Legal Opinion

Piper v. United States (In Re Piper)

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts

Decided March 31, 2003No. 19-10646PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

CAROL J. KENNER, Bankruptcy Judge.

The issue presented here is whether, in view of § 522(c)(2)(B), the Debtor may use § 522(h) of the Bankruptcy Code to avoid a tax hen on his exempt property. The Plaintiff, James K. Piper, is a chapter 13 debtor in whose bankruptcy case the United States of America has asserted a secured claim, based on two tax hens, securing tax debt in the total amount of $218,236.51. The hens encumber assets that the Debtor has claimed as exempt in this bankruptcy case, including pension plan accounts with assets totaling $422,604.62. By his complaint…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. In Re Douglas P. Demarah, Debtor. Douglas P. Demarah, Debtor-Appellant v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
  2. Perry v. United States, Internal Revenue Service (In Re Perry)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. · 1988
  3. Royal v. First Interstate Bank of Commerce (In Re Straight)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit · 1997
  4. In Re MattisUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1988
  5. Quillard v. United States (In Re Quillard)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Rhode Island · 1993

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3Cited by5 opinions

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  4. Kelly v. AndersenUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. California · 2020
  5. Mae Helen BurgeUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 2019

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