Legal Opinion
Watson v. Proctor (In Re Watson)
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 23, 1997No. BAP No. NV-96-1465-RRyV, Bankruptcy No. 95-31148PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RUSSELL, Bankruptcy Judge.
The debtor appeals the bankruptcy court’s order which determined that his pension plan constituted property of the estate because it was not an ERISA-qualified plan. We AFFIRM.
I. FACTS
David Warren Watson (“Watson”), the debtor who filed a chapter 7 1 case on July 7, 1995, was a participant in the David W. Watson, M.D., P.C. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust Agreement (“Plan”). The Plan was created on July 1, 1985 as a single-employer profit sharing plan. The Plan became effective on September 6, 1985 and upon signing, application for approval from the Internal…
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