Adversary Proceeding
Lead BK case is: 6:24-bk-60830

New York Northern Bankruptcy Court
Chapter 7
Judge:Patrick G Radel
Case #: 6:25-ap-80003
Nature of Suit62 Bankruptcy - Dischargeability - §523(a)(2), false pretenses, false representation, actual fraud
Case Filed:Jan 15, 2025
Terminated:Feb 11, 2026
Last checked: never
Defendant
Stephen J. Donnelly
20 Mountain Brook Drive
Vestal, NY 13850
Represented By
Peter Alan Orville
Orville & Mcdonald Law, PC
contact info
Plaintiff
Chemung Canal Trust Company
Lemery Greisler LLC 677 Broadway 8th Floor
Albany, NY 12207
Represented By
Paul A. Levine
Lemery Greisler, LLC
contact info
Trustee
Neil Tarak Bhatt-Trustee
Bhatt Law Firm 536 State Street
Ogdensburg, NY 13669


Docket last updated: 6 hours ago
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
utility Disposition of Adversary Wed 02/11 4:12 PM
Disposition of Adversary 6:25-ap-80003 . (Sitcer, Katherine)
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court Close Adversary Case Wed 02/11 4:15 PM
Adversary Case 6:25-ap-80003 Closed. (Sitcer, Katherine)
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Wednesday, December 10, 2025
21 21 misc Request for Certified Copy Wed 12/10 9:56 AM
Request for a Certified Copy. - Fee Amount $12. Filed by Chemung Canal Trust Company Related [+]. (Levine-Trustee, Paul)
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crditcrd none Wed 12/10 10:36 AM
Receipt of Request for Certified Copy([LINK 25-80003 6-wak] ) ( 0.50) filing fee. Receipt number A12316134, amount $ 0.50. Related [+] (U.S. Treasury)
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crditcrd none Wed 12/10 10:46 AM
Receipt of Request for Certified Copy([LINK 25-80003 6-wak] ) ( 12.50) filing fee. Receipt number A12316152, amount $ 12.50. Related [+] (U.S. Treasury)
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Friday, December 05, 2025
20 20 order Stipulation Fri 12/05 3:59 PM
Order/Judgment Re: Stipulation Related [+] (Villanueva, Lucy) Modified on 12/5/2025 (Sierra, Emiliano)
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19 19 motion Stipulation Fri 12/05 2:35 PM
Stipulation of Settlement By Creditor Chemung Canal Trust Company and Debtor and Defendant Stephen J. Donnelly. Filed by Chemung Canal Trust Company. (Levine, Paul) Modified on 12/5/2025 (Sierra, Emiliano)
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Wednesday, December 03, 2025
18 18 audio Thu 12/04 6:00 AM
PDF with attached Audio File. Court Date & Time [12/03/2025 11:20:01 AM]. File Size [ 841 KB ]. Run Time [ 00:03:24 ]. (admin)
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court Hearing Not Held (AP) Fri 12/05 4:11 PM
Hearing Not Held - SETTLED Related [+]. (Sugrue, Rachel)
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Tuesday, November 25, 2025
17 17 motion Stipulation Tue 11/25 11:45 AM
Stipulation By of Facts by Paul A. Levine, Esq. and Peter Orville, Esq.. Filed by Chemung Canal Trust Company Related [+]. (Levine, Paul)
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16 16 misc List of Witnesses and Exhibits Tue 11/25 11:04 AM
List of Witnesses and Exhibits Filed by Chemung Canal Trust Company Related [+]. (Levine, Paul)
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Thursday, November 06, 2025
15 15 order Generic TEXT ORDER Thu 11/06 2:44 PM
TEXT ORDER: On November 4, 2025, the Court held a pretrial hearing (the "Hearing"). Based on the discussion on the record at the Hearing, as well as the Letter filed on November 5, 2025 (Doc. 13), a trial shall proceed as an in-person evidentiary hearing on December 9, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. at the James M. Hanley U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building, 100 South Clinton Street, Syracuse, New York (the "Courthouse"). A Joint Stipulation stipulating to as many of the relevant, undisputed facts as possible to be acknowledged by all parties, and each party's Witness List and a Summary List of Exhibits are to be filed with the Court by 12:00 p.m. on November 25, 2025; and three (3) copies of any exhibits are to be received by the Court by 12:00 p.m. on November 25, 2025. The exhibits shall all be pre-marked, assembled in binders or bound, and appropriately tabbed or otherwise identified. Plaintiff shall identify exhibits using letters and Defendant shall identify exhibits using numbers. Objections to either exhibits or to a witness testifying are to be filed with the Court by 10:00 a.m. on December 2, 2025. A final pre-trial conference will be held on December 3, 2025 at 10:05 a.m., which will be held either in-person at the Courthouse OR by video via Teams, for which pre-registration is required by 3:00 PM one business day before the hearing. Go to https://www.nynb.uscourts.gov/Remote-Hearing-Appearances. SO ORDERED this 6th day of November, 2025 by Wendy A. Kinsella, United States Bankruptcy Judge. Related [+]. (Sugrue, Rachel)
