- 11 U.S.C.
Richardson v. Schafer (In re Schafer)
Feb
24
2011
Ruling
State exemption statute applying only to debtors in bankruptcy was unconstitutional under the bankruptcy clause.
Procedural posture
In consolidated appeals, chapter 7 trustees, challenged the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Michigan's orders denying the trustees' motions objecting to appellee debtors' claim of exemptions under 11 U.S.C.S. § 522. The bankruptcy court held that Michigan's bankruptcy-specific exemption statute, Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5451, was constitutional under the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution, art. VI, cl.2.
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