Legal Opinion
In Re Murphy
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 22, 2006No. 06-00014PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION RE PENDING MOTIONS
S. MARTIN TEEL, JR., Bankruptcy Judge.
The outcome of two pending motions depends on the date and time of the filing of the debtor’s petition under 11 U.S.C. § 301 to commence this case. Even though the debtor’s counsel, as an authorized electronic filer of case papers, electronically opened a docket reflecting this case as commenced on January 17, 2006, she did not file the debtor’s petition until January 18, 2006. The court will treat the petition as effective to commence a bankruptcy case at the time of its filing, and as not relating back to the opening of the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- In Re BoboDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2000
- Stein Steel & Supply Company v. TateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1956
- Flowers v. Washington Federal Savings Bank (In Re Flowers)District Court, District of Columbia · 1988
- Baugh v. Rural High School District No. 5Supreme Court of Kansas · 1959
- State Ex Rel. Cassidy v. ZallerOhio Supreme Court · 1943
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3Cited by6 opinions
- In Re GossettUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2007
- In Re ColeUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Tennessee · 2006
- In Re MooreUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Tennessee · 2006
- First Shore Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Hudson (In Re Hudson)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland · 2006
- In Re SpearsUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 2006
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