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In re Franklin

United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. Illinois

Decided March 12, 2014No. 13-81207PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

THOMAS L. PERKINS, Bankruptcy Judge.

This matter is before the Court on the objection of the Chapter 7 Trustee, Jeana K. Reinbold (TRUSTEE), to the claimed exemptions of the Debtor, David J. Franklin (DEBTOR), in two bank accounts and the TRUSTEE’S motion for turnover of the funds. The primary issue concerns the application of 42 U.S.C. § 407, which protects social security benefits paid or payable, to a bank account containing funds traceable to social security benefits. The TRUSTEE contends that the exemption provided by § 407 may be denied for equitable reasons and may be capped…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Duncan v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
  2. Morton v. MancariSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Law v. SiegelSupreme Court of the United States · 2014
  4. Hibbs v. WinnSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  5. Radlax Gateway Hotel, LLC v. Amalgamated BankSupreme Court of the United States · 2012

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Mateer v. Ostrander (In re Mateer)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 2015
  2. Neblett v. Gress (In re Gress)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 2014
  3. In re LuaUnited States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · 2015
  4. In re ManzoDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2017
  5. In re FruehUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2014

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