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Holland v. Safanda (In Re Holland)

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided March 30, 2007No. 06 C 5424PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

RONALD A. GUZMÁN, District Judge.

Diana Holland appeals from a final order of the bankruptcy court upholding the trustee’s objection to an exemption she claimed for real property in Florida. For the reasons set forth below, the bankruptcy court’s order is reversed.

Background

On October 15, 2005, Holland filed a petition for bankruptcy pursuant to Chapter 7 of the bankruptcy code, claiming Illinois as her domicile. (R. at 58.) Among others, plaintiff claimed in her petition an exemption pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § (“section”) 522(b)(3)(B) for property in Florida that she…

2Cases cited12 opinions

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  2. Hughes Aircraft Co. v. JacobsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  3. In Re: Gaston & Snow, Debtor, Alfred J. Bianco, as Plan Administrator to the Estate of Gaston & Snow v. Robert A. Erkins & Bernadine ErkinsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
  4. In Re Ebbler Furniture and Appliances, Inc., Debtor. Donald Samson, Trustee v. Alton Banking & Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
  5. In re SmithCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  2. In re HammUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2018
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  4. Christi Lynn DiStefanoUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Hawaii · 2025
  5. In re: Robert WheatleyUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2021

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