Legal Opinion

In Re Mueller

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland

Decided November 7, 2000No. 97-24171PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION OVERRULING TRUSTEE’S OBJECTION TO DEBTORS’ AMENDED CLAIM OF EXEMPTIONS

JAMES F. SCHNEIDER, Bankruptcy Judge.

The Chapter 7 trustee objected to the debtors’ exemption of a deferred compensation plan. This opinion holds that The Maryland State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan and Trust (the “Plan”) is a pension plan that is both excludable from the debtors’ bankruptcy estate pursuant to Section 541(c)(2) 1 of the Bankruptcy Code and that even if it is includable in the estate pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 541(a), 2 it is exemptible from the estate pursuant to the law of the State…

2Cases cited129 opinions

  1. Patterson v. ShumateSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  2. In the Matter of Daniel J. YONIKUS and Carolyn S. Yonikus, Debtors. Appeal of Daniel J. YONIKUSCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
  3. In Re FordUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland · 1980
  4. Henry Clay Tignor v. William C. Parkinson, Jr., in Re Henry Clay Tignor, DebtorCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1984
  5. Gary GREENBLATT, Trustee, Appellant, v. Levy FORD, Jr., Appellee. in Re Levy FORD, Jr., DebtorCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. In Re PierUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · 2004
  2. United States Internal Revenue Service, Creditor-Appellee v. Donald Snyder, Debtor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
  3. Togut v. RBC Dain Correspondent Services (In Re S.W. Bach & Co.)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 2010
  4. K&M Elec. Servs., Inc. v. Vito (In re Vito)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland · 2019
  5. In Re DominaUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Iowa · 2002

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