Type: Amicus
Date: May 20, 2011
Description: Whether inherited IRA is exempt from bankruptcy estate.
Result: Judgment affirmed, February 21, 2012
Hamlin NACBA amicus 9th BAP
In re Frederickson, No. 07-3391 (8th Cir.)
Type: Amicus
Date: January 8, 2008
Description: Whether applicable commitment period is multiplier or temporal requirement and whether disposable income is projected using schedules I and J.
Result: Reversed. Supreme Court petition denied March 23, 2009.
Frederickson 8th Cir opinion
In re Suggs, No. 06-6077 (B.A.P. 8th Cir.)
Type: Amicus
Date: March 23, 2007
Description: Whether creditor violates automatic stay be seizing debtor’s vehicle pursuant to local rule without filing motion for relief from stay.
Result: Reversed. Debtor won. 377 B.R. 198 (B.A.P. 8th Cir. 2007)
Brown v. Pyatt, No. 06-3404 (8th Cir.)
Type: Amicus
Date: January 24, 2007
Description: Whether debtor must reimburse the estate where pre-petition checks are cashed post-petition.
Result: Affirmed. Debtor won. 486 F.3d 423 (8th Cir. 2007)
Pyatt 8th Cir opinion Pyatt NACBA amicus 8th Cir
In re Mierkowski, No. 08-3866 (8th Cir.)
Type: Amicus
Date: March 2, 2009
Description: Negative equity.
Result: Reversed. Debtor lost.
Mierkowski 8th Cir opinion
Neary v. Ross-Tousey, No. 07-2503 (7th Cir.)
Type: Amicus
Date: April 1, 2008
Description: Whether debtor is entitle to claim car ownership expense where the vehicle is not encumbered by loan.
Result: Reversed and remanded. Debtor won.
Ross-Tousey NACBA Amicus 7th Cir.
Cardinal Stritch Univ. v. Kuehn, No. 07-3954 (7th Cir.)
Type: Amicus
Date: April 1, 2008
Description: Whether private college can withhold transcripts from debtor whose tuition debt has been discharged in chapter 7.
Result: Affirmed. Debtor won.
Kuehn 7th Cir Opinion
In re Wright, No. 07-1483 (7th Cir.)
Type: Amicus
Date: May 1, 2007
Description: Whether debtor may surrender 910 vehicle in full satisfaction of creditor’s claim.
Result: Debtor lost. 2007 WL 1892592 (7th Cir. July 3, 2007)
Wright 7th Cir. opinion
Fair v. GMAC, No. 10-1128 (E.D. Wisc.)
Type: Amicus
Date: February 18, 2011
Description: Lien strip in chapter 13 where no discharge available.
Result: Reversed and remanded. Debtor won.
Lindskog v. M & I, No. 10-2278 (Bankr. E.D. Wisc.)
Type: Amicus
Date: January 7, 2011
Description: Lien strip in chapter 13 where discharge unavailable.
Result: Debtor lost. Affirmed, (E.D. Wisc. Sept. 28, 2012)