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Matter of Heflin

United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Michigan

Decided October 28, 1997No. 19-01392PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION DENYING DEBTOR’S MOTION TO COMPEL TRUSTEE TO ABANDON REAL PROPERTY

JAMES D. GREGG, Bankruptcy Judge.

INTRODUCTION

In this chapter 7 case, Steven Duane Hef-lin (the “Debtor”) has filed a motion to compel James W. Boyd (the “Trustee”) to abandon a 40-acre parcel of real property (“the Property”) in which the Debtor has claimed exemptions. The issue before the court is whether the Trustee is legally required to abandon the Property where the total amount of liens against the Property and exemptions claimed by the Debtor exceed the scheduled value of the Property as of the filing date and…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Taylor v. Freeland & KronzSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  2. In Re Irwin Hyman Janice Hyman, Debtors. Irwin Hyman Janice Hyman v. Gary A. Plotkin, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
  3. 16 Collier bankr.cas.2d 702, Bankr. L. Rep. P 71,754 in Re K.C. MacHine & Tool Company, Debtor, June E. Morgan, Trustee the Detroit Edison Company Dery & Dery, P.C. Hill, Lewis, Adams, Goodrich & Tait v. K.C. MacHine & Tool Company, City of DetroitCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
  4. In Re Victoria Johnston Laurain, Debtor. David G. Rogers, Trustee v. Victoria Johnston LaurainCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1997
  5. Alsberg v. Robertson (In re Alsberg)Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. In Re CormierUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Michigan · 2008
  2. Viet Vu v. Kendall (In Re Viet Vu)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
  3. Olson v. Anderson (In Re Anderson)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit · 2007
  4. Klein v. Chappell (In Re Chappell)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
  5. Richard Jahn v. Philip Craig BurkeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2017

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