Legal Opinion
In re Ring
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 25, 2008No. 06-3875Published
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
Donna Ring filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in 2002. At the time, she had a pending lawsuit in Wisconsin state court claiming entitlement to part of the estate of a man she said was her biological father. The trustee took control of the litigation and reached a settlement that was approved by the bankruptcy court. Ring received most of the settlement proceeds — over $7,000 — because her remaining “wild card” exemption, see 11 U.S.C. § 522(d)(5), allowed her to withhold up to that amount from the bankruptcy estate. The remainder — about $4,000 — went to the estate. Ring appealed the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Richard F. Harrington, Tavares Harrington, Tyjuan Kidd v. City of Chicago, Officer Delgado, Officer MoranCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
- James v. Talano, M.D. v. Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
- Allan G. Charles v. Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, and Eugene F. Diamond, InterveningCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Marvin D. Gleash, Sr. v. Michael YuswakCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
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