Beaulieu v. Ragos’s Empirical Analysis
700 F.3d 220 · 2012
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
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Applies 11 U.S.C. § 101 (Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005) · 11 U.S.C. § 1325 · 28 U.S.C. § 158 · 42 U.S.C. § 407 (§ 207 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Relies on Hamilton v. Lanning · Constance Mercer At&t Universal Card Services v. Constance P Mercer · In the Matter of Bobby Cahill Janice Cahills Walker & Patterson Pc · In Re Schnabel · Jacobsen v. Moser
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 23 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“... evidence that the Debtors have acted in bad faith or seek any improper result. Having already concluded that Debtors’ plan fully complied with the Bankruptcy Code, it is apparent that Debtors are not in bad faith merely for doing what the Code permits them to do. We thus hold that retention of exempt social security benefits alone is legally insufficient to support a finding of bad faith under the Bankruptcy Code.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“... [N]one of the monies paid or payable or rights existing under this sub-chapter shall be subject to execution, levy, attachment, garnishment, or other legal process, or to the operation of any bankruptcy or insolvency law.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. In re Scott“absent a firm and definite conviction that the bankruptcy court made a mistake.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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