Legal Opinion
In Re Dietz
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided January 10, 1992No. 19-42957PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION ON MOTION TO ALLOW INFORMAL PROOF OF CLAIM AS TIMELY FILED
ARTHUR J. SPECTOR, Bankruptcy Judge.
FACTS
In this case, a creditor with a nonpriority unsecured claim requests that I deem its late-filed proof of claim to be an amendment to its timely “informal” claim so that it may be paid on a par with those creditors who filed their proofs of claim within the time permitted by law. For the reasons which follow, I hold that the “informal proof of claim” doctrine provides some relief to this creditor.
On November 7, 1990, Beaver Distributors, Inc. commenced a lawsuit in state court…
2Cases cited69 opinions
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