Legal Opinion
Bankr. L. Rep. P 76,618 Lamar Chapman, III v. Currie Motors, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 12, 1996No. 94-1945PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
The question presented by this appeal, a new question in this circuit, is whether and in what circumstances a federal district court may or must relinquish jurisdiction over an adversary proceeding based solely on state law when the underlying bankruptcy proceeding is dismissed.
Lamar Chapman, the debtor in a bankruptcy proeeéding under Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code (a counterpart, for small debtors, see 11 U.S.C. § 109(e), of Chapter 11 of the Code, the reorganization chapter), filed, in his capacity as debtor in possession, an adversary proceeding against one of his…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Finley v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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- Michelle Brazinski v. Amoco Petroleum Additives Company and Buck IsbellCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- In the Matter of Irma J. Walker, Debtor. Irma J. Walker v. The Cadle Company v. Denise D. Lindsey and Stan Svara D/B/A Sks EnterprisesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
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