Legal Opinion

Brown v. Phillips (In Re Phillips)

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided December 17, 2007No. 19-02834PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

JOHN H. SQUIRES, Bankruptcy Judge.

Debtors must be just and first pay their creditors before they can be generous to and prefer family members as this adversary proceeding demonstrates. This matter comes before the Court on the amended complaint filed by David R. Brown, the Chapter 7 trustee (the “Trustee”) of the bankruptcy estate of Mervyn C. Phillips, Jr. (the “Debtor”) against Mercedes Phillips (“Mercedes”), Madonna Brown (“Madonna”), and First National Bank of LaGrange (the “Bank”) which seeks to avoid alleged fraudulent conveyances pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §§ 544(b), 550,…

2Cases cited68 opinions

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  2. General Electric Capital Corporation v. Lease Resolution CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
  3. Bonded Financial Services, Inc., Debtor-Appellant v. European American BankCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
  4. IBT International, Inc. v. Northern (In Re International Administrative Services, Inc.)Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2005
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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. Official Committee of Unsecured, Creditors v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. (In Re M. Fabrikant & Sons, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 2008
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  3. Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Tousa, Inc. v. Citicorp North America, Inc. (In Re Tousa, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. · 2009
  4. Apollo Real Estate Investment Fund, IV, L.P. v. GelberAppellate Court of Illinois · 2010
  5. PHARMERICA CHICAGO, INC. v. MeiselsDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2011

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