Legal Opinion
In Re Farmer
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Wisconsin
Decided June 18, 2003No. 3-19-10175PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION, FINDINGS OF FACT, AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
THOMAS S. UTSCHIG, Bankruptcy Judge.
The principal role of the chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee is to liquidate the debt- or’s nonexempt assets and distribute the proceeds to unsecured creditors. The challenge is that in most cases the debtor has few assets at all, let alone ones that do not qualify for an exemption. In this case, however, the trustee believes that a nonexempt asset exists. Namely, the debtor’s retirement account. Mark J. Wittman is the chapter 7 trustee in this case. The debtor is represented by Tim A. Korf.
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2Cases cited12 opinions
- Connecticut National Bank v. GermainSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Patterson v. ShumateSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Boggs v. BoggsSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- In Re: Ronald J. Nelson, Debtor. Ronald J. Nelson v. James E. Ramette Richard Schieffer, and the Law Firm of Anderson, Dove, Fretland & Van ValkenburgCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003
- Chappel v. Proctor (In Re Chappel)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
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3Cited by8 opinions
- In Re KirchenUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 2006
- Clark v. Wilmoth (In Re Wilmoth)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
- In Re LarkUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 2010
- In re Carter-BlandUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · 2008
- Catherine Mary Grossman MyattUnited States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. North Carolina · 2023
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