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Fisher v. Federal National Mortgage Ass'n. (In Re Fisher)

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided March 9, 1993No. 19-05833PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

RONALD S. BARLIANT, Bankruptcy Judge.

This is a chapter 13 case allegedly necessitated by the inadequate escrow practices of a residential lender and its loan servicing company. The debtors not only sought traditional chapter 13 protection, they also filed a complaint against the lender and loan servicing company. But this is no ordinary complaint — it is a class action filed on behalf of all other former and present chapter 13 debtors who allegedly have been harmed by the same escrow practices. The defendants filed a motion to dismiss the complaint as to the absent class…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. 17 Collier bankr.cas.2d 230, Bankr. L. Rep. P 71,695 in the Matter of Xonics, Inc., Debtors. Elscint, Inc., and Elscint Imaging, Inc. v. First Wisconsin Financial CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
  3. Pettibone Corporation v. Carl EasleyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
  4. Stephen Marozsan v. The United States of America and the Veterans' Administration, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
  5. Spaulding & Co. v. Buchanan (In Re Spaulding & Co.)District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1990

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. In the Matter of Irma J. Walker, Debtor. Irma J. Walker v. The Cadle Company v. Denise D. Lindsey and Stan Svara D/B/A Sks EnterprisesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
  2. St. Vincent's Hospital v. Norrell (In Re Norrell)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · 1996
  3. Boyajian v. DeLuca (In Re Remington Development Group, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Rhode Island · 1995
  4. Cano v. GMAC Mortgage Corp. (In Re Cano)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas · 2009
  5. Knox v. Sunstar Acceptance Corp. (In Re Knox)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1999

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