Legal Opinion
In re Hawk
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas
Decided January 30, 2015No. Case No. 13-37713PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION REGARDING TRUSTEE’S EXPEDITED MOTION FOR TURNOVER
[Relates to Doc. Nos. 64 & 70]
Jeff Bohm, Chief United States Bankruptcy Judge
The Court writes this Memorandum Opinion because it concerns an important exemption issue: does the Fifth Circuit’s recent holding in Viegelahn v. Frost (In re Frost), 744 F.3d 384 (5th Cir.2014), pertaining to homestead exemptions extend to individual retirement account (IRA) exemptions? In the case at bar, the Chapter 7 trustee contends that it does; the debtors argue that it does not. This Court concludes that the principles in Frost logically…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Stern v. MarshallSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- Southmark Corp. v. Coopers & LybrandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
- In the Matter of Daniel J. YONIKUS and Carolyn S. Yonikus, Debtors. Appeal of Daniel J. YONIKUSCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Jeffrey and Jeffrey v. DesmondCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995
- Chartschlaa v. Nationwide Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2008
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Romo v. Montemayor (In re Montemayor)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas · 2016
- Res-TX One, LLC v. Hawk (In re Hawk)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas · 2015
- Sender v. Golden (In re Golden)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Colorado · 2015
- Gulamali v. Dinh (In re Dinh)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas · 2016
- Hawk v. Engelhart (In re Hawk)District Court, S.D. Texas · 2016