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court Hearing Set (Other) Thu 11/06 2:45 PM
Hearing Set Related [+]. Trial date set for 12/9/2025 at 10:00 AM at Syracuse Courtroom. (Sugrue, Rachel)
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court Hearing Set (Other) Thu 11/06 3:59 PM
Hearing Set Related [+]. Pre-Trial Conference set for 12/3/2025 at 10:05 AM at Syracuse Courtroom. (Sugrue, Rachel)
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Wednesday, November 05, 2025
14 14 audio Thu 11/06 6:00 AM
PDF with attached Audio File. Court Date & Time [10/29/2025 10:02:03 AM]. File Size [ 1998 KB ]. Run Time [ 00:08:21 ]. (admin)
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13 13 misc Letter (generic) Wed 11/05 3:15 PM
Letter Re: Trial Date Filed by Chemung Canal Trust Company Related [+]. (Levine, Paul)
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Wednesday, October 29, 2025
court Hearing Held Wed 10/29 12:01 PM
Hearing Held - Court to Issue Scheduling Order Setting Trial Date. Related [+]. (Sugrue, Rachel)
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Friday, October 03, 2025
12 12 order Generic TEXT ORDER Fri 10/03 9:11 AM
TEXT ORDER: The Court is in receipt of Plaintiffs letter (the "Letter" at Doc. 11) requesting the Section 105(a) Pre Trial Conference (the "Conference") be rescheduled. In light of the contents of the Letter, the Conference is rescheduled to October 29, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. (the "Conference"). Primary counsel for Plaintiff and Defendant who will proceed at trial are directed to appear and be prepared to schedule a trial date(s). The Conference will be held either in-person at the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of New York located at the James M. Hanley U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building, 100 South Clinton Street, Syracuse, NY OR by video via Teams, for which pre-registration is required by 3:00 PM one business day before the hearing. Go to https://www.nynb.uscourts.gov/Remote-Hearing-Appearances. SO ORDERED this 3rd day of October, 2025 by Wendy A. Kinsella, United States Bankruptcy Judge. Related [+]. (Sugrue, Rachel)
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court Hearing Continued Other (BK) Fri 10/03 9:24 AM
Hearing Continued Related [+]. Pre-Trial Conference to be held on 10/29/2025 at 10:00 AM at Syracuse Courtroom. (Sugrue, Rachel)
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Thursday, October 02, 2025
11 11 misc Letter (generic) Thu 10/02 11:00 AM
Letter Re: Requesting the Court adjourn the Pre Trial Conference scheduled for October 7, 2025 to October 29, 2025 Filed by Chemung Canal Trust Company Related [+]. (Levine, Paul)
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Wednesday, October 01, 2025
10 10 order Generic TEXT ORDER Wed 10/01 2:14 PM
TEXT ORDER: The Court having reviewed the Text Order entered April 11, 2025 that set, inter alia, the deadline to file dispositive motions for September 15, 2025 (Doc. 9). Since no dispositive motions were filed, the Court schedules a Section 105(a) Pre Trial Conference for October 7, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. (the "Conference"). Primary counsel for Plaintiff and Defendant who will proceed at trial are directed to appear and be prepared to schedule a trial date(s). The Conference will be held either in-person at the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of New York located at the Alexander Pirnie U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building, 10 Broad Street, Utica, New York OR by video via Teams, for which pre-registration is required by 3:00 PM one business day before the hearing. Go to https://www.nynb.uscourts.gov/Remote-Hearing-Appearances. SO ORDERED this 1st day of October, 2025 by Wendy A. Kinsella, United States Bankruptcy Judge. Related [+]. (Sugrue, Rachel)Modified on 10/1/2025 (Cardinal, Lisa)
