Legal Opinion

Hansmeier v. McDermott (In re Hansmeier)

United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit

Decided September 29, 2016No. 15-6035PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NAIL, Bankruptcy Judge.

Debtor Paul Hansmeier appeals the December 3, 2015 order of the bankruptcy court1 converting Debtor’s chapter 13 case to chapter 7. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

Debtor filed a petition for relief under chapter 13 of the bankruptcy code. The United States Trustee filed a motion under 11 U.S.C. § 1307(c) to convert Debtor’s case to chapter 7.2 The United States Trustee’s motion was verified.3

Debtor objected to the United States Trustee’s motion. Debtor’s objection was unverified and was not supported by an affidavit.4

The matter came before the bankruptcy court in due course.…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Jenkins v. WinterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
  3. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation v. Melvyn Bell, Darlene Bell, Bell Holdings, Inc., Bell Equities, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
  4. Bankr. L. Rep. P 76,905 in Re Edward J. Molitor, Debtor. Edward J. Molitor v. Gary C. Eidson Jeffrey M. SchoenwetterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
  5. Conseco Life Insurance v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010

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3Cited by7 opinions

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  4. META Advisors LLC on behalf of G-Estate Management v. Mastercraft International LimitedUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Nebraska · 2021
  5. Niki L BakerUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Arkansas · 2019

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