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In re Middleton

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Alabama

Decided January 15, 2016No. Case No. 15-01879-JCO, Case No. 15-02015-JCO, Case No. 15-02132-HAC, Case No. 15-02151-HAC, Case No. 15-02167-JCO, Case No. 15-02380-HAC, Case No. 15-02399-JCO, Case No. 15-02417-HAC, Case No. 15-02430-HAC, Case No. 15-02446-HAC, Case No. 15-02452-JCO, Case No. 15-02456-JCO, Case No. 15-02490-HAC, Case No. 15-02567-HAC, Case No. 15-02640-JCO, Case No. 15-02656-HAC, Case No. 15-02657-HAC, Case No. 15-02660-HAC, Case No. 15-02668-HAC, Case No. 15-02685-JCO, Case No. 15-02732-JCO, Case No. 15-02740-JCO, Case No. 15-02745-JCO, Case No. 15-02753-HAC, Case No. 15-02756-HAC, Case No. 15-02774-HAC, Case No. 15-02775-JCO, Case No. 15-02779-HAC, Case No. 15-02790-HAC, Case No. 15-02796-JCO, Case No. 15-02856-HAC, Case No. 15-02947-JCO, Case No. 15-02960-JCO, Case No. 15-02969-JCO, Case No. 15-03001-HAC, Case No. 15-03003-HAC, Case No. 15-03007-HAC, Case No. 15-03063-JCO, Case No. 15-03086-HAC, Case No. 15-03101-HAC, Case No. 15-03162-JCOPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HENRY A. CALLAWAY, and JERRY C. OLDSHUE, JR., U.S. BANKRUPTCY JUDGES

These cases present an issue which last vexed Alabama bankruptcy petitioners and judges in the early 1980’s: how to apply a change in Alabama’s exemption limits— which by statute are based on the date of debt — to bankruptcy cases with dozens of debts? We And that, under the binding authority of First National Bank v. Norris, 701 F.2d 902 (11th Cir.1983), the “old” exemption limits apply in Chapter 7 cases where all the debts were incurred prior to the exemption change. But for “mixed” cases involving debts incurred…

2Cases cited48 opinions

  1. Rodriguez De Quijas v. Shearson/American Express, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Perez. v. CampbellSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Begier v. Internal Revenue ServiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  4. Louisville Joint Stock Land Bank v. RadfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  5. United States v. Security Industrial BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1982

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. David H. ZimmerUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 2020
  2. Redstone Fed. Credit Union v. WhitedDistrict Court, N.D. Alabama · 2018

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