Legal Opinion

In Re Cloutier

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Colorado

Decided April 17, 1980No. 19-10873PublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION UPON CONFIRMATION

GLEN E. KELLER, Jr., Bankruptcy Judge.

THIS MATTER is before the Court upon the objections of an unsecured creditor to confirmation of the Debtors’ Chapter 13 plan. The creditor argues that because the Debtors’ plan proposes to pay nothing to unsecured creditors, it fails the “good faith” and “best interests” tests of 11 U.S.C. §§ 1325(a)(3) and (4), respectively. Much reliance is also placed on the recent decision In re Iacovoni, 2 B.R. 256, (Bkrtcy.D.Utah 1979), which holds that “meaningful” payments must be made to unsecured creditors for a Chapter 13…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Tennessee Valley Authority v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. In Re IacovoniUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Utah · 1980
  3. In Re BurrellUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California · 1980
  4. Matter of CurtisUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri · 1979
  5. Guillermo Gonzalez Hernandez, Debtor v. Jacqueline BorgosCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1965

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3Cited by45 opinions

  1. Gordon R. And Sharon L. Flygare, Debtors-Appellants v. Judith A. BouldenCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1983
  2. In Re Stuart R. And Shiela M. Terry, Debtors, A. L. Tenney, Trustee v. Stuart R. And Shiela M. Terry, DebtorsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
  3. Barnes v. WhelanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
  4. Nelson v. Easley (In Re Easley)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1987
  5. In Re GreerUnited States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · 1986

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