Legal Opinion
Cottonport Bank v. Dichiara
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided January 12, 1996No. Civil Action 95-1942PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LITTLE, District Judge.
This bankruptcy appeal presents issues of first impression in this circuit regarding a debtor’s eligibility for relief under chapter 12 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 1201 et seq.
I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Debtors Anthony Dichiara and Frankie Joe Diehiara filed a voluntary joint petition for relief under chapter 12 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 1201 et seq., on 21 April 1995. 1 The debtors filed a proposed plan of reorganization and debt adjustment on 18 July 1995.
Cottonport Bank, a secured creditor of the debtors holding a secured…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- In the Matter of Bernard Armstrong, Debtor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Bankr. L. Rep. P 71,664 in Re John Hugh Niland, Debtor. Tim Truman and John Niland v. Darwin Deason v. Continental Savings AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- In Re RottUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. North Dakota · 1987
- In Re George Roger Easton and Elsie M. Easton, Debtors. Otoe County National Bank v. George Roger Easton and Elsie M. EastonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
- Matter of BurkeUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Iowa · 1987
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3Cited by6 opinions
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