Legal Opinion
In re Jones
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Indiana
Decided August 5, 2016No. CASE NO. 15-11460PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION ON MOTION FOR RELIEF FROM STAY
Robert E. Grant, Chief Judge, United States Bankruptcy Court
Nearly twenty years ago this court said: “No one is ever required to file a proof of claim in any bankruptcy proceeding; it is just that not doing so has consequences.” In re Baldridge, 232 B.R. 394, 396 (Bankr.N.D.Ind.1999). See also, In re Matteson, 535 B.R. 156, 163 (6th Cir. BAP 2015). That statement is as true today as it was then. By not filing a proof of claim, the Grant County State Bank is discovering what those consequences are. *870In a chapter 13 case such as this, if a secured creditor…
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