Legal Opinion
In Re Jones
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Michigan
Decided April 22, 2010No. 19-00360PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING CONSTITUTIONALITY OF EXEMPTION STATUTE
SCOTT W. DALES, Bankruptcy Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION AND JURISDICTION
In separate cases, Chapter 7 debtors Dorothy Ann Jones and Steven M. Schafer (the “Debtors”) each claimed exemptions pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 522(bX3) and M.C.L. § 600.5451 on Schedule C. Their respective bankruptcy trustees (the “Trustees”) each filed independent objections to the claimed exemptions, 1 arguing that M.C.L. § 600.5451 violates the United States Constitution’s Bankruptcy Clause 2 and Supremacy Clause 3 by providing exemptions only to those debtors…
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3Cited by7 opinions
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