Heath v. American Express Travel Related Services Co. (In Re Heath)
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MONTALI, Bankruptcy Judge.
Debtors Philip and Marlene Heath (“Debtors”) object that several holders of their credit card debt (“Creditors”) did not attach sufficient documentation to their proofs of claim to comply with Rule 3001(c). 1 Debtors argue that the claims must be disallowed as a matter of law. We join numerous other courts which have discouraged this form of objection and disagree.
When a creditor files a proof of claim, that claim is deemed allowed under Sections 501 and 502(a). A proof of claim that lacks the documentation required by Rule 3001(c) does not qualify for the…
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