Legal Opinion
United States v. Lewis (In Re Lewis)
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided July 14, 1992No. 92-K-5, Bankruptcy No. 90 B 02776 DPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION ON APPEAL
KANE, Senior District Judge.
I. Introduction
The government appeals an order of the bankruptcy court which held that the debt- or’s rights in an ERISA qualified pension plan were superior to the government’s. The court below, in a contested proceeding, held that the funds were exempt under federal law and initially ordered the trustee to pay them to the debtor. Upon reconsideration, the bankruptcy court determined it would only have jurisdiction to resolve the competing claims in an adversary proceeding. The government asserts in this appeal that the bankruptcy…
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