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In Re Gifford

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Connecticut

Decided December 5, 2000No. 19-20148PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PARTIAL RULING ON DEBTOR’S MOTION FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES

ROBERT L. KRECHEVSKY, Bankruptcy Judge.

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ISSUE

Lance R. Gifford and Mary B. Gifford (“the debtors”), on September 12, 2000, filed a motion, based upon Conn.Gen.Stat. § 42-150bb 1 , for attorney’s fees incurred by them as a result of their partially successful objection to the proof of claim filed by Homeside Lending, Inc. (“Homeside”) in the debtors’ joint bankruptcy case. The question presently before the court is whether, as Homeside contends, the Bankruptcy Code preempts Conn.Gen.Stat. § 42-150bb so that attorney’s fees are neither…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Butner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Bessette v. AVCO Financial Services Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2000
  3. Rizzo Pool Co. v. Del GrossoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
  4. In Re JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
  5. In Re Sokolowski Debtor, Bankboston, N.A., Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Cynthia L. Sokolowski, Appellee-Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Jones v. Wells Fargo Home Mortgage (In Re Jones)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2007
  2. Trevino v. HSBC Mortgage Services, Inc. (In re Trevino)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas · 2015
  3. Padilla v. GMAC Mortgage Corp. (In Re Padilla)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2008
  4. In Re BiazoUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Kansas · 2004
  5. Law Debenture Trust Co. v. Calpine Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 2007

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