The District Court addressed motions to certify a class action and to extend deadlines in a lawsuit alleging improper debt collection practices under federal and state law granting, in part, class certification for two classes under Rule 23(a) and (b)(3), but denying certification for a third class.
Leigh Raynor filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy on April 11, 2019, and, after receiving a general discharge of debts on July 30, 2024, commenced a Student Loan Adversary Proceeding to discharge her student loan debts, totaling $80,408.84 as an "undue hardship" under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(8). The student loans were incurred between 1999 and 2002 for undergraduate and graduate education, but Raynor did not enter the professional field associated with her graduate degree.
The bankruptcy court for the Eastern District of North Carolina denied Signature Capital, LLC's motion to amend or set aside the order confirming Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization plan. Signature Capital sought relief under Rule 60(a) and Rule 60(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, arguing that the plan failed to recognize a subordination agreement that granted it lien priority over the IRS for certain assets.
In Celebration Cottage AB, LLC, the bankruptcy court denied the motion by BIP Canton, LLC to designate Celebration Cottage AB, LLC as a Single Asset Real Estate (SARE) entity, despite assertions that the real property constituted a single project that generated most of the debtor’s income. Designation as a SARE would require expedited creditor protections and alter the debtor's Chapter 11 restructuring process.
