Type: Amicus
Date: November 3, 2011
Description: Constitutionality of Kansas bankruptcy-specific exemption.
Result: Dismissed as moot; debtor won in companion case In re Westby, No. 11-40986, 2012 Bankr. LEXIS 1428, (Bankr. Kan. April 4, 2012)
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In re Rolin, No. 11-40950 (D. Kan.)
Posted by NCBRC - November 15th, 2011
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DeHart v. Michael, No. 11-1992 (3d Cir.)
Posted by NCBRC - October 25th, 2011
Type: Amicus
Date: October 25, 2011
Description: Whether creditors have a vested right to undistributed post-petition funds paid into confirmed chapter 13 plan prior to conversion to chapter 7.
Result: Judgment affirmed, October 26, 2012 -
In re Massey, No. 11-60 (B.A.P. 1st Cir.)
Posted by NCBRC - October 21st, 2011
Type: Amicus
Date: October 18, 2011
Description: Whether debtor may claim exemption in the amount of 100% FMV.
Result: Judgment affirmed, February 27, 2012 -
Woolsey v. Citibank, No. 11-4014 (10th Cir.)
Posted by NCBRC - September 4th, 2011
Type: Amicus
Date: May 18, 2011
Description: Whether wholly unsecured lien may be stripped off in chapter 13 where court allowed modification but refused strip off.
Result: Judgment affirmed, September 4, 2012 -
In re Jones, No. 07-3256 (10th Cir.)
Posted by NCBRC - September 4th, 2011
Type: Amicus
Date: December 3, 2007
Description: Whether 910 car creditor is entitled to interest on its claim under section 1325(a)(5) or whether debtor may bifurcate claim under section 1322.
Result: Vacated and remanded. Debtor lost. -
In re Stephens, No. 11-29 (B.A.P. 10th Cir.)
Posted by NCBRC - September 4th, 2011
Type: Amicus
Date: August 22, 2011
Description: Application of absolute priority rule to individual chapter 11 debtors.
Result: Certified for direct appeal to Tenth Circuit, October 7, 2011 -
Tanner v. Firstplus Financial, No. 99-11985 (11th Cir.)
Posted by NCBRC - September 4th, 2011
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Great American Financial v. Paschen, No. 01-16353 (11th Cir.)
Posted by NCBRC - September 4th, 2011
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Washington v. Reding, No. 09-0579 (M.D. Ala.)
Posted by NCBRC - September 4th, 2011
Type: Amicus
Date: October 29, 2009
Description: Whether unemployment compensation is excluded from CMI as social security benefit.
Result: Affirmed. Debtor lost. -
Tennyson v. Whaley, No. 09-14628 (11th Cir.)
Posted by NCBRC - September 4th, 2011
Type: Amicus
Date: November 25, 2009
Description: Whether debtor with negative disposable income on Form 22C must file chapter 13 plan with 60 month applicable commitment period.
Result: Reversed and remanded. Debtor lost.
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