Legal Opinion
In Re Carlew
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas
Decided March 9, 2012No. 11-37886PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION REGARDING THE CHAPTER 7 TRUSTEE’S OBJECTION TO DEBTOR’S CLAIM OF EXEMPTION
JEFF BOHM, Bankruptcy Judge.
I. IntroductioN
In two recent opinions, this Court has addressed whether a debtor may exempt proceeds from the settlement of a lawsuit over an insurance policy covering the debt- or’s homestead. In In re Okwonna-Felix, this Court held that the debtor could exempt these proceeds under the federal “wild card” exemption provided by 11 U.S.C. § 522(d)(5). 1 In re Okwonna-Felix, No. 10-31663-H4-13, 2011 WL 3421561 at *7 (Bankr.S.D.Tex.2011). In In re Hill, this Court held that the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Stern v. MarshallSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- Thomas v. Union Carbide Agricultural Products Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Taylor v. Freeland & KronzSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- United States v. RodgersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by12 opinions
- In re WestUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2014
- Murphy v. Felice (In re Felice)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 2012
- In re City of DetroitUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · 2013
- In re City of DetroitUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · 2013
- In re City of DetroitUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · 2013
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