In Re Tavares

ARTHUR N. VOTOLATO, Jr., Bankruptcy Judge.

In dispute is whether a creditor’s proof of claim may be filed out of time.

The Debtors filed their Chapter 13 petition on January 18, 1980 and listed Myron Herman Co. as a creditor. On February 8, 1980 notices were mailed to all creditors stating that the first meeting of creditors was scheduled for February 19, 1980 and that all creditors’ claims were required to be filed within six months of that date. A proof of claim from Myron Herman Co. in the amount of $622.02 was received by the bankruptcy clerk’s office on December 29, 1980, more than four…