In Re Bialac’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “The automatic stay is one of the fundamental debtor protections provided by the bankruptcy laws. It gives the debtor a breathing spell from his creditors. It stops all collection efforts, all harassment, and all foreclosure actions .... The automatic stay also provides creditor protection. Without it, certain creditors would be able to pursue their own remedies against the debtor’s property. Those who acted first would obtain payment of the claims in preference to and to the detriment of other creditors. Bankruptcy is designed to provide an orderly liquidation procedure under which all creditors are treated equally.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Harsh Investment Corp. v. Bialac (In Re Bialac)

2. “At any time before the secured party has disposed of collateral ... the debtor or any other secured party may unless otherwise agreed in writing after default redeem the collateral by tendering fulfillment of all obligations secured by the collateral as well as the expenses reasonably incurred by the secured party in retaking, holding and preparing the collateral for disposition....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Bialac v. Bialac