Legal Opinion
Bethea v. Robert J. Adams & Associates (In Re Bethea)
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided March 29, 2002No. 19-05337PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
RONALD BARLIANT, Bankruptcy Judge.
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has instructed that the proper construction of statutes requires regard for context. “When context is disregarded, silliness results.” In re Handy Andy Improvement Centers, 144 F.3d, 1125, 1128 (7th Cir.1998). If ever a case proved the point, this one is it.
The plaintiffs (the “Debtors”) in these three adversary proceedings were debtors in cases under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code. They are suing the law firms that represented them in these chapter 7 cases. On behalf of themselves and all similarly…
2Cases cited50 opinions
- United States v. Ron Pair Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Griffin v. Oceanic Contractors, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Kelly v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Dewsnup v. TimmSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare v. DavenportSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Albert Bethea v. Robert J. Adams & Associates Law Offices of Melvin James Kaplan and Zalutsky & Pinski, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
- In Re GriffinUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2004
- In Re HaneyUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · 2002
- Bethea v. Robert J. Adams & AssociatesDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2003
- In Re BrownUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas · 2003
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