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In re Airhart

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas

Decided May 31, 2012No. 09-34070-H4PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION REGARDING DEBTOR’S MOTION FOR REDEMPTION PURSUANT TO § 722

[Doc. Nos. 237 & 244]

JEFF BOHM, Bankruptcy Judge.

I. Introduction

The Court writes this Memorandum Opinion to underscore two points to the consumer bankruptcy bar. First, even though a Chapter 13 plan assigns a value to property that establishes the amount of a secured claim, the Court is not bound by that value once the debtor converts to Chapter 7 and seeks to redeem that property; BAPCPA modified the particular Bankruptcy Code provision on this issue 1 Second, the consumer bankruptcy bar should not slavishly rely…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. United States v. Ron Pair Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Stern v. MarshallSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  3. Southmark Corp. v. Coopers & LybrandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
  4. In Re CruseturnerUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Utah · 1981
  5. In Re DamronUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · 1980

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. In re KingUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas · 2016
  2. In re Digerati Technologies, Inc.District Court, S.D. Texas · 2015
  3. In re Derosa-GrundUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas · 2016
  4. In re GoinsUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 2015
  5. Walker v. Directory Distribution Associates, Inc. (In re Directory Distributing Associates, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas · 2017

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