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Meadows v. Hagler (In Re Meadows)

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia

Decided April 8, 2010No. 19-51635PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law

PAUL W. BONAPFEL, Bankruptcy Judge.

This adversary proceeding concerns the effect under 11 U.S.C. § 524(a) of a chapter 7 debtor’s discharge on a landlord’s claim for rent due on a prepetition lease of real property and on a judgment for rent the landlord obtained.

For reasons set out below, the Court concludes that the landlord sought and obtained judgment on the basis of a pre-petition claim against the debtor that was discharged in his bankruptcy case, that his doing so violated the discharge injunction of 11 U.S.C. § 524(a)(2), and that the judgment is…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. District of Columbia Court of Appeals v. FeldmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Rooker v. Fidelity Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
  3. Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Saudi Basic Industries Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 2005
  4. New Hampshire v. MaineSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
  5. Marrese v. American Academy of Orthopaedic SurgeonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1985

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Gray v. Nussbeck (In re Gray)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Kansas · 2017
  2. In re HumbertUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · 2017
  3. Christopher BlancoUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Washington · 2023
  4. In re: Daniel C. RiedyUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Michigan · 2014
  5. In re: Tony R. Tyler; Tyree Patterson v. Tony R. TylerUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia · 2026

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