Legal Opinion
In Re Smith
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California
Decided October 9, 2009No. 1:08-bk-17343-MT, 1:08-bk-19355-MT, 1:08-bk-18885-MTPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED MEMORANDUM OF LAW RE: DEBTOR’S ELIGIBILITY UNDER 11 U.S.C. § 109(e) IN LIGHT OF UNDERSECURED DEBT EXCEEDING DEBT LIMITS
MAUREEN A. TIGHE, Bankruptcy Judge.
Introduction
These cases present the increasingly common issue of how an undersecured debt should be treated in determining the debt limitations to qualify for a Chapter 13 bankruptcy where the debt arises out of the debtor’s principal residence. Sec tion 109(e) of the Bankruptcy Code requires that all debtors filing a petition for relief under Chapter 13 have noncontin-gent, liquidated, unsecured debts of less than $336,900 and…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Dewsnup v. TimmSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Nobelman v. American Savings BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- In the Matter of Timothy R. Pearson and Mary T. Pearson, Debtors. Comprehensive Accounting Corporation v. Timothy R. Pearson and Mary T. PearsonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- In Re: Arthur Lionel Scovis Jenny Scovis, Debtors. Arthur Lionel Scovis Jenny Scovis v. Christen Brun HenrichsenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- In Re Sieglinde M. Zimmer, Debtor, Sieglinde M. Zimmer v. Psb Lending CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
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3Cited by10 opinions
- In Re De La HozUnited States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 2011
- In re SandrinUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Colorado · 2015
- In Re BrammerDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2009
- In Re MunozUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. California · 2010
- In re BlackwellUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California · 2014
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