· 11/14/1997
Hartford Casualty Insurance v. Food Barn Stores, Inc. (In Re Food Barn Stores, Inc.)
Citations
- 214 B.R. 197
- 1997 Bankr. LEXIS 1791
- 1997 WL 705577
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- maintaining that mistakes caused by the ignorance or misapplication of the law, such as unfamiliarity with bankruptcy, are not excusable neglect
- maintaining that mistakes caused by the ignorance or misapplication of the law, such as unfamiliarity with bankruptcy, are not excusable neglect
- noting that the burden of demonstrating to the bankruptcy court that excusable neglect exists is on the movant
- noting that “unfamiliarity with bankruptcy and reliance upon the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is not excusable neglect”
- maintaining that mistakes caused by the ignorance or misapplication of the law, such as unfamiliarity with bankruptcy, are not excusable neglect
- noting that the burden of demonstrating to the bankruptcy court that excusable neglect exists is on the movant
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Judges: Kressel, Schermer, Scott
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