Legal Opinion
In Re Lesniak
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided May 13, 1997No. 19-00509PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
RICHARD N. DeGUNTHER, Bankruptcy Judge.
This matter came before the Court on the Motion of the Debtors, Walter and Wendi Lesniak, to convert their Chapter 7 case to Chapter 13 (“Motion to Convert”).
BACKGROUND
The Debtors filed for relief under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code (“Code”) on October 24, 1996. The Debtors listed the following items of personal property in Schedule B:
Description of Property Market Value
# 2 Harris Bank — Checking—No balance kept NONE
# 4 Miscellaneous household goods & furnish- $1,000 ings, tv, vcr, stereo 3 bedrooms, lamps, couch, entertainments ctr,…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Nelson v. Easley (In Re Easley)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1987
- In Re Vernon Lee Finney, Debtor. Vernon Lee Finney v. Alexander Pierce Smith, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
- Street v. Lawson (In Re Street)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- In the Matter of Virginia Frederick Martin, Debtor. Virginia Frederick Martin v. Lehman A. Martin, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- In Re SpencerUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Oklahoma · 1992
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- In Re PakurisUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2001
- Kuntz v. Shambam (In Re Kuntz)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit · 1999
- In Re MosbyUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 2000
- In Re MarcakisUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · 2000
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