Legal Opinion
In re Melendez
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Colorado
Decided February 20, 2019No. Bankruptcy Case No. 18-12485 TBMPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Thomas B. McNamara, United States Bankruptcy Judge
I. Introduction.
Bankruptcy is a bargain. Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code1 "affords individuals receiving regular income an opportunity to obtain some relief from their debts while retaining their property." Bullard v. Blue Hills Bank , --- U.S. ----, 135 S.Ct. 1686, 1690, 191 L.Ed.2d 621 (2015). The quid pro quo is the Chapter 13 plan. A debtor must propose and obtain Court approval of a "plan under which [the debtor] pay[s] creditors out of ... future income." Hamilton v. Lanning , 560 U.S. 505, 130 S.Ct. 2464, 2469, 177 L.Ed.2d 23 (2010).…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Bullard v. Blue Hills BankSupreme Court of the United States · 2015
- Hamilton v. LanningSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- In Re Ronald Estus and Doris Estus, Debtors. United States of America v. Ronald EstusCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
- Gordon R. And Sharon L. Flygare, Debtors-Appellants v. Judith A. BouldenCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1983
- Mason v. YoungCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2001
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3Cited by8 opinions
- AnnaLyn Nelson WhittUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Mississippi · 2020
- Denice Patricia Madrid-BaskinUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Colorado · 2020
- Grant Gosch and Tina GoschUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Colorado · 2021
- In re Camille DavisCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2020
- In re: Bobby D. Williams and Cynthia L. WilliamsUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Oklahoma · 2026
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