Legal Opinion

Zizza v. Pappalardo (In re Zizza)

Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit

Decided October 18, 2013No. BAP No. MW 13-008; Bankruptcy No. 11-40840-HJBPublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HAINES, Bankruptcy Judge.

Kimberly Ann Zizza (“Zizza”) appeals from a bankruptcy court order converting her chapter 13 case to chapter 7. For the reasons set forth below, we AFFIRM the order.

BACKGROUND

Zizza is a licensed Massachusetts attorney. In November 2007 and February 2008, she sustained injuries in two different automobile accidents. Thereafter, she commenced state court civil actions to recover for her injuries. She filed the first, the Duffy lawsuit, in November 2010, and the second, the Sapienza lawsuit, in February 2011.

Zizza filed a voluntary petition for chapter 13 relief on March…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Marrama v. Citizens Bank of Mass.Supreme Court of the United States · 2007
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  3. Fleet Data Processing Corp. v. Branch (In Re Bank of New England Corp.)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit · 1998
  4. In Re Jonathan Barnes Leavitt, Debtor. Jonathan Barnes Leavitt v. Carlos SotoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Stevenson v. TND Homes I, LP (In re Stevenson)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit · 2018
  2. Ross v. Garcia (Garcia)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit · 2015
  3. Zizza v. Harrington (In Re Zizza)Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2017
  4. Benoit v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. (In re Benoit)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit · 2017
  5. In re BouchardUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Rhode Island · 2016

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