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Gore, In re
Aug
15
2024
Ruling
Debtor's application to proceed without prepaying fees or costs was denied as debtor had not paid filing fees in four prior Chapter 13 cases. (Bankr. N.D. Ill.)
Issue(s)
Bankruptcy Fees; Waiver; Chapter 7 Debtor With Insufficient Income.
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Johnson, In re
Sep
03
2021
Ruling
Trustee's motion to reconsider was denied where debtors satisfy both requirements forobtaining a waiver of the Chapter 7 filing fee. (Bankr. D. Kan.)
Issue(s)
Bankruptcy Fees; Waiver; Chapter 7 Debtor With Insufficient Income.
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Ali, In re
Jul
05
2018
Ruling
Application for fee waiver granted as debtor was below the income-standard and his decrease in hours left him unable to pay the filing fee in installments. (Bankr. E.D. Wis.)
Issue(s)
Bankruptcy Fees; Waiver; Chapter 7 Debtor With Insufficient Income.
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Benyamin, In re
Jul
02
2018
Ruling
Debtors' objection to claim sustained where creditor failed to produce the original note and did not demonstrate that it had standing to assert the claim. (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.)
Issue(s)
Bankruptcy Fees; Waiver; Chapter 7 Debtor With Insufficient Income.
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In re Logan
Aug
21
2012
Ruling
Waiver of filing fee granted to indigent creditor for complaint in nondischargeability proceeding.
Procedural posture
A bankruptcy debtor brought an adversary proceeding against pro se defendant creditor, and the creditor filed a document which was docketed as an answer to the debtor's complaint purporting to challenge the dischargeability of a debt without paying a filing fee. The creditor also indicated that he was indigent and unable to pay the filing fee.
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In re Coleman
Feb
22
2011
Ruling
Waiver of filing fee denied due to debtor's ability to pay fee in installments.
Procedural posture
A chapter 7 debtor filed an application for waiver of the filing fee under 28 U.S.C.S. § 1930(f)(1). The Bankruptcy Administrator filed an objection to the debtor's request to proceed in forma pauperis and have her fee waived, arguing that the application to waive the filing fee should be denied because the debtor could use the monies from her tax refund to pay the filing fee.
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In re Young
Dec
10
2010
Ruling
Wavier of fees denied to debtor who was below income requirement but was able to pay in installments.
Procedural posture
A debtor filed an application for waiver of the chapter 7 filing fee pursuant to 28 U.S.C.S. § 1930(f)(1). During a hearing, the chapter 7 trustee orally objected to the application on the basis of a $ 2,000 bank account balance that the debtor listed in her application and claimed as exempt on her Schedule C.
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In re Orozco
Nov
15
2010
Ruling
Bankruptcy court denied reconsideration of waiver of filing fee.
Procedural posture
In this chapter 7 case, the chapter 7 trustee filed a motion to reconsider the court's waiver of the chapter 7 filing fee for the debtor.
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In re Frye
Oct
07
2010
Ruling
Debtor with income of less than 150 percent of poverty guidelines granted permission to proceed in forma pauperis.
Procedural posture
A chapter 7 debtor filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C.S. § 1930.
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In re Van Luvender
Oct
22
2008
Ruling
Trustee's motion to vacate order for waiver of chapter 7 filing fee where requiring debtor to borrow against minimal equity in vehicle would be inequitable.
Procedural posture
After the court entered an order granting a debtor's application for a waiver of the chapter 7 filing fee under 28 U.S.C.S. § 1930(f)(1), the trustee sought to vacate that order.
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