Legal Opinion

In Re Johnson

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Oregon

Decided December 19, 2007No. 07-31717PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

AMENDED MEMORANDUM OPINION

RANDALL L. DUNN, Bankruptcy Judge.

The issue before me requires that I plunge further into the semantic briar-patch generally referred to as the Hanging Paragraph, added to § 1325(a) of the Bankruptcy Code by the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (“BAPCPA”). 1 Specifically, I must decide whether a creditor holds a purchase money security interest (“PMSI”) for purposes of the Hanging Paragraph, where a portion of its debt represents financing of negative equity 2 in a vehicle traded in by the debtors at the time the debtors purchased their…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Robinson v. Shell Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1997
  2. United Sav. Assn. of Tex. v. Timbers of Inwood Forest Associates, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
  3. Davis v. Michigan Department of the TreasurySupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  4. General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. PeasleeDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 2007
  5. In Re PeasleeUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. New York · 2006

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. In Re GraupnerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2008
  2. Americredit Financial Services, Inc. v. Penrod (In Re Penrod)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
  3. In Re LookUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maine · 2008
  4. Graupner v. Nuvell Credit Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2008
  5. In Re FordUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Kansas · 2008

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