In Re Phillips

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that evaluating a debt- or’s ability to pay must focus upon the financial circumstances at the time of trial, in addition to projected disposable income
• holding that an unsecured dividend of 30% represented a “meaningful distribution” to creditors
• holding that projected income is essential to evaluate a debtor’s ability to pay
• ‘‘no logical basis” for including voluntary 401(k) plan contributions in deciding Chapter 7 abuse motion on basis of totality of the circumstances if those funds do not have to be considered in determining the amount to pay under a Chapter 13 plan

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

5 cases in this archive cite this case.

• McDow v. Meade (In Re Meade)
  W.D. Virginia· 2009-11-13· cited 15×
• In re Pittman
  S.D. Ohio· 2014-03-10· cited 2×
• In re Fletcher
  E.D. Kentucky· 2011-11-10· cited 1×
• In re Thompson
  S.D. Ohio· 2014-07-28
• In re Wiseman
  S.D. Ohio· 2014-08-07

Cites

27 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• In Re Charles Ellsworth Krohn AKA Charles E. Krohn, Appellant/debtor
  Sixth Circuit· 1989-09-21· cited 318×
• In Re William M. Behlke and Dina E. Behlke, Debtors, William M. Behlke and Dina E. Behlke v. Saul Eisen, United States Trustee
  Sixth Circuit· 2004-05-20· cited 179×
• In Re Lenton
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 2006-12-15· cited 63×
• Egebjerg v. Anderson
  Ninth Circuit· 2009-08-03· cited 54×
• In Re Sorrell
  S.D. Ohio· 2007-01-26· cited 54×
• In Re Singletary
  S.D. Texas· 2006-10-19· cited 50×
• In Re Kolb
  S.D. Ohio· 2007-03-30· cited 50×
• In Re Mestemaker
  N.D. Ohio· 2007-01-10· cited 49×
• Harshbarger v. Pees (In re Harshbarger)
  Sixth Circuit· 1995-09-19· cited 35×
• In Re Oot
  N.D. Ohio· 2007-03-19· cited 34×
• Hildebrand v. Petro (In Re Petro)
  Sixth Circuit· 2008-10-17· cited 33×
• Eisen v. Thompson
  N.D. Ohio· 2007-06-29· cited 32×
• In Re Norwood-Hill
  M.D. Florida· 2009-03-19· cited 24×
• In Re Graham
  S.D. Ohio· 2007-03-06· cited 21×
• Hildebrand v. Thomas (In Re Thomas)
  Sixth Circuit· 2008-10-31· cited 20×
• In Re Anderson
  S.D. Ohio· 2008-03-21· cited 19×
• In Re Mati
  D. Massachusetts· 2008-06-09· cited 19×
• In Re Stewart
  N.D. Ohio· 2008-01-15· cited 18×
• In Re Burden
  W.D. Missouri· 2007-12-20· cited 17×
• In Re Felske
  N.D. Ohio· 2008-02-06· cited 16×