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court Hearing Set (Other) Wed 10/01 2:20 PM
Hearing Set Related [+]. Section 105(a) Conference to be held on 10/7/2025 at 09:30 AM at Utica Courtroom. (Sugrue, Rachel)
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Friday, April 11, 2025
9 9 order Generic TEXT ORDER Fri 04/11 2:33 PM
TEXT ORDER: The parties to the adversary have agreed to the following discovery schedule (Doc. 8): 1. Written discovery demands served by May 9, 2025 2. Responses to be served by June 15, 2025 3. Depositions to be completed by July 30, 2025 4. Dispositive motions to be filed by September 15, 2025. The schedule is SO ORDERED, this 11th day of April, 2025, by Patrick G. Radel, United States Bankruptcy Judge. Related [+]. (Davis, Darcy)
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8 8 2 pgs misc Letter (generic) Fri 04/11 12:01 PM
Letter Re: Discovery Schedule Filed by Chemung Canal Trust Company. (Levine, Paul)
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Tuesday, April 08, 2025
7 7 1 pgs audio Wed 04/09 6:00 AM
PDF with attached Audio File. Court Date & Time [04/08/2025 10:43:20 AM]. File Size [ 454 KB ]. Run Time [ 00:01:46 ]. (admin)
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court Hearing Held Thu 04/10 11:44 AM
Hearing Held - Preliminary Status Conference CLOSED Related [+]. Letter regarding proposed dates due 4/15/25. (Johnson, Colleen)
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Tuesday, March 04, 2025
6 6 audio Wed 03/05 6:00 AM
PDF with attached Audio File. Court Date & Time [03/04/2025 10:48:14 AM]. File Size [ 272 KB ]. Run Time [ 00:00:58 ]. (admin)
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court Hearing Continued Other (AP) Wed 03/05 10:32 AM
Hearing Held and Continued Related [+]. Preliminary Status Conference set for 04/08/2025 at 10:00 AM at Utica Courtroom. (Johnson, Colleen)
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Monday, February 24, 2025
5 5 order Generic TEXT ORDER Mon 02/24 10:59 AM
TEXT ORDER: A preliminary status conference is hereby scheduled for March 4, 2025, at 10:00am. It is expected that primary counsel who will proceed at trial shall appear and be prepared to discuss a discovery timeline, dispositive motion deadline, and trial date(s). Counsel may appear in person in the Utica Courtroom or by video via Teams, for which pre-registration is required by 3:00 PM one business day before the hearing; visit https://www.nynb.uscourts.gov/judge/judge-patrick-g-radel to register. SO ORDERED, this 24th day of February, 2025, by Patrick G. Radel, United States Bankruptcy Judge Related [+]. (Johnson, Colleen)
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court Hearing Set (Other) Mon 02/24 11:02 AM
Hearing Set Related [+]. Preliminary Status Conference set for 3/4/2025 at 10:00 AM at Utica Courtroom. (Johnson, Colleen)
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Friday, February 14, 2025
4 4 answer Answer to Complaint Fri 02/14 4:30 PM
Answer to Complaint Filed by Stephen J. Donnelly.(Orville, Peter)
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Att: 1 Affidavit of Service
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
3 3 cmp Summons Service Executed Wed 01/15 3:08 PM
Summons Service Executed on Stephen J. Donnelly 1/15/2025 (Levine, Paul)
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2 2 court Summons Issued Wed 01/15 2:45 PM
Summons Issued to Attorney for Plaintiff/Plaintiff to Provide Service Upon the Defendant Stephen J. Donnelly Answer Due 2/14/2025. (Sitcer, Katherine)
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1 1 cmp Complaint(COURT USE ONLY) Wed 01/15 12:44 PM
Adversary case 25-80003 6. (62 (Dischargeability - 523(a)(2), false pretenses, false representation, actual fraud)) Complaint by Chemung Canal Trust Company against Stephen J. Donnelly. Fee Amount $ 350.. (Levine, Paul)
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Att: 1 Adversary Proceeding Cover Sheet
court Case Assigned Wed 01/15 2:50 PM
Judge Patrick G Radel added to case. (Sitcer, Katherine)
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utility Add Attorney Wed 01/15 2:51 PM
Attorney Peter Alan Orville for Stephen J. Donnelly added to case. (Sitcer, Katherine)
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