In Re Miranda

FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW REGARDING CHASE MANHATTAN BANK’S MOTION TO ALLOW LATE FILING OF PROOF OF CLAIM (doc #48)

WESLEY W. STEEN, Bankruptcy Judge.

These findings and conclusions are issued in a frustrating procedural context. Notwithstanding the fact that no party has objected or requested a hearing, the Court denies Chase’s Motion to Allow Late Filing of Proof of Claim (docket # 48, the “Motion”) because the Court does not have authority to grant that relief in a chapter 13 case. These findings and conclusions attempt to explain the reasons for, and the limitations of, the…