Legal Opinion
Ekeke v. United States
District Court, S.D. Illinois
Decided October 3, 1991No. 91-00051-WDSPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
STIEHL, District Judge:
Before the Court is an appeal of the bankruptcy court’s dismissal of the previously confirmed Chapter 13 petition and plan pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 1307(c).
This Court ADOPTS the findings of fact made by Bankruptcy Judge Basil Coutra-kon. As the bankruptcy court noted, the major factual dispute was whether appellant’s unsecured debt totalled more than $100,000.
The bankruptcy court dismissed appellant’s Chapter 13 plan finding sufficient “cause” pursuant to § 1307(c) for. two reasons. First appellant failed to meet the Chapter 13 requirements of 11…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- 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 the Matter of Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company, Debtor. Appeals of Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company, Chicago Milwaukee Corporation, and Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Bond and Debenture Holders Protective CommitteeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Matter of DriscollUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 1986
- In the Matter of Eugene Arthur Day, Debtor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- In Re KeziahUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. North Carolina · 1985
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Jones v. United States, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (In Re Jones)District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1991
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- In Re McNicholsUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2000
- Duplessis v. Valenti (In Re Valenti)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
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