Cohen v. Tran (In Re Tran)
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BRANDT, Bankruptcy Judge.
In this case the chapter 132 debtor represented in his post-confirmation motion to refinance his house that the net proceeds would be used to pay 100% to unsecured creditors. The court granted the motion, and after the proceeds had been remitted to the trustee but before he could distribute the proceeds, debtor dismissed his case. Who gets the money?
The bankruptcy court held that the funds revested in debtor upon dismissal, and ordered the Trustee to turn over the proceeds to him, in accordance with In re Nash, 765 F.2d 1410 (9th Cir.1985). We conclude that the…
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