Legal Opinion

In Re Chacon

United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Texas

Decided August 11, 1998No. 19-50456PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Memorandum Opinion

LARRY E. KELLY, Chief Judge.

On June 23, 1998, the court held hearings on the confirmation of the respective Chapter 13 plans in the four captioned cases. Each Debtor had the same law firm and substantially the same boilerplate plan provisions. One provision, which has attracted the objection of the Chapter 13 Trustee, Phyllis Bracher, is the separate classification and payment of co-signed consumer debt ahead of the general unsecured claims. The query raised is whether this treatment unfairly discriminates against the general class of unsecured claims. After hearing the…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Amfac Distribution Corp. v. Wolff (In Re Wolff)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
  2. Barnes v. WhelanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
  3. Public Finance Corporation v. Eddie and Angela FreemanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
  4. Nelson v. Easley (In Re Easley)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1987
  5. In Re KovichUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Michigan · 1980

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. In Re: Wayne K. Crawford, Debtor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
  2. Ramirez v. BracherCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
  3. Crawford, Wayne K. v. Chatterton William ACourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
  4. In Re BrooksUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Tennessee · 2002
  5. John W DavisUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Mexico · 2024

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