In Re Middle Plantation of Williamsburg, Inc.
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia
1Opinion of the Court
IN WHICH WE FIND BANKRUPTCY RULE 3003 UNCONSTITUTIONAL, IN PART
HAL J. BONNEY, Jr., Bankruptcy Judge.
The Bankruptcy Code is a remarkable improvement over the Bankruptcy Act. Among its many virtues are efforts to eliminate the necessity of creditors having to file claims in certain instances. Consider § 1111(a):
A proof of claim or interest is deemed filed under section 501 of this title for any claim or interest that appears in the schedules filed under section 521(1) or 1106(a)(2) of this title, except a claim or interest that is scheduled as disputed, contingent or unliquidated.
Axiomatically,…
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