Legal Opinion
In Re Sykes
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Illinois
Decided April 6, 2011No. 19-60039PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LAURA K. GRANDY, Bankruptcy Judge.
These cases present the issue of whether in Chapter 13, the Court may allow a late-filed claim where the creditor fails to receive notice of the bankruptcy filing pri- or to the expiration of the claims bar date.
FACTS
A. In re Sykes —Case No. 09-31479
Debtor Mary Jean Sykes filed a Chapter 13 petition on June 8, 2009. The Court established a claims bar date for non-governmental entities of October 19, 2009. Due to an oversight by the debtor, creditor Surety Finance was not listed on the debt- or’s schedules, nor was it included on the creditor matrix.…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- United States v. LockeSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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