Legal Opinion

In the Matter of Ronald J. Witkowski, Debtor-Appellant

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided February 14, 1994No. 93-1462PublishedCited by 183 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MANION, Circuit Judge.

Ronald Witkowski filed a Chapter 13 petition for bankruptcy. The bankruptcy court approved Witkowskfs proposed bankruptcy plan which provided that unsecured creditors receive 10% of their claims. After some creditors failed to file claims, the trustee moved to modify the plan seeking to increase the percentage for those creditors who did file claims. The bankruptcy court granted the motion, and the district court affirmed. Witkowski appeals to this court and we affirm.

I. Background

Chapter 13 bankruptcy “adjusts debts of ‘an individual with regular income.’ ” Matter of…

2Cases cited42 opinions

  1. Montana v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Astoria Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. SoliminoSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. Burlington Northern Railroad v. Oklahoma Tax CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  4. Isbrandtsen Co. v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  5. In Re Julian Roosevelt Goeb and Jane Alma Goeb, Debtors. In Re Julian Roosevelt Goeb and Jane Alma Goeb v. Harry W. Heid, Chapter 13 TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982

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3Cited by183 opinions

  1. In the Matter of Marvin C. THIRTYACRE, Debtor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
  2. Terri L. Bass v. Stolper, Koritzinsky, Brewster & Neider, S.C. And Kathy LeschenskyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
  3. James W. Adair v. Michael L. Sherman and Sherman & ShermanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
  4. Barbosa v. SolomonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2000
  5. In the Matter of Dorothy McFARLAND, Debtor-Appellee. Appeal of SOUTH DIVISION CREDIT UNIONCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996

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