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In Re Garcia

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided January 11, 1993No. 19-00720PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

RONALD S. BARLIANT, Bankruptcy Judge.

Two Chapter 7 debtors filed what are generally considered to be routine motions to avoid wage deduction liens under § 522(f)(1). Section 522(f)(1) authorizes a debtor to avoid a judicial lien that impairs an exemption to which the debtor would otherwise be entitled. General Motors Acceptance Corporation (“GMAC”), the objecting creditor in both cases, contends (1) that the Debtors had no interest in the deducted wages when they filed their bankruptcy petitions, (2) that recent amendments to the Illinois personal property exemption statute…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Farrey v. SanderfootSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Johnson v. Ford Motor Credit Co. (In Re Johnson)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1985
  3. In re CoppieCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
  4. In Re WeatherspoonUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1989
  5. McCormick v. Mid-State Bank & Trust Co. (In Re McCormick)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1982

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. In Re WaltjenUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1993
  2. General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. Garcia (In Re Garcia)District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1993
  3. In Re MorenoUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2006
  4. In Re MukhiUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2000
  5. In Re YoungbloodUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1997

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