Case Results

Court determination that "On-Time Pay System" (kill-switch) is an attempt to collect a debt and must be removed from a vehicle upon the filing of a Ch. 13 bankruptcy)

First Circuit level decision in the United States. Sixth Circuit found that debtor's filing Chapter 13 bankruptcy are permitted to continue deductions made from payroll into retirement in the Means Test and can continue to fund the retirement plan throughout the life of the chapter 13 plan provided the debtor was doing so prior to the filing of the Chapter 13.

When a Ch. 13 plan is filed it becomes the plan, superseding all previously filed plans. Court was wrong to dismiss case based on the non-confirmability of a chapter 13 plan that had been amended.

Successful defense of 526(a)(2)(a), (4) and (6) non-dischargeability action brought by creditor. Creditor argued that debtor was in on a Nigerian scam to invest in the international sale of auto parts.

Successful 11 USC 363(h) defense against a Chapter 7 Trustee attempting to invalidate a mortgage for the benefit of the creditors. Represented the 3rd party co-owner of property, showing that value of property to Seye outweighed the value of the of the property to the creditors of the debtor's bankruptcy estate.

Successful defense of a title company in a trustee's efforts to invalidate a mortgage and take property of debtor for benefit of creditors of the debtor. The court found the mortgage and deed valid.