Legal Opinion
Brooks v. Louisiana Citizens Fair Plan
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 28, 2009No. 2008-CA-0908PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
PAUL A. BONIN, Judge.
11 Lucy Brooks owned a one-half undivided interest in a home on East Hermes Street in New Orleans.1 The home was collateral for a loan from Wilshire Credit Corporation. She had fallen behind in her monthly payments to Wilshire, and the mortgage company instituted foreclosure proceedings on her home.2 She then filed a petition for relief under Chapter 13 of the United States Bankruptcy Code.3 The Chapter 13 filing effected an automatic stay of the foreclosure proceedings and Ms. Brooks was allowed to remain in her home without threat of foreclosure so long as she complied…
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