Legal Opinion
Ford Motor Credit Co. v. Morton (In Re Morton)
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 9, 2009No. BAP 09-8006PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
G. HARVEY BOSWELL, Bankruptcy Judge.
In this appeal, Ford Motor Credit Company, LLC (“Ford”) seeks reversal of an order entered sua sponte by the bankruptcy court disapproving an attorney certified reaffirmation agreement entered into by Ford and Sean Brant Morton (“Debtor”). 1
I. ISSUE ON APPEAL
The issue presented by this appeal is whether the bankruptcy court erred in sua sponte disapproving the attorney certified reaffirmation agreement between Ford and the Debtor as not in the best interest of the debtor.
II. JURISDICTION AND STANDARD OF REVIEW
We have jurisdiction to decide this…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Grogan v. GarnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Young v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- In Re Dow Corning CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
- Truitt v. County of WayneCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Canning v. Beneficial Maine, Inc.Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit · 2011
- Bay Federal Credit Union v. Ong (In Re Ong)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 2011
- In Re BoliauxUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2010
- In re LarsonUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 2012
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