Legal Opinion
Morin v. Galan (In re Lanzatella)
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. New York
Decided October 19, 2000No. Bankruptcy No. 00-20865; Adversary No. 00-2141Published
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION & ORDER
JOHN C. NINFO, II, Chief Judge.
BACKGROUND
On April 7, 1999, David Lanzatella (the “Debtor”) filed a petition initiating a Chapter 7 case. On the Schedules and Statements required to be filed by Section 521 and Rule 1007, the Debtor indicated that he: (1) was the owner of a 1997 Audi (the “Audi”), which had a value of $18,000.00 and was subject to a $15,000.00 lien in favor of Eduardo Galan (“Galan”); (2) had unsecured indebtedness in excess of $65,-375.00; and (3) was claiming the permissible $2,400.00 exemption in the Audi.
On June 8, 2000, the Debtor’s Trustee (the “Trustee”)…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- In the Matter of Numeric Corp., Bankrupt. Appeal of Russell E. BlankCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1973
- In Re ModafferiDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1985
- Kreiger v. HartigCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1974
- Reiber v. Baker (In Re Baker)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. New York · 1985