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§ 1327

In re Gonzalez

Ruling
State department of revenue held in contempt for enforcing domestic support obligation in violation of confirmation order.
Procedural posture

Chapter 13 debtor filed a motion to hold the State of Florida in contempt. The State of Florida, Department of Revenue (DOR), filed a motion for summary judgment.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on July 19, 2012 , LexisNexis #0812-098

In re OConnor

Ruling
City held in contempt for postconfirmation billing statements.
Procedural posture

Chapter 13 debtors filed a motion for contempt against a city and an objection to a proof of claim filed by the city.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on March 07, 2012 , LexisNexis #0412-064

In re Hurtte

Ruling
Trustee's objection to modified plan overruled due to failure to object to original plan on same basis.
Procedural posture

Before the court was the chapter 13 trustee's First Amended Objection to debtors' Amended Plan #2. The Trustee objected that Amended Plan #2 was filed in bad faith.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on February 21, 2012 , LexisNexis #0312-063

Nix v. Tavernier (In re Nix)

Ruling
Debtor's post-confirmation action against creditor barred by res judicata.
Procedural posture

Debtor's complaint stated that this adversary proceeding was an action to, inter alia: object to defendant creditor's proof of claim; enforce debtor's right to rescind a consumer credit transaction; void the creditor's alleged security interest in debtor's home; and recover actual, statutory, and punitive damages, costs and attorney's fees from the creditor pursuant to the Truth-In-Lending Act. The creditor moved to dismiss.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on January 05, 2012 , LexisNexis #0212-033

Kreps v. Illinois Dept of Healthcare (In Kreps)

Ruling
Res judicata did not bar claim for postpetition interest on priority claim for back child support.
Procedural posture

Plaintiffs, Chapter 13 debtors, filed an adversary complaint against defendant Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (DHFS) alleging that the res judicata effect of their confirmed plan under 11 U.S.C.S. § 1327(a) barred the DHFS's claim for postpetition interest that accrued on the priority claim for back child support.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on July 13, 2011 , LexisNexis #0811-070

In re Hileman

Ruling
Confirmed plan was binding on mortgage creditor and barred foreclosure sale.
Procedural posture

Chapter 13 debtor filed an adversary complaint and motion seeking to enjoin a foreclosure sale. The court held an emergency hearing before the foreclosure sale and preliminarily enjoined the creditor from continuing with the sale until a full hearing could be held and decision rendered on whether its actions violated the terms of the confirmed plan.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on June 13, 2011 , LexisNexis #0711-026

In re Carouthers

Ruling
Creditor who had notice of plan and did not object to or appeal confirmation was barred from asserting lien.
Procedural posture

In this Chapter 13 case involving an already confirmed plan, a creditor filed a motion for relief from stay, arguing that it had a lien on a vehicle owned by the debtors that was enforceable.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on May 27, 2011 , LexisNexis #0711-062

Hope v. Acorn Fin. Inc. (In re Fluellen)

Ruling
Postconfirmation avoidance proceeding barred by res judicata.
Procedural posture

Trustee filed an avoidance action against creditor under 11 U.S.C.S. § 547(e)(2)(C). Defendant filed a motion for summary judgment. It argued that the action was barred by res judicata because the action was commenced after the confirmation of the debtor's chapter 13 plan.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on March 18, 2011 , LexisNexis #0611-033

Caruso v. DeHart (In re Caruso)

Ruling
Trustee was bound by confirmation of original plan and barred from objecting to identical language contained in proposed amended plan.
Procedural posture

Movant, a chapter 13 debtor, sought to amend his confirmed plan under 11 U.S.C.S. § 1329. Respondent chapter 13 Trustee objected to the motion and to the proposed plan.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on August 06, 2010 , LexisNexis #0910-061

In re Kirkland

Ruling
Objection to amended plan that could have been raised prior to confirmation of original plan overruled as untimely.
Procedural posture

A secured creditor, which was a bank, objected to two debtors' proposed amended plan in their chapter 13 bankruptcy action.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on May 20, 2010 , LexisNexis #0810-030