Legal Opinion
Schwartz v. Geltzer (In Re Smith)
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 5, 2007No. Docket 06-4450-bk, 06-5323-bkPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judge B.D. PARKER concurs in the judgment of the Court and files a separate concurring opinion.
STRAUB, Circuit Judge:
These appeals require us to consider the extent to which a debtor who files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection has the ability to control the personal injury action that is the principal asset of her estate. In the proceedings below, the Bankruptcy Court — at the request of the trustee — ordered the removal of the debtor’s preferred choice of special personal injury counsel and then denied the debtor’s motion to dismiss her bankruptcy petition, even though she had arranged to…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- In Re Manville Forest Products Corporation, Debtor. Gulf States Exploration Co. v. Manville Forest Products CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
- In Re: Danny Padilla, Debtor. William T. Neary, United States Trustee for Region 16 v. Danny PadillaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
- State Bank of India v. Chalasani (In re Chalasani)Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
- Schwartz v. Aquatic Dev. Group, Inc. (In re Aquatic Dev. Group, Inc.) - concurrenceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003
- In Re: Vytautas Vebeliunas, Debtor. Roy Babitt, Citibank, N.A., Chase Manhattan Bank v. Vanda Vebeliunas, Individually, Vanda Vebeliunas, as Trustee of an Irrevocable Vart Trust, Vytautas Vebeliunas, Vytautas Vebeliunas, as Trustee of a Revocable Vart Trust, Daniel Lipman, Melissa Lipman, Roy Babitt, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- In re GutierrezUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Vermont · 2014
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