· 11/30/2001
United States v. Yellin (In Re Weinstein)
Citations
- 272 F.3d 39
- 47 Collier Bankr. Cas. 2d 334
- 88 A.F.T.R.2d (RIA) 7079
- 2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 25446
- 38 Bankr. Ct. Dec. (CRR) 197
- 2001 WL 1504248
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- noting that courts must consider the text, context, legislative history, and underlying policies when interpreting a bankruptcy statute
- noting that a “conflict between two provisions of [a] statute — a conflict with which neither provision deals expressly ... provides a reason to move beyond the text and to examine a statute’s legislative history and apparent purpose”
- noting that a \conflict between two provisions of [a] statute -- a conflict with which neither provision deals expressly . . . provides a reason to move beyond the text and to examine a statute's legislative history and apparent purpose\
- indicating that the text of one section of the Bankruptcy Code controls if its meaning is clear, but that a single section need not be read in isolation if other sections provide textual evidence of the meaning of the section in question
- “A question of the interpretation of the Bankruptcy Code, like any other question of statutory interpretation, is a question of law that we review de novo.”
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Judges: Lynch, Lipez, Doumar
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