In re Manzo

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

HON. JORGE ALONSO, United States District Judge

Debtor Carl Manzo appeals to this Court, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 158(a)(1), from a decision of the United States Bankruptcy Court denying confirmation of his proposed Chapter 13 repayment plan. For the following reasons, the bankruptcy court’s decision is reversed.

BACKGROUND1

On June 18, 2015, Mr. Manzo filed a Chapter 13 bankruptcy petition in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois. On Schedule C, he claimed as exempt $7,292.94 in a First Financial Federal Credit Union account and $350…