Legal Opinion
Neidich v. Salas
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 17, 2015No. 14-13768PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JORDAN, Circuit Judge:
The primary question in this bankruptcy appeal is whether a debtor can, in his Chapter 13 plan, deduct from his disposable income scheduled payments on a secured mortgage debt, even though he is not making those payments. We leave this question for another day because, due to events taking place after the appeal was filed, the case has become moot.
*1216A case becomes moot when “it is impossible for a court to grant any effectual relief whatever to the prevailing party.” Chafin v. Chafin, - U.S. -, 133 S.Ct. 1017, 1023, 185 L.Ed.2d 1 (2013) (internal quotations and citations…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Ronald Belda, Debtor-Appellant v. Marilyn O. Marshall, Trustee-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
- Melo v. GMAC Mortgage, LLC (Melo)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit · 2013
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