Legal Opinion
Copeland v. Fink (In Re Copeland)
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 31, 2014No. 12-4018PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
In 2011, Shawn Copeland and Lauren MK Copeland, (“the Copelands”) filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy relief. They proposed, and the bankruptcy court rejected, a plan to pay nondischargeable state and federal tax debts before other unsecured creditors. If put in effect, the plan would, in essence, completely pay the Copelands’ tax creditors, leaving all other unsecured creditors with little or nothing.
The Copelands argue that the plan did not unfairly discriminate against the unpaid, unsecured creditors, and that tax debts merited special treatment due to the unique and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Amfac Distribution Corp. v. Wolff (In Re Wolff)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- Valroy G. Watson v. Paul O'neill, Secretary of the TreasuryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
- In Re StorbergUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Minnesota · 1988
- In Re LeserCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
- Copeland v. Fink (In re Copeland)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit · 2012
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