In re Robinson

ORDER

James R. Sacca, U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge

The Court is faced with two questions that determine whether this Debtor is eligible to be a chapter 13 debtor pursuant to § 109(e). First, does this debtor have the requisite “regular income” since she lost her job shortly after the petition date, but received a large, lump sum severance payment equal to one year’s salary, but otherwise remains unemployed? Second, does this debtor exceed the unsecured debt limit to be in chapter 13 when a large claim for attorneys’ fees, to which she has asserted counterclaims in state court proceedings, is the…