Legal Opinion
In re Garcia
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Mexico
Decided October 3, 2014No. 14-10792 TAPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
DAVID T. THUMA, Bankruptcy Judge.
Before the Court is whether Debtor has too much unsecured debt to be in a Chapter 13 case. The answer turns on whether Debtor’s wholly unsecured junior mortgages count as unsecured debts under § 109(e).1 Because the Court concludes they do, Debtor’s unsecured debts exceed the $383,175 limit set out in § 109(e).
I. FACTS
The Court finds the following facts, taken from the parties’ admissions and judicial notice of the docket in this bankruptcy case.2
*849Debtor filed this Chapter 13 ease on March 21, 2014. He scheduled $332,450 of noncontingent,…
2Cases cited55 opinions
- St. Louis Baptist Temple, Inc. v. Federal Deposit Insurance CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1979
- LeBlanc v. SalemCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
- In the Matter of Timothy R. Pearson and Mary T. Pearson, Debtors. Comprehensive Accounting Corporation v. Timothy R. Pearson and Mary T. PearsonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- In Re: Arthur Lionel Scovis Jenny Scovis, Debtors. Arthur Lionel Scovis Jenny Scovis v. Christen Brun HenrichsenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- In Re Sieglinde M. Zimmer, Debtor, Sieglinde M. Zimmer v. Psb Lending CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Gregory Paul SofioUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Mexico · 2022
- Jody Lee Beach and Associated Case in US District CourtUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Mexico · 2022