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Gary Lee Brohl Jr v. Pretty Michigan Homes LLC - Motion to Dismiss Civil Conspiracy Count

The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan granted Pretty Michigan Homes, LLC's and Dylan Tanaka's Motion to Dismiss, dismissing the Civil Conspiracy Count (Count IV) of Gary Lee Brohl, Jr.'s First Amended Adversary Complaint as to those two defendants only. The court applied Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) to evaluate whether the plaintiff adequately pleaded a civil conspiracy to defraud claim. The dismissal applies solely to PMH and Tanaka; the Civil Conspiracy Count remains intact against other defendants in the adversary proceeding.

In re Adrienne Dannette Fitzgerald — Chapter 7 Motion to Reopen Denied

The US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan denied debtor Adrienne Dannette Fitzgerald's motion to reopen her Chapter 7 bankruptcy case to file a Financial Management Course Certificate. The case was closed on February 27, 2024, without a discharge because the debtor failed to file the required Certificate by the February 12, 2024 deadline. The debtor filed the motion on April 6, 2026 — more than two years after closure — without alleging any valid excuse for the failure or the delay. The court exercised its discretion under 11 U.S.C. § 350(b) and Fed. R. Bankr. P. 5010 to deny the motion, though it waived the $260 re-opening fee. Creditors and parties in interest had been notified at closing that the case was terminated without discharge due to the missing certificate.

In re Travis M. Rondo and Melissa A. Rondo, Chapter 13

The US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan denied the Chapter 13 Trustee's Motion for Reconsideration of the April 1, 2026 Confirmation Order, which had set the cram down value of Debtors' 2015 Chevrolet Equinox at $5,750.00 (retail value of $10,100.00 minus $4,350.00 in repair costs) with a 7.75% interest rate. The Trustee sought to use private party value ($6,533) as the starting point, but the Court affirmed its application of the Rash replacement-value standard requiring retail value for cram down treatment of secured claims in Chapter 13 plans.