Legal Opinion
Simmons v. Ford Motor Credit Co. (In Re Simmons)
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided February 9, 1999No. 19-05349PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION
JOAN H. LEFKOW, Bankruptcy Judge.
Debtor, Dianna Simmons, asks the court to reconsider the dismissal of count I and further to find that this court has jurisdiction over counts II and III of her adversary complaint against Ford Motor Credit Co. (“FMCC”), a company engaged in the business of financing the purchase of automobiles. Debtor’s three-count class action complaint asserts that FMCC has a practice of filing proofs of claim which improperly characterize the full amount of the outstanding loan balance as secured. FMCC allegedly engages in this practice even though…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- United States v. Robert B. Sutton and Sutton Investments, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Barnett v. SternCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- In the Matter of Fedpak Systems, Incorporated, Debtor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- In the Matter of Thomas R. Volpert, Jr., Debtor. Appeal of Bernard M. EllisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- Bankr. L. Rep. P 73,548 in Re William and Debra Calvert, Debtors. Green Tree Acceptance, Inc. v. William and Debra CalvertCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Kerney v. Capital One Financial Corp. (In Re Sims)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Tennessee · 2002
- Tate v. NationsBanc Mortgage Corp. (In Re Tate)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. North Carolina · 2000
- Cano v. GMAC Mortgage Corp. (In Re Cano)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas · 2009
- Knox v. Sunstar Acceptance Corp. (In Re Knox)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1999
- In Re VaronaUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 2008
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