HOWELL-ROBINSON v. Albert

MEMORANDUM OPINION

RICHARD W. ROBERTS, District Judge.

Debtor Diane Howell-Robinson appeals the bankruptcy court’s decision that $58,000 in proceeds from a personal injury settlement were not exempt from inclusion in a bankruptcy estate under District of Columbia Code § 15-501(a)(ll)(D). Howell-Robinson claims that personal injury proceeds are a valid exemption under District of Columbia law. Marc Albert, the trustee, asserts that no such exemption exists. Because Howell-Robinson has not shown that the statute’s text or legislative history creates an exemption, the bankruptcy court’s judgment…