Legal Opinion
In re Cope
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Oregon
Decided August 10, 2001No. 300-37575-tmb7PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
PATRICIA M. BROWN, Bankruptcy Judge.
This matter came before the court on the Debtors’ objection to the Trustee’s notice of intent to settle Mr. Cope’s unlawful employment practices lawsuit against his employer and the Trustee’s objection to the Debtors’ claim of exemption in $10,000 to be paid to Mr. Cope as “emotional distress damages” as part of that settlement.
FACTS
At the time this bankruptcy was filed Mr. Cope had a pending lawsuit against his employer for unlawful employment practices. The Debtors valued the lawsuit at $130,000 and claimed 75% of those funds as exempt…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- In Re Bonner Mall Partnership, Debtor. Bonner Mall Partnership v. U.S. Bancorp Mortgage Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
- Bennett v. BaughOregon Supreme Court · 1999
- Bennett v. BaughCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1998
- In Re HansonUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Idaho · 1998
3Cited by1 opinion
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