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 Scott, No. 10-33131 (Bankr. S.D. Ill.).
Type: Amicus
Date: May 6, 2011
Description: Whether debtor who makes payments on secured vehicle may deduct full Ownership Costs as set forth in the IRS Local Standards when calculating PDI.
Result: Debtor won.
In re Anes, No. 99-7043 (3d Cir.)
Hamilton v. Lanning, No. 08-998 (USSCt)
Type: Amicus
Date: December 28, 2009
Description: “Mechnical” vs. “forward-looking” approach to projected disposable income
Result: Affirmed. Debtor won.