Legal Opinion
In Re Lawson
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided December 5, 1988No. 19-05430PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
EUGENE R. WEDOFF, Bankruptcy Judge.
This case is before the court for confirmation of the debtor’s Chapter 13 plan, a matter within the core jurisdiction of the court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(L). For the reasons stated below, confirmation is denied, on the ground that the plan unfairly discriminates between two classes of unsecured claims.
Findings of Fact
On March 26, 1988, James D. Lawson, II, filed a petition for relief under Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code, Title 11, U.S.C. (“the Code”). According to the schedules attached to his petition, Lawson is a radio…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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- 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
- Nelson v. Easley (In Re Easley)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1987
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3Cited by52 opinions
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- In Re PowersUnited States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · 1991
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