 (Bankr. M.D. Ga. 2007) (farm-related debt and qualifying for Ch.12 relief)   Text

In re McKinnon, 378 B.R. 405 (Bankr. S.D. Ga. 2007) (good faith filing)   Text

In re Parten, 2007 Bankr. LEXIS 921 (Bankr. M.D. Ga. 2007) (effect of filing new case on automatic stay following an unsuccessful case)    Summary

In re Alexander, 329 B.R. 919 (Bankr. M.D. Ga. 2005) (insurance policies, mortgage clauses)   Text    |    Summary

Pinnacle Bank, N.A. v. Brown (In re Brown), 329 B.R. 915 (Bankr. M.D. Ga. 2005) (proceeds of production contract deemed property of the estate)   Text    |    Summary

In re Jackson, 321 B.R. 94 (Bankr. S.D. Ga. 2005) (attorney general is prohibited from setting a trustees' fee that exceeds 10% of payments made under the ch.12 plan)   Text    |    Summary

Kelley v. Bracewell (In re Bracewell), 310 B.R. 472 (Bankr. M.D. Ga. 2004) (disaster payments), aff'd in part rev'd in part, 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5799 (Bankr. M. D. Ga. 2005)  Text    |    Summary

Bennett v. Wright (In re Wright), 282 B.R. 510 (Bankr. M.D. Ga. 2002) (farmer failed to remit proceeds but still received discharge)  Text    |    Summary

IDAHO

In re Gray-Bailey, 427 B.R. 536 (Bankr. D. Idaho 2010) ("surrender" under Chapter 12)  Text

In re Thomason, No. 03-42400-JDP, 2009 WL 2136870 (Bankr. D. Idaho July 14, 2009) (allocation of proceeds from foreclosed property sale)  Text

In re Hyde, No. 08-40841, 2009 WL 1066087 (Bankr. D. Idaho Apr. 21, 2009) (creditor's claim came after deadline to file)  Text    |    Summary

In re Schiemer, No. 09-00315-TLM, 2009 WL 741887 (Bankr. D. Idaho Mar. 19, 2009) (creditor entitled to relief from automatic stay)  Text    |    Summary

In re Wiebe, 353 B.R. 906 (Bankr. D. Idaho 2006) (deeds of trust and termination of the automatic stay)   Text    |    Summary

In re Jayo, 2006 Bankr. LEXIS 1996 (Bankr. D. Idaho 2006) (definition of farmer and farming operation, conversion)    Summary

In re Astle, 338 B.R. 855 (Bankr. D. Idaho 2006) (adequate assurance)  Text    |    Summary

In re Field, 2005 Bankr. LEXIS 3039 (Bankr. D. Idaho 2005), confirmation denied by, 2005 Bankr. LEXIS 2343 (Bankr. D. Idaho 2005) (judicial estoppel and valuation)   Summary

In re Ball, 2004 Bankr. LEXIS 2501 (Bankr. D. Idaho 2004) (employing professional persons requires court approval)   Summary

In re Nelson, 291 B.R. 861 (Bankr. D. Idaho 2003) (debtors not engaged in farming operation at confirmation still eligible for ch.12)  Text    |    Summary

In re Stallings, 290 B.R. 777 (Bankr. D. Idaho 2003) (disaster payment not part of the bankruptcy estate)   Text    |    Summary

ILLINOIS

In re Brooks, No. 08-72073, 2010 WL 2044933 (Bankr. C.D. Ill. May 24, 2010) (legal fees in a Chapter 12 case)  Text

In re Gibson, No. 04-71343, 2010 WL 744572 (Bankr. C.D. Ill. Feb. 26, 2010) (disqualification of judge)  Text

In re Gibson, No. 04-71343, 2010 WL 744573 (Bankr. C.D. Ill. Feb. 26, 2010) (attorneys' fees)  Text

In re Patriot Seeds, Inc., Bankr. No. 03-84217, Adv. Nos. 03-8290, 04-8206, 04-8363, 04-8373, 04-8375, 2010 WL 381620 (Bankr. C.D. Ill. Jan. 20, 2010) (recovery of preferential debt in Ch. 7)  Text

Eggmann v. Myers, No. 08-cv-757-JPG, 2009 WL 1098677 (S.D. Ill. Apr. 23, 2009) (attorney could be criminally or civilly liable for aiding in hiding of assests)  Text    |    Summary

In re Berwick Black Cattle Co., Nos. 06.82166, 06-82165, 2009 WL 113417 (Bankr. C.D. Ill. Jan. 15, 2009) (conversion of Ch. 11 bankruptcy to Ch. 7; appointment of trustee)  Text    |    Summary

In re Berwick Black Cattle Co., 394 B.R. 448 (Bankr. C.D. Ill. 2008) (plan's improper release of three-parties)  Text    |    Summary

