In Re Sparks

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that § 1325(a) provisions are mandatory for plan confirmation
• stating that the legislative history “show[s] an intent by Congress to address a perceived abuse of debtors purchasing a vehicle shortly before filing bankruptcy and then cramming down the amount owed to the creditors”
• disagreeing with In re Carver, 338 B.R. 521 (Bankr.S.D.Ga.2006) (holding that § 1325(a)(5) applies to secured claims; the status of claims as secured is made pursuant to § 506; the hanging paragraph makes § 506 inapplicable to a 910 claim, therefore § 1325(a)(5
• disagreeing with In re Carver, 338 B.R. 521 (Bankr. S.D. Ga. 2006) (holding that § 1325(a)(5) applies to secured claims; the status of claims as secured is made pursuant to § 506; the hanging paragraph makes § 506 inapplicable to a 910 claim, therefore § 1325(a)(5
• “This Court having studied the ‘hanging paragraph’ of § 1325(a) finds the language unambiguous and clear”
• “[The] paragraph following § 1325(a)(9) ... has become known as the ‘hanging paragraph’ of § 1325(a).”

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Cited by

30 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. Peaslee
  W.D. New York· 2007-08-15· cited 51×
• Wells Fargo Financial Acceptance v. Rodriguez (In Re Rodriguez)
  Ninth Circuit· 2007-08-28· cited 35×
• In Re Particka
  E.D. Michigan· 2006-11-17· cited 30×
• In Re Trejos
  D. Nevada· 2006-09-25· cited 28×
• In Re Hayes
  M.D. Tennessee· 2007-11-01· cited 27×
• Dupaco Community Credit Union v. Robert L. (In Re Zehrung)
  W.D. Wisconsin· 2006-10-16· cited 25×
• DaimlerChrysler Services North America LLC v. Taranto (In Re Taranto)
  Sixth Circuit· 2007-03-30· cited 24×
• In Re Osborn
  W.D. Missouri· 2006-08-22· cited 23×
• Sovereign Bank, F.S.B. v. Finnegan (In Re Finnegan)
  M.D. Pennsylvania· 2006-11-30· cited 19×
• In Re Conyers
  M.D. North Carolina· 2007-11-02· cited 18×
• In Re Evans
  E.D. Michigan· 2006-09-13· cited 17×
• In Re Nicely
  W.D. Missouri· 2006-09-07· cited 16×
• In Re Murray
  M.D. Georgia· 2006-08-22· cited 15×
• In Re Pool
  D. Oregon· 2006-09-27· cited 14×
• In Re Turkowitch
  E.D. Wisconsin· 2006-11-16· cited 14×
• In Re Green
  M.D. Georgia· 2006-08-30· cited 14×
• In Re Moon
  N.D. Alabama· 2007-01-26· cited 13×
• In Re Phillips
  E.D. Virginia· 2007-03-08· cited 12×
• In Re Feddersen
  S.D. Illinois· 2006-11-15· cited 10×
• In Re Bethoney
  D. Massachusetts· 2008-01-17· cited 9×

Cites

12 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Associates Commercial Corp. v. Rash
  Supreme Court· 1997-06-16· cited 471×
• Till v. SCS Credit Corp.
  Supreme Court· 2004-05-17· cited 381×
• In Re Fred J. Szostek, Denise M. Szostek
  Third Circuit· 1989-10-12· cited 273×
• In Re Ezell
  E.D. Tennessee· 2006-03-13· cited 55×
• In Re Lance C. Barnes and Virginia R. Barnes, Debtors. Delbert Barnes and Ethel Barnes v. Lance C. Barnes Virginia R. Barnes
  Ninth Circuit· 1994-07-05· cited 51×
• In Re Johnson
  M.D. North Carolina· 2006-02-02· cited 51×
• In Re Carver
  S.D. Georgia· 2006-03-06· cited 46×
• In Re Robinson
  W.D. Missouri· 2006-02-10· cited 43×
• In Re Montoya
  D. Utah· 2006-04-10· cited 41×
• In Re Payne
  S.D. Ohio· 2006-07-10· cited 37×
• Daimlerchrysler Financial Services Americas, LLC v. Brown (In Re Brown)
  S.D. Georgia· 2006-03-27· cited 36×
• In Re Horn
  M.D. Alabama· 2006-02-23· cited 31×