In Re Mitchell’s Empirical Analysis
1991
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 2 district ·
Relationships
Applies 11 U.S.C. § 101 (Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005) · 11 U.S.C. § 103
Relies on United States v. Ron Pair Enterprises, Inc. · Frank and Arlene Wilson v. Commonwealth Mortgage Corporation · Hougland v. Lomas & Nettleton Co. · Dewsnup v. Timm · Eastland Mortgage Co. v. Hart
Most-quoted passages
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“[t]he Ninth Circuit, in Hougland, takes an overly technocratic approach in analyzing the language of § 1322(b)(2) ... and in relating § 506(a) to it.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
How this case has been treated — in progress
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