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  • Goetz v. Weber (In re Goetz), No. 22-6009 (B.A.P. 8th Cir.)

    Posted by NCBRC - February 9th, 2023

    Type: Amicus
    Date: January 27, 2023
    Description: Whether a postpetition increase in non-exempt equity in estate property belongs to the Chapter 7 estate, rather than to the debtor, where a bankruptcy case commenced under Chapter 13 is later converted to Chapter 7.
    Result: Pending

    Goetz 8th Cir BAP NACBA Amicus Jan 2023

  • Viegelahn v. Harris, No. 14-400 (U.S. S.Ct.)

    Posted by NCBRC - March 19th, 2015

    Type: Amicus
    Date: February 2, 2015
    Description: Whether chapter 13 trustee required to return funds to debtor received under plan prior to conversion but distributed to creditors post-conversion.
    Result: Reversed, debtor won.

    Harris v. Viegelahn opinion

    Harris SCt NACBA amicus brief

  • Viegelahn v. Harris, No. 13-50374 (5th Cir.)

    Posted by NCBRC - August 26th, 2013

    Type: Amicus
    Date: August 20, 2013
    Description: Whether undistributed post-petition wages belong to the debtor upon conversion from chapter 13 to chapter 7.
    Result: Reversed and Remanded, July 7, 2014 – Appeal to USSCt. No. 14-400

    Harris NACBA brief

  • In re Taylor, No. 11-1879 (C.D. Cal.)

    Posted by NCBRC - April 9th, 2012

    Type: Debtor’s brief
    Date: February 7, 2012
    Description: Whether Bankruptcy Court erred in dismissing chapter 13 case, sua sponte, after notice of conversion to chapter 7 had been filed.
    Result: Judgment reversed and remanded (April 13, 2012)

    Taylor CD Cal opinion
    Brief 

  • 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

    Michael 3rd Cir opinion
    Michael NACBA brief

  • Marrama v. Citizens Bank of Massachusetts, No. 05-996 (USSCt)

    Posted by NCBRC - September 1st, 2011

    Type: Amicus
    Date: August, 2006
    Description: Whether section 706(a) grants debtor unqualified one-time right to convert from chapter 7 to chapter 13
    Result: Affirmed. Debtor lost. 549 U.S. 365, 127 S.Ct. 1105 (2007)
    Brief

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     The Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need Act of 2019 (“HAVEN Act”) excludes certain benefits paid to veterans or their family members from the definition of current monthly income (“CMI”) found in the Bankruptcy Code. The HAVEN Act amends § 101(10A) of the Bankruptcy Code and supplements the 2005 amendments to the Code that excluded other government benefits, such as social security income. 

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