In re Shepherd

How courts have described this case

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

• seeking a hardship discharge for a deceased debtor does not require replacing the debtor with another entity
• “A debtor who has died has no need of a fresh start, and, where paying creditors is concerned, that can be accomplished through state court probate proceedings.”
• “[I]t is universally held that a probate estate may not be a debtor. Only persons qualify for relief under title 11, see, 11 U.S.C. § 109(a), and a probate estate is not a person.” (citations omitted)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

5 cases in this archive cite this case.

• In re Inyard
  D. Kansas· 2015-06-17· cited 9×
• In re Shorter
  E.D. Arkansas· 2015-10-23· cited 5×
• In re Fogel
  D. Colorado· 2015-08-25· cited 4×
• In re Fogel
  D. Colorado· 2014-06-23· cited 2×
• In re Boddy
  D. Colorado· 2018-11-02· cited 2×

Cites

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

• Grogan v. Garner
  Supreme Court· 1991-01-15· cited 5,972×
• Local Loan Co. v. Hunt
  Supreme Court· 1934-04-30· cited 1,739×
• Jendusa-Nicolai v. Larsen
  Seventh Circuit· 2012-04-18· cited 73×
• In Re Guentert
  W.D. Missouri· 1997-05-19· cited 22×
• In Re River West Plaza-Chicago, LLC
  Seventh Circuit· 2011-12-22· cited 18×
• In Re Zavala
  W.D. Texas· 2007-04-11· cited 16×
• Matter of Jarrett
  M.D. North Carolina· 1982-04-13· cited 15×
• In Re Baker
  S.D. California· 1996-04-19· cited 14×
• In re Estate of Brown ex rel. Brown
  District of Columbia· 1981-12-22· cited 14×
• Harris v. Zion's Sav. Bank & Trust Co.
  Tenth Circuit· 1942-05-05· cited 14×
• In Re Bond
  E.D. North Carolina· 1984-01-06· cited 13×
• Coopers & Lybrand, Ltd. v. Gibbs (In Re Gibbs)
  D. New Jersey· 1989-11-16· cited 13×
• In Re Perkins
  S.D. Illinois· 2007-11-21· cited 10×
• In re Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Co.
  S.D. New York· 2012-06-22· cited 10×
• In Re Walters
  D. South Dakota· 1990-05-02· cited 9×
• Jose v. Indiana National Bank
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1966-07-05· cited 9×
• United States v. Saunders Petroleum Co.
  W.D. Missouri· 1947-11-05· cited 9×
• Bunch v. Hopkins Savings Bank (In Re Bunch)
  D. Maryland· 2000-05-30· cited 6×
• Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Maryland v. Fitzgerald
  Tenth Circuit· 1959-11-03· cited 5×
• In Re Florida
  M.D. Florida· 2001-09-25· cited 3×