Whitehouse v. LaRoche

How courts have described this case

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

• explaining that a represented debtor must strictly comport with section 524(c) criteria to effect a valid reaffirmation
• explaining that bankruptcy and non-bankruptcy courts have concurrent jurisdiction over whether a claim was discharged by bankruptcy
• suggesting, in dicta, that a reaffirmation agreement is only enforceable if executed prior to the entry of discharge
• “[E]ither a debtor or a creditor may commence an adversary proceeding to determine the dischargeability vel non of a debt under subsection 523(a).”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

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

• Jamo v. Katahdin Federal Credit Union
  First Circuit· 2002-03-26· cited 148×
• Pratt v. General Motors Acceptance Corp. (In Re Pratt)
  First Circuit· 2006-09-01· cited 116×
• Timothy Ellis v. Westinghouse Electric Co LLC
  Third Circuit· 2021-08-30· cited 48×
• In Re Chan
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 2006-10-23· cited 34×
• Hawkins v. Department of Health & Human Services
  First Circuit· 2012-01-13· cited 30×
• Richmond v. New Hampshire Supreme Court Committee on Professional Conduct
  First Circuit· 2008-09-19· cited 21×
• Crocker v. Crocker
  First Circuit· 2007-01-16· cited 20×
• In Re Herrera
  W.D. Texas· 2007-12-14· cited 13×
• Werthen v. Werthen (In Re Werthen)
  First Circuit· 2002-09-03· cited 10×
• New Hampshire Supreme Court Professional Conduct Committee v. Richmond (In Re Richmond)
  D. New Hampshire· 2006-09-28· cited 9×
• In re Jenerette
  E.D. Michigan· 2016-09-29· cited 8×
• Moushigian v. Marderosian
  First Circuit· 2014-09-03· cited 6×
• In RE McGRAHAN
  First Circuit· 2011-12-07· cited 5×
• Rolland v. Cellucci
  D. Massachusetts· 2002-