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In Re Fish

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Illinois

Decided August 27, 1998No. 19-30029PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KENNETH J. MEYERS, Bankruptcy Judge.

In each of the chapter 7 cases under consideration, debtor claims an earned income tax credit as exempt pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/12-1001(g)(l). In all cases, the chapter 7 trustee has filed an objection to the claimed exemption. Additionally, in the Tammy Fish and Elizabeth Franklin cases, the trustee has filed a motion for turnover of the funds claimed by debtors as exempt.

The Illinois exemption statute on which debtors rely provides as follows:

Personal property exempt. The following personal property, owned by the debt- or, is exempt from judgment,…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Sorenson v. Secretary of the TreasurySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. In the Matter of Richard E. BARKER, Debtor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
  3. In Re GoertzUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri · 1996
  4. Matter of DavisUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Iowa · 1991
  5. In Re BrownUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Kentucky · 1995

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. In Re RoyalUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2008
  2. In Re LongstreetUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Iowa · 2000
  3. In Re TomczykUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Minnesota · 2003
  4. In Re CramptonUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Idaho · 2000
  5. Brasher v. McGregor (In Re Brasher)District Court, M.D. Alabama · 2000

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