Legal Opinion
Bank of America v. Miller (In Re Miller)
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Kentucky
Decided June 26, 2000No. 19-20177PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
WILLIAM S. HOWARD, Bankruptcy Judge.
This matter has come before the Court for a ruling on the defendant’s Motion to Amend Judgment (Doc. # 14). The defendant seeks to have the Court amend the Order Sustaining Motion for Summary Judgment of May 4, 2000 (Doc. # 12) to grant him a reasonable attorney fee in the amount of $1,000.00 pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 523(d). This section allows attorney fees to a debtor who prevails in a nondis-chargeability action initiated by a creditor, when the creditor was not “substantially justified” in its position. This Court has jurisdiction of…
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- In Re WilliamsBankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Second Circuit · 1998
- Phillips v. Napier (In Re Napier)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1997
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