Legal Opinion
In Re Hess
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 6, 2009No. 16-35276PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING MOTIONS TO DISALLOW CLAIMS 3, 4, AND 7
MARTIN GLENN, Bankruptcy Judge.
This case highlights the importance of scrutinizing carefully all filed proofs of claims to determine whether creditors are attempting to collect stale debts. In this case, a non-lawyer pro se debtor, Elizabeth Jane Hess (“Debtor”), filed Motions to Disallow Claims numbered 3, 4, and 7 (“Motions”) in this case under chapter 13 (ECF Docs. No. 26, 28). Debtor asserts that claims 3, 4, and 7 (“Claims”) each arose more than six years before the filing of her bankruptcy petition, and are…
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