The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan issued Administrative Order 13-12 on August 14th. The Administrative Order removes all cases from Judge Steven Rhodes’ docket for Chapter 7, Chapter 11, Chapter 12, and Chapter 15 bankruptcy filings. The bankruptcy court’s clerk has or will reassign to the other judges located in Detroit. […]
Student Loans are Dischargeable if Not for Qualified Educational Expenses
Interesting blog on The Huffington Post today. While most student loans are dischargeable in bankruptcy, certain loans that do not suffice as qualified educational expenses will be discharged in a bankruptcy. This does not apply to most bankruptcy debtors, but will for a few. I did lookup information on the Radio1 Broadcast School and from […]
Detroit Bankruptcy News: Mediator Appointed In Detroit Bankruptcy Filing
A story from Reuters today stating that a mediator has been appointed in the City of Detroit’s bankruptcy. DETROIT (Reuters) – The judge overseeing Detroit’s bankruptcy case named a federal judge, Gerald Rosen, as the judicial mediator in the city’s Chapter 9 proceedings, according to a court filing on Tuesday. Rosen would have a chance […]
TimesUnion.com Argues Detroit’s Bankruptcy May Effect New York Municipalities
Timesunion.com published an article discussing the chances of bankruptcy in the State of New York after Detroit’s recent bankruptcy. In the past, New York responded by creating what are known as control boards. I know. In my first term as state assemblyman, I wrote the control board law for Yonkers. It did what control boards […]
Southfield Michigan Did Not Hold Primary Election for 2013
The City of Southfield, Michigan did not hold primary elections this past Tuesday, August 6, 2013, as there were not enough candidates to warrant the preliminary elections. The City of Southfield Primary Election scheduled for Tuesday, August 6 will not be held due to the number of candidates running for elective office in the November […]
