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In Re Strausser

United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. New York

Decided March 14, 1997No. 1-15-10838PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CARL L. BUCKI, Bankruptcy Judge.

In this Chapter 13 proceeding, the debtor has proposed the confirmation of a plan that would pay a eo-signed loan in full but only five percent on account of all other unsecured obligations. As a consequence, most of the unsecured creditors would receive less than under a plan in which all such creditors share equally in distributions from the debtor’s disposable income over a period of three years. At issue is the debtor’s contention that the prohibition of section 1322(b)(1) against unfair discrimination does not apply to the obligations of a co-signor.…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Nelson v. Easley (In Re Easley)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1987
  2. In Re KovichUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Michigan · 1980
  3. In Re ChapmanUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1992
  4. Spokane Railway Credit Union v. Gonzales (In Re Gonzales)District Court, E.D. Washington · 1994
  5. In Re DornonUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · 1989

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. In Re: Wayne K. Crawford, Debtor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
  2. In Re SimmonsUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas · 2003
  3. In Re McKownUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · 1998
  4. In Re ApplegarthUnited States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 1998
  5. In Re GamesUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Washington · 1997

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