Legal Opinion
In Re Buxton
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided January 13, 1999No. 19-10059PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REASONS FOR DECISION
GERALD H. SCHIFF, Bankruptcy Judge.
This case presents what seems to be an ever-present struggle between Congress and the Supreme Court regarding the extent to which individuals’ religious freedoms may be limited.
FACTS
On September 28, 1998, Patrick Buxton, Sr., and Penny D. Buxton (“Debtors”) filed a voluntary petition for relief under chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code and on that day an order for relief was duly entered. Keith A. Rodriguez (“Trustee”) is the standing chapter 13 trustee in this division. On the same day, the Debtors also filed a Chapter 13 Plan 1 (“Plan”)…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- City of Boerne v. FloresSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- In Re Ronald Carlester WaltonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
- In Re CavanaughUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Idaho · 1994
- In Re TessierUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Montana · 1995
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3Cited by7 opinions
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