In re Haarmann, 387 B.R. 216 (Bankr. S.D. Ill. 2008) ("family farmer" requirements for Chapter 12)   Text    |    Summary

In re Phillips, 2007 WL 2122405 (Bankr. C.D. Ill. 2007) (action to "pierce the veil" on a corporate farm)    Summary

In re Phillips, 367 B.R. 637 (Bankr. C.D. Ill. 2007) (exception to Chapter 12 discharge)   Text

In re Haarmann, 2008 Bankr. LEXIS 1041 (Bankr. S.D. Ill. 2008) (all disputed non-contingent debt is included in the ch.12 eligibility calculation)

1st Farm Credit Servs., PCA v. Phillips (In re Phillips), 2007 Bankr. LEXIS 3942 (Bankr. C.D. Ill. 2007) (purchase money security interest)    Summary

In re Brooks, 370 B.R. 194 (Bankr. C.D. Ill. 2007) (absolute bar to filing proofs of claim 90 days after Ch.12 petition is filed)  Text    |    Summary

In re Buehne Farms Inc., 321 B.R. 239 (Bankr. S.D. Ill. 2005) (financing statements, disguised security agreements)  Text    |    Summary

In re Six, 2004 Bankr. LEXIS 227 (Bankr. C.D. Ill. 2004) (assuming oral crop share lease)   Summary

Lincoln Land FS, Inc. v. Bennett (In re Bennett), 293 B.R. 760 (Bankr. C.D. Ill. 2003) (debtor lacked intent to harm lender)   Text    |    Summary

Lincoln Land FS, Inc. v. Mau (In re Mau), 293 B.R. 919 (Bankr. C.D. Ill. 2003) (discharge)   Text    |    Summary

In re Hunt, 293 B.R. 191 (Bankr. C.D. Ill. 2003) (debtor's confirmed plan vacated)  Text    |    Summary

In re Swanson, 289 B.R. 372 (Bankr. C.D. Ill. 2003) (cash rent not income from farming operation)  Text    |    Summary

INDIANA

In re Kalwitz, 2005 Bankr. LEXIS 1832 (Bankr. N.D. Ind. 2005) (unreasonable delay)   Summary

In re Bell, 304 B.R. 878 (Bankr. N.D. Ind. 2003) (replacement value of farmland should be akin to fair market value)   Summary

IOWA

In re Crooked Creek Corp., 427 B.R. 500 (Bankr. N.D. Iowa 2010) (priority of an ag supply dealer's lien)  Text

Monsanto Co. v. Roeder, Bankr. No. 07-01422S, Adv. No. 07-09189S, 2009 WL 4907014 (Bankr. N.D. Iowa Dec. 14, 2009) (patent infringement debt not dischargeable)

In re Malatek, No. 03-02281, 2009 WL 3754234 (Bankr. N.D. Iowa Nov. 9, 2009) (homestead exemption)  Text

In re Roeder, Nos. 07-01422S, 07-9189S, 2009 WL 909258 (Bankr. N.D. Iowa Apr. 1, 2009) (patent infringement willful; debt not discharged in Ch. 7)  Text   |    Summary

In re Agriprocessors, Inc., No. 08-02751, 2009 WL 290457 (Bankr. N.D. Iowa Feb. 4, 2009) (right to setoff)  Text

In re Hammen, 399 B.R. 867 (Bankr. N.D. Iowa 2009) (discharge of damages caused by debtor's pond)  Text    |    Summary

In re Vantiger-Witte, No. 05-02931, 2008 WL 4493426 (Bankr. N.D. Iowa Sept. 29, 2008) (filing petition in good faith; accounting for collateral)  Text    |    Summary

In re Knudsen, 389 B.R. 643 (N.D. Iowa 2008) (challenge to Chapter 12 plan)  Text

In re Timmerman, 379 B.R. 838 (Bankr. N.D. Iowa 2007) (debtor challenges his own credit counseling to have his case dismissed)   Text    |    Summary

In re Vantiger-Witte, 2007 WL 3287105 (Bankr. N.D. Iowa 2007) (conversion of a Chapter 12 to a Chapter 13)    Summary

In re Timmerman, 2007 Bankr. LEXIS 4382 (Bankr. N.D. Iowa 2007) (executory contracts and administrative priorities)   Summary

In re Vantiger-Witte, 2007 Bankr. LEXIS 3750 (Bankr. N.D. Iowa 2007) (conversion of Ch.12 filing to a chapter other than Ch.7)

In re Timmerman, 2007 Bankr. LEXIS 1518 (Bankr. N.D. Iowa 2007) (disinterested trustee)    Summary

In re Knudsen, 356 B.R. 480 (Bankr. N.D. Iowa 2006) (priority status of income taxes from post-petition sale of farm assets)   Text

In re Vantiger-Witte, 354 B.R. 862 (Bankr. N.D. Iowa 2006) (priority of creditors' mortgages)   Text

In re Hogrefe, 2005 Bankr. LEXIS 952 (Bankr. N.D. Iowa 2005) (tools of the trade exemption)   Summary

Land O'Lakes Farmland Feed LLC v. Gehl (In re Gehl), 325 B.R. 269 (Bankr. N.D. Iowa 2005) (intent to defraud, willful and malicious conduct)  Text    |    Summary

Internal Revenue Service v. Peterson (In re Petersen), 312 B.R. 385 (Bankr. N.D. Iowa 2004) (homestead, good faith filing)   Text    |    Summary

In re Michels, 2004 Bankr. LEXIS 1016 (Bankr. N.D. Iowa 2004) (failure to exercise reasonable billing judgment)    Summary

In re Richards, 2004 Bankr. LEXIS 388 (Bankr. N.D. Iowa 2004) (feasibility test, treatment of secured claims)   Summary

Wilson v. Sergeant (In re Wilson), 305 B.R. 4 (N.D. Iowa 2004) (farm program payments exempt as a public assistance benefit)   Text    |    Summary

In re Nilges, 301 B.R. 321 (Bankr. N.D. Iowa 2003) (post-confirmation attorney's fees denied)   Text    |    Summary

In re Lund, 2003 Bankr. LEXIS 774 (Bankr. N.D. Iowa 2003) (debtor allowed to avoid security interest in machinery, equipment, and tools)    Summary

In re Stumbo, 301 B.R. 34 (Bankr. S.D. Iowa 2002) (ch.12 debtor not permitted to convert to ch.11)   Text    |    Summary

Schellhorn v. Farmers Sav. Bank (In re Schellhorn), 280 B.R. 847 (Bankr. N.D. Iowa 2002) (creditor bound by confirmed ch.12 plan)    Summary

KANSAS

Exch. State Bank v. Murphy (In re Murphy), Bankr. No. 08-41222, Adv. No. 08-7076, 2009 WL 3786795 (Bankr. D. Kan. Nov. 10, 2009) (dischargeability of debt)  Text

In re Norris, Bankr. No. 05-43551-7, Adv. No. 06-7005, 2009 WL 3246693 (Bankr. D. Kan. Oct. 5, 2009) (denying exception to discharge of debt)  Text

In re Boot Hill Biofuels, LLC, No. 08-13128, 2009 WL 3053730 (Bankr. D. Kan. Sept. 17, 2009) (deducting application for attorney fees)  Text

In re Waite, Bankr. No. 07-41701, Adv. No. 08-7010, 2009 WL 1941301 (Bankr. D. Kan. July 2, 2009) (discharge of debt)   

In re Sunbelt Grain WKS, LLC, --- B.R. ----, 2010 WL 1417734 (D.Kan. 2010), aff'g, 406 B.R. 918 (Bankr. D. Kan. 2009) (determining the extent and priority of creditors claims)  Text

In re Schwartz, No. 08-1183-EFM, 2009 WL 1421041 (D. Kan. May 20, 2009) (fraudulent omission of property)  Text    |    Summary

In re Hall, No. 06-40872, 2010 WL 1730684 (Bankr. D. Kan. April 28, 2010), aff'g, In re Hall, No. 06-40872, 2009 WL 1133327 (Apr. 24, 2009) (granting attorney's fees)  Text    |    Summary

In re Dawes, No. 08-1054-WEB, Bankr. No. 06-11237-12, 2009 WL 641278 (D. Kan. Mar. 12, 2009) (treating capital gain taxes as general unsecured claim in Ch. 12 plan)  Text

In re Dawes, No. 06-11237, 2008 WL 4822526 (Bankr. D. Kan. Oct. 29, 2008) (sham trust)  Text    |    Summary

In re Rafter Seven Ranches, LP, No. 05-40483, 2008 WL 4330009 (Bankr. D. Kan. Sept. 19, 2008) (denial of stay of proceedings)  Text    |    Summary

In re Schwartz, 2008 WL 2397712 (Bankr. D. Kan. 2008) (nondisclosure of an interest in farmland during bankruptcy)  Text

In re Dawes, 2008 WL 2152195 (Bankr. D. Kan. 2008) ("family farmer" requirements for Chapter 12)

In re Dawes, 2008 WL 718304 (Bankr. D. Kan. 2008) ("family farmer" requirements for Chapter 12)  Text

In re Dawes, 382 B.R. 509 (Bankr. D. Kan. 2008) (post-petition capital gains taxes treated as unsecured debt)   Text    |    Summary

In re Dawes, 2008 Bankr. LEXIS 670 (Bankr. D. Kan. 2008) (income test of family farmer definition)   Summary

In re Dawes, 382 B.R. 509 (Bankr. D. Kan. 2008) (treatment of taxes from post-petition sale of real estate and farm assets)  Text

In re Campbell Sod, Inc., 378 B.R. 647 (Bankr. D. Kan. 2007) (adequate protection and post-petition credit)   Text    |    Summary

In re Bergman, 2007 Bankr. LEXIS 3047 (Bankr. D. Kan. 2007) (right to setoff)   Summary

In re Durler, 2007 Bankr. LEXIS 395 (Bankr. D. Kan. 2007) (modification of confirmed plan to alter distribution to creditor)    Summary

In re Hubbard, 2007 Bankr. LEXIS 213 (Bankr. D. Kan. 2007) (tax collection under Ch.12 plan)   Summary

In re Torline, 357 B.R. 856 (Bankr. D. Kan. 2006) (secured claims, plan confirmation, and divorce)  Text    |    Summary

In re Klaassen, 2005 Bankr. LEXIS 1958 (Bankr. D. Kan. 2005) (set off, cooperatives)   Summary

AG Acceptance Corp. v. Kirby (In re Kirby), 2005 Bankr. LEXIS 1475 (Bankr. D. Kan. 2005) (discharge prevention)    Summary

In re Swanson, 343 B.R. 678 (Bankr. D. Kan. 2006) (dischargeability of tax debts and service of process)  Text    |    Summary

In re Anderson, 2005 Bankr. LEXIS 56 (Bankr. D. Kan. 2005) (modification of ch.12 plan by creditor's acts)    Summary

In re Thompson, 311 B.R. 822 (Bankr. D. Kan. 2004) (tools of trade exemption)   Text    |    Summary

In re Laufenburg, 2004 Bankr. LEXIS 1428 (Bankr. D. Kan. 2004) (automatic stay did not apply due to waiver of future lease rights), aff'd, 2004 Bankr. LEXIS 1826 (B.A.P. 10th Cir. 2004)    Summary

First Nat'l Bank of Spearville v. Klenke (In re Klenke), 2004 Bankr. LEXIS 1434 (Bankr. D. Kan. 2004) (post-petition Market Loss Assistance Program payment not subject to security interest)   Summary

In re Clark, 288 B.R. 237 (Bankr. D. Kan. 2003) (post-confirmation conversion of land to CRP does not violate ch.12 eligibility)  Text    |    Summary

In re Stout, 284 B.R. 511 (Bankr. D. Kan. 2002) (pre-revised article 9 security agreement not effective)   Text    |    Summary

In re Kieffer, 279 B.R. 290 (Bankr. D. Kan. 2002) (wife entitled to tools of trade exemption)  Text    |    Summary

Farmers State Bank v. Diel (In re Diel), 277 B.R. 778 (Bankr. D. Kan. 2002) (debt excepted from bankruptcy due to debtor's false claims)   Text    |    Summary

KENTUCKY

In re Marklin, 429 B.R. 880 (Bankr. W.D. Ky. 2010) (discharge in Chapter 12 denied because of willful and malicious conduct)  Text

In re Smith, --- B.R. ----, 2010 WL 1872866 (Bankr. W.D. Ky. 2010) (disallowing discharge due to fraud)  Text

LOUISIANA

Regions Bank v. Mills, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 53045 (W.D. La. 2006) (code provision severed creditor's post-petition security interest in proceeds of crops)  Text    |    Summary

MARYHLAND

In re McClintock Dairy, LLC, No. 07-10077PM, 2009 WL 222962 (Bankr. D. Md. Jan. 26, 2009) (application for final compensation by debtor's attorney)  Text    |    Summary

MASSACHUSETTS

In re Pina, 363 B.R. 314 (Bankr. D. Mass. 2007) (constructive trusts, bona fide purchaser)  Text    |    Summary

MICHIGAN

In re N. Michigan Fruit Co., Inc., 433 B.R. 671 (W.D. Mich. 2010) (written notice of intention to preserve PACA trust benefits)  Text

In re Voss, 426 B.R. 326 (Bankr. D. Mont. 2010) (ag supplier's lien against a Chap. 13 estate)  Text

In re Brown, 375 B.R. 362 (Bankr. W.D. Mich. 2007) (second opportunity to object to exemptions already claimed by the debtor in a previous Chapter 12 case)  Text    |    Summary

Bogedain v. Eisen, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 59926 (E.D. Mich. 2006) (exigent circumstances waiver for pre-petition credit counseling)   Summary

In re Bli, 309 B.R. 295 (Bankr. E.D. Mich. 2004) (joint venture farming satisfies definition of farmer)  Text    |    Summary

MINNESOTA

In re Kowalzyk, 2006 Bankr. LEXIS 2806 (Bankr. D. Minn. 2006) (Ch.12 plan feasibility)   Summary

MISSISSIPPI

Tate v. Wayne Farms LLC, No. 2:07cv1009-KS-MTP, 2008 WL 5272091 (S.D. Miss. Dec. 16, 2008) (failure to list FLSA claims on petition)  Text    |    Summary

Bolden v. Wayne Farms LLC, Nos. 2:07cv1006-KS-MTP, 2:07cv1007-KS-MTP, 2008 WL 5342122 (S.D. Miss. Dec. 16, 2008) (failure to list FLSA claims on petition)  Text    |    Summary

Planters Bank & Trust Co. v. Ellis (In re Ellis), 2006 Bankr. LEXIS 3965 (Bankr. N.D. Miss. 2006) (cash collateral, equity or necessary for effective reorganization)

MISSOURI

n re Yates, --- B.R. ----, 2010 WL 2090334 (Bankr. E.D. Mo. 2010) (denial of discharge)  Text

In re Ghere, 393 B.R. 209 (Bankr. W.D. Mo. 2008) (discharge of debt not allowed)  Text

In re Smith, 2008 Bankr. LEXIS 183 (Bankr. W.D. Mo. 2008) (reasonable attorneys' fees)   Summary

In re Tou Houa Thao, 2007 Bankr. LEXIS 2003 (Bankr. W.D. Mo. 2007) (judicial and equitable estoppel)   Summary

In re Gray, 303 B.R. 632 (Bankr. W.D. Mo. 2003) (horses and heifers considered tools of the trade)  Text    |    Summary

MONTANA

In re Voss, No. 09-62224-13, 2010 WL 1236147 (Bankr. D. Mont. Mar. 24, 2010) (proof of secured claim)  Text

In re Mastel, No. 09-60784-13, 2010 WL 234971 (Bankr. D. Mont. Jan. 15, 2010) (objection to Ch. 13 plan)  Text

In re Tamcke, No. 09-60833-12, 2010 WL 231751 (Bankr. D. Mont. Jan. 14, 2010) (objection to Ch. 12 plan)  Text

In re Hughes, Bankr. No. 08-60003-12, Adv. No. 08-00089, 2009 WL 2224642 (Bankr. D. Mont. July 22, 2009) (tractor was property of the bankruptcy estate)  Text

In re Wilson, Nos. 05-65161-12, 06-60369-12, 2009 WL 1844479 (Bankr. D. Mont. June 22, 2009) (application for attorney fees by oversecured creditors)  Text

In re Taylor, No. 08-60493-12, 2008 WL 4723243 (Bankr. D. Mont. Oct. 23, 2008) (confirmation of Chapter 12 plan)  Text    |    Summary

In re Wilson, 378 B.R. 862 (Bankr. D. Mont. 2007) (objection to confirmation of the Chapter 12 plan)   Text    |    Summary

In re Wilson, 378 B.R. 862 (Bankr. D. Mont. 2007) (retaining liens and adequate protection)  Text

NEBRASKA

In re Beatrice Biodiesel, LLC, No. BK08-41927-TLS, 2010 WL 2206088 (Bankr. D. Neb. May 27, 2010) (county tax liability in Chapter 7)  Text

In re Melcher, 416 B.R. 666 (Bankr. D. Neb. 2009) (denial of confirmation plan)  Text

In re Jochem, 417 B.R. 593 (Bankr. D. Neb. 2009) (relief from automatic stay)  Text

In re Schreiner, No. BK08-41014-TLS, 2009 WL 924418 (Bankr. D. Neb. Mar. 30, 2009) (confirmation of Ch. 12 plan denied)  Text

In re McGowan, No. BK08-41832-TJM, 2009 WL 799621 (Bankr. D. Neb. Mar. 24, 2009) (denial of confirmation of Ch. 12 plan; repayment of unsecured claims limited to 5 years)  Text    |    Summary

In re Pick, No. BK08-82149-TLS, 2009 WL 250283 (Bankr. D. Neb. Jan. 30, 2009) (no fraudulent transfer of assets)  Text    |    Summary

In re Uhrenholdt, No. BK06-40787, 2009 WL 198966 (Bankr. D. Neb. Jan. 26, 2009) (treatment of self-employment taxes on grain sales)  Text    |    Summary

In re Rickert, No. BK06-40253-TLS, 2009 Bankr. LEXIS 17 (Bankr. D. Neb. Jan. 9, 2009) (use of proportional method; post-petition capital gains on pre-petition sale of livestock and equipment)  Text

In re Gartner, No. BK06-40422-TLS, 2008 WL 5401665 (Bankr. D. Neb. Dec. 29, 2008) (treatment of post-petition sale of farmland)  Text

In re Rickert, No. BK06-40253-TLS, 2008 WL 5401663 (Bankr. D. Neb. Dec. 29, 2008) (treatment of IRS claim as unsecured claim; 11 U.S.C. § 1222 claim)  Text

In re Schilke, Nos. 4:07CV3282, 06-41813, 2008 WL 4224279 (D. Neb. Sept. 9, 2008) (treatment of capital gains as unsecured claims)   Summary

In re Alvo Grain & Feed, Inc., No. BK08-80876-TLS, 2008 WL 4021345 (Bankr. D. Neb. Aug. 26, 2008) (granting assumption of debtor's contracts)

In re Fischer, 2008 WL 2788456 (Bankr. D. Neb. 2008) (challenge to Chapter 12 plan)    Summary

In re Burival, 392 B.R. 793 (Bankr. D. Neb. 2008) (rejection of a lease for farmland)   Text

In re Bernhardt, 2008 WL 2484582 (Bankr. D. Neb. 2008) (homestead exemption on a partial interest in a farm)

In re Fischer, 2008 WL 583444 (Bankr. D. Neb. 2008) (objection of selling crops during bankruptcy)

In re Pruden, 2007 WL 4590251 (Bankr. N.D. Ohio 2007) (proof of claims in Chapter 12)

In re Schilke, 379 B.R. 899 (Bankr. D. Neb. 2007) (capital gains tax on sale of the estate's property is general unsecured debt)  Text

In re Fischer, 2008 Bankr. LEXIS 581 (Bankr. D. Neb. 2008) (sale of collateral and adequate protection)

In re Meyers, 2007 Bankr. LEXIS 895 (Bankr. D. Neb. 2007) (foreclosure proceedings and res judicata)   Summary

First Nat'l Bank v. Jueden (In re Jueden), 2006 Bankr. LEXIS 2826 (Bankr. D. Neb. 2006) (willful and malicious conduct, diverted proceeds)   Summary

In re Sandhills Cattle Feeding Company, Inc., 2006 Bankr. LEXIS 2538 (Bankr. D. Neb. 2006) (bad faith filing)    Summary

NEW MEXICO

In re Zamora, 2008 Bankr. LEXIS 859 (Bankr. D.N.M. 2008) (modification due to substantial and unanticipated change in post-confirmation financial condition)   Summary

NEW YORK

In re Jurgielewicz Duck Farm, No. 8-10-70231-478, 2010 WL 2025503 (Bankr. E.D. N.Y. May 20, 2010) (development rights on property sold in bankruptcy)  Text

In re Adirondack Timber Enterprise, Inc., No. 08-12553, 2010 WL 1741378 (Bankr. N.D.N.Y. April 28, 2010) (relief from automatic stay)  Text

In re Parra, 412 B.R. 99 (Bankr. E.D.N.Y. 2009) (violation of PACA statutory trust; motion to declare PACA debts nondischargeable)  Text

Plunket v. Estate of Doyle, No. 99 Civ. 11006(KMW), 2009 WL 73146 (S.D. N.Y. Jan. 12, 2009) (no jurisdiction to hear beneficial ownership; fraudulent conveyance of assets)  Text    |    Summary

Baillie Lumber Co., L.P. v. Stith (In re Stith Farms), 2008 Bankr. LEXIS 961 (Bankr. N.D.N.Y. 2008) (debtor estopped from claiming the debt owed was nondischargeable)   Summary

In re Parmalat Secs. Litig., 501 F.Supp.2d 560 (S.D. N.Y. 2007) (aiding in concealing true financial condition)  Text

Heyer v. Conesus Milk Producers Coop. Ass'n (In re Clayson), 341 B.R. 137 (Bankr. W.D.N.Y. 2006) (perfection of lien, preferential payment)   Summary

Zink v. Vanmiddlesworth, 300 B.R. 394 (N.D.N.Y. 2003) (creditor's motion for adequate protection denied)  Text  | Summary

In re Maynard, 295 B.R. 437 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2003) (farmer's rental income does not affect status as family farmer)  Text    |    Summary

NORTH CAROLINA

Brown v. Ginn, 181 N.C. App. 563 (N.C. Ct. App. 2007) (federal tobacco crop allotments, antenuptial agreements, and federal preemption of state law)  Text    |    Summary

In re Hughes, 2006 Bankr. LEXIS 2288 (Bankr. M.D.N.C. 2006) (organic farmer's projected farm income outside the realm of feasibility, plan confirmation)   Summary

In re Evans, 337 B.R. 551 (Bankr. E.D.N.C. 2005) (debtor's tobacco transition payments for previous year's risk of production part of bankruptcy estate)  Text    |    Summary

NORTH DAKOTA

In re Moe, No. 09-31218, 2010 WL 1904830 (Bankr. D. N.D. May 11, 2010) (determining unsecured debt for purposes of Chapter 13)  Text

In re Baca, Bankr. No. 08-30796, Adv. No. 08-7033, 2009 WL 1940525 (Bankr. D.N.D. July 2, 2009) (debts determined to be nondischargeable)  Text

In re Kraft, No. 05-31171, 2009 WL 750288 (Bankr. D. N.D. Mar. 17, 2009) (discharge ability of debt)  Text    |    Summary

In re Huckell, 2006 Bankr. LEXIS 4033 (Bankr. D.N.D. 2006) (surrender of property, cram-down, essentials for plan confirmation)   Summary

Farmpro Servs. v. Brown, 276 B.R. 620 (D.N.D. 2002) (disaster payments found to be property of the estate)   Text    |    Summary

OHIO

In re Hatfield 7 Dairy, Inc., 425 B.R. 444 (Bankr. S.D. Ohio 2010) (denial of postpetition stay)  Text

In re Coy Farms, Inc., 417 B.R. 17 (Bankr. N.D. Ohio 2009) (attorneys fees)  Text

In re Arts Dairy, LLC, Nos. 09-3080, 09-32386, 2009 WL 3007869 (Bankr. N.D. Ohio Sept. 21, 2009) (agreement to sale silage was not executory contract)  Text

Jarvis v. Wells Fargo Fin. (In re Jarvis), 310 B.R. 330 (Bankr. N.D. Ohio 2004) (farm building designated as personal property)  Text    |    Summary

OKLAHOMA

In re Hermesch Entities I, Nos. 06-80342, 06-80343, 06-80342, 2008 WL 3896119 (Bankr. E.D. Okla. Aug. 19, 2008) (administrative priorities)   Summary

In re Brown, 371 B.R. 486 (Bankr. N.D. Okla. 2007) (disgorgement of attorney's fees)  Text    |    Summary

In re Hermesch Entities I, 2007 Bankr. LEXIS 900 (Bankr. E.D. Okla. 2007) (debtor should be given benefit of doubt regarding plan projections and feasibility)   Summary

In re Green, 355 B.R. 302 (Bankr.E.D.Okla. 2006) (dischargeability)  Text    |    Summary

In re Brown, 354 B.R. 535 (Bankr. N.D. Okla. 2006) (court must approve professional fees to be paid to counsel for ch.12 debtor)  Text

Southwest State Bank v. Ellis (In re Ellis), 310 B.R. 762 (Bankr. W.D. Okla. 2004) (mortgages do not create security interest in growing crops)  Text    |    Summary

Stidham v. Southwest Nat'l Bank of Weatherford (In re Stidham), 292 B.R. 204 (Bankr. W.D. Okla. 2003) (post-discharge secured debt excepted from discharge)  Text    |    Summary

OREGON

In re Fleishman, 2007 Bankr. LEXIS 2312 (Bankr. D. Or. 2007), corrected by, 372 B.R. 64 (Bankr. D. Or. 2007) (best-interests-of-the-creditors test)   Summary

In re Osborne, 323 B.R. 489 (Bankr. D. Or. 2005) (eligibility for Ch.12 relief, definition of farming operation)  Text    |    Summary

PENNSYLVANIA

United States Dep't of Agric. v. Huff (In re Huff), 343 B.R. 136 (W.D. Pa. 2006) (debtor received proper notice of offset by USDA)  Text    |    Summary

RHODE ISLAND

In re Teolis, Nos. 08-12131, 09-10106, 2009 WL 3601539 (Bankr. D.R.I. Oct. 26, 2009) (qualifying as "family farmer")  Text

SOUTH DAKOTA

U.S. v. Hump, 2007 WL 1879148 (Bankr. D. S.D. 2007) (Indian trust land and Chapter 12)    Summary

United States v. Hump (In re Hump), 2007 Bankr. LEXIS 2230 (Bankr. D.S.D. 2007) (equitable liens)

TENNESSEE

In re Williams, 408 B.R. 709 (Bankr. W.D. Tenn. 2009) (creditor had sufficient interest in check to assert rights)  Text

In re Chambers, No. 08-31399, 2008 WL 5649690 (Bankr. E.D. Tenn. Nov. 20, 2008) (confirmation of Ch. 12 Plan)  Text

In re Kimbrough, 2008 WL 2769578 (Bankr. E.D. Tenn. 2008) (willful and malicious conversion of livestock collateral)

In re Buchanan, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 50968 (M.D. Tenn. 2006) (definition of farming operation)   Summary

Monsanto Co. v. Wood (In re Wood), 309 B.R. 745 (Bankr. W.D. Tenn. 2004) (cottonseed patent infringement, attorney's fees and expenses exempted from discharge)  Text    |    Summary

South Delta Props, LLC v. First State Bank (In re Parks Planting Co.), 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13479 (W.D. Tenn. 2002) (article 9 security interest has priority over landlord's privilege)   Summary

TEXAS

In re Paul Reinhart, Inc., No. 08-35283 HDH-11, 2010 WL 1686694 (Bankr. N.D. Tex. April 26, 2010) (settlement of a commodities contract in a bankruptcy case)  Text

Frontier Farm Credit v. Norris (In re Dennis), No. 09-70050 HDH-12, 2009 WL 3073261 (Bankr. N.D. Tex. Sept. 21, 2009) (confirmation of Ch. 12 plan)

In re Pilgrim's Pride Corp., 421 B.R. 231 (Bankr. N.D. Tex. 2009) (did claimants qualify for administrative priority under § 503(b)(9))  Text

In re Pilgrim's Pride Corp., 403 B.R. 413 (Bankr. N.D. Tex. 2009) (business judgment rule; rejection of executory contracts)  Text

Conner v. First National Bank-Haskell, 2008 WL 2714243 (N.D. Tex. 2008) (modification of a Chapter 12 plan)

In re Quillian, 2007 WL 3046348 (Bankr. S.D. Tex. 2007) (challenge to debtor's "family farmer" status)    Summary

Graham v. Kleb, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6495 (S.D. Tex. 2008) (homestead exemption)  Text    |    Summary

In re Quillian, 2007 Bankr. LEXIS 3677 (Bankr. S.D. Tex. 2007) (qualifying for ch.12 relief)

In re Goldstar Emergency Med. Servs., Inc., 2007 Bankr. LEXIS 244 (Bankr. S.D. Tex. 2007) (jurisdiction retained post-dismissal)   Summary

In re Henderson, 352 B.R. 439 (Bankr. N.D. Tex. 2006) (modification of automatic stay, dischargeability)  Text    |    Summary

In re Fonke, 310 B.R. 809 (Bankr. S.D. Tex. 2004) (effect of farmer status on involuntary conversion)  Text    |    Summary

Bowen v. Lee Lexis Const. Inc. (In re Bowen), 2004 Bankr. LEXIS 356 (Bankr. N. D. Tex. 2004) (strong-arm powers)   Summary

In re Baker, 307 B.R. 860 (Bankr. N.D. Tex. 2003) (objection to debtor's claim of exempt rural homestead property held in CRP denied)  Text    |    Summary

In re Gibson, 308 B.R. 763 (Bankr. N.D. Tex. 2002) (debtor's pre-petition right to loan deficiency payments may be setoff)  Text    |    Summary

UTAH

In re Sorrell, 286 B.R. 798 (Bankr. D. Utah 2002) (funding for plan not required to come from farming operations)  Text    |    Summary

VERMONT

In re Montagne, Bankr. No. 08-10916, Adv. No. 08-1024, 2010 WL 1780411 (Bankr. D. Vt. May 4,, 2010) (seeking payment for feed and other farm supplies)  Text

Bourdeau Bros., Inc. v. Montagne (In re Montagne), Bankr. No. 08-10916, Adv. No. 08-1024, 2010 WL 396252 (Bankr. D. Vt. Jan. 25, 2010) (seeking payment for feed and other farm supplies)  Text

Bourdeau Bros., Inc. v. Montagne (In re Montagne), --- B.R. ---, 2010 WL 271347 (Banrk. D. Vt. 2010) (seeking payment for feed and other farm supplies)  Text

Ag Venture Fin. Servs., Inc. v. Montagne (In re Montagne), 421 B.R. 65 (Bankr. D. Vt. 2009) (standing to enforce commercial loan note in Ch. 12)  Text

In re Montagne, 409 B.R. 685 (Bankr. D. Vt. 2009) (entitlement to cash proceeds from sale of milk cows)  Text

VIRGINIA

In re Peanut Corp. of Am., 407 B.R. 862 (W.D. Va. 2009) (withdrawal of adversary proceeding from bankruptcy court)  Text

WASHINGTON

In re Smith Brothers Farms, 2007 Bankr. LEXIS 3266 (Bankr. E. D. Wash. 2007) (qualifying for ch.12 relief)   Summary

In re Wanechek, 349 B.R. 836 (Bankr. E. D. Wash. 2006) (oversecured creditor of the debtors sought an allowance of its attorney's fees and costs)  Text    |    Summary

WEST VIRGINIA

In re Poe, No. 08-906, 2009 WL 2357160 (Bankr. N.D. W. Va. July 29, 2009) (debtors were not "family farmers" entitled to file under Ch. 12)  Text

WISCONSIN

In re Renew Energy, LLC, 436 B.R. 112 (Bankr. W.D. Wis. 2010) (avoiding prepetition payments for corn)  Text

Wiese v. Cmty. Bank of Cent. Wis., No. 07-C-422, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 78945 (W.D. Wis. Oct. 18, 2007) (dismissal of bankruptcy case re-establishes pre-petition rights of parties), rev'd, 522 F.3d 584 (7th Cir. 2009)   Summary

In re Przybylski, 340 B.R. 624 (Bankr. E. D. Wis. 2006) (good faith and best-interests-of-the-creditors test)  Text    |    Summary