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§ 101(18)

Rosenberger, In re

Ruling
Motion to dismiss Chapter 12 case denied as debtor was engaged in a farming operation at thetime she filed her petition. (Bankr. W.D. Va.)
Issue(s)
Definitions; “Family Farmer”.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on September 29, 2020 , LexisNexis #1120-026

Carter, In re

Ruling
Court dismissed debtor's case and barred her from filing another bankruptcy case for a period of one year due to her abuse of the bankruptcy code and filing her case in bad faith. (Bankr. M.D.N.C.)
Issue(s)
Definitions; “Family Farmer”; Individual.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on May 11, 2017 , LexisNexis #0617-031

In re Perkins

Ruling
Plan confirmed where debtor met the family farmer requirement and his amended chapter 12plan was feasible. (Bankr. W.D. Ky.)
Issue(s)
Definitions; “Family Farmer”; Individual.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on December 22, 2016 , LexisNexis #0117-091

In re Clark

Ruling
Chapter 12 case dismissed as debtor did not meet definition of "family farmer."
Issue(s)
Should chapter 12 case be dismissed on grounds that the debtor is not a family farmer because his "aggregate debts" exceed $4,031,575?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on April 13, 2016 , LexisNexis #0616-071

Davis v. U.S. Bank (In re Davis)

Ruling
Chapter 12 case properly dismissed due to debts in excess of eligibility limits.
Issue(s)
Whether a debtor's voluntary petition was properly dismissed because her aggregate debts exceeded the statutory limitation for chapter 12 eligibility in effect, under 11 U.S.C.S. § 101(18)(A) (2010), at the time that the debtor filed her petition.

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Court :
Judge or Jurisdiction information not available
Consumer opinion summary, case decided on February 17, 2015 , LexisNexis #0315-036

First Natl Bank v. Woods (In re Woods)

Ruling
Debt for principal residence did not arise out of farming operation unless directly and substantially connected to the operation.
Issue(s)
Did bankruptcy court err in finding that chapter 12 debtors' construction loan should not be excluded from the debt total under § 101(18)(A) as arising from farm operations?

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Court :
Judge or Jurisdiction information not available
Consumer opinion summary, case decided on February 19, 2014 , LexisNexis #0314-036

Davis v. Bank of Am. (In re Davis)

Ruling
Chapter 12 case properly denied due to debt in excess of limits.
Procedural posture

Chapter 12 debtor appealed from an order of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California, that determined she was ineligible to be a debtor in a chapter 12 bankruptcy, and dismissed her case. Debtor argued that, in light of her recent prior chapter 7 discharge, only the portion of secured debt up to the value of collateral should count in determining her chapter 12 eligibility under 11 U.S.C.S. § 101(18).

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Court :
Judge or Jurisdiction information not available
Consumer opinion summary, case decided on August 03, 2012 , LexisNexis #0812-106

In re Meadows

Ruling
Chapter 12 case ordered converted or dismissed as gross receipts from sale of cattle could not be treated as gross income from farming operations.
Procedural posture

A bank, among other creditors, objected to confirmation of the debtors' chapter 12 plan of reorganization on the grounds that the debtors were ineligible to file under chapter 12 pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 109(f) because they did not meet the statutory definition of "family farmer" in 11 U.S.C.S. § 101(18)(A), as they did not meet the income requirements and were not engaged in a farming operation.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on June 26, 2012 , LexisNexis #0712-106

In re Poe

Ruling
Debtors who were no longer family farmers were ineligible to file under chapter 12.
Procedural posture

The debtors filed for relief under chapter 12 of the United States Bankruptcy Code and submitted a proposed plan. The debtors sought to strip down the deed of trust liens of a creditor to the value of their real property and then to amortize the notes over a 40-year period. The creditor objected to the proposed treatment of the loans and the court held an evidentiary hearing on the debtors' eligibility under chapter 12.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on July 29, 2009 , LexisNexis #0909-036

In re Quillian

Ruling
Chapter 12 debtor with less than 50% of debt arising from farming operation given time to convert to chapter 13 prior to dismissal.
Procedural posture

Movant creditors filed a motion to dismiss a chapter 12 bankruptcy petition on the ground that respondent debtor did not qualify as a debtor.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on October 15, 2007 , LexisNexis #1207-001