In Re Smith’s Empirical Analysis
2008
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Applies 11 U.S.C. § 101 (Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005) · 11 U.S.C. § 1325 · 11 U.S.C. § 707 · 28 U.S.C. § 157
Relies on Lamie v. United States Trustee · Maney v. Kagenveama · Kibbe v. Sumski · Coop v. Frederickson · Sunahara v. Burchard (In Re Sunahara)
Most-quoted passages
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“As with “disposable income,” the term “amounts reasonably necessary to be expended” appears only twice in § 1325; once in § 1325(b)(2) and then in § 1325(b)(3). If the Court were to require an additional requirement that the expense also be necessary for a debtor’s “maintenance or support,” it would likewise render as surplusage the clear direction in § 1325(b)(3) as to how “amounts reasonably necessary to be expended” shall be determined.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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