Legal Opinion
Lilley v. United States (In Re Lilley)
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided May 3, 1995No. 15-16656PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAVID A. SCHOLL, Chief Judge.
A. INTRODUCTION
The contested matters and proceeding before us arising out of the instant case require us to revisit our holding, in In re Gathright, 67 B.R. 384, 387-88 (Bankr.E.D.Pa.1986), appeal dismissed, 71 B.R. 343 (E.D.Pa.1987), that the “good faith” requirement for confirmation of Chapter 13 plans, set forth at 11 U.S.C. § 1325(a)(3), does not include an inquiry into whether a particular debt was nondischargeable in a Chapter 7 case. Since we continue to believe that Gathright was correctly decided, we conclude that the instant Debtor’s plan can be…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare v. DavenportSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- In the Matter of Robert John Love, Debtor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- In Re Rosemary BROWN, Debtor. FIRST JERSEY NATIONAL BANK v. Rosemary BROWN, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
- Education Assistance Corporation v. William Wesley ZellnerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
- In Re Gregory A. Lemaire, Debtor. Paul Handeen v. Gregory A. LemaireCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by10 opinions
- In Re Ernest R. Lilley, Jr., Debtor. Ernest R. Lilley, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
- In Re MazzoconeUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1995
- In Re VerdiUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1999
- In Re MadisonUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1995
- In Re LandesUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1996
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