In Re Northern’s Empirical Analysis
2003
Citation profile
1 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 11 U.S.C. § 101 (Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005) · 11 U.S.C. § 522 · 11 U.S.C. § 541 · 28 U.S.C. § 157
Relies on Rhodes v. Stewart · Robert Nelson v. Joseph Scala Sr · In Re: Dean Allen Kolich · Lawrence v. Jahn (In Re Lawrence) · In Re Lowell W. Lehman, Jr.
Most-quoted passages
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“expressly stated that § 522(f)(2)(A) is a `federal definition of impairment ... and, in light of [its] explicit language, we no longer look to state law to define impairment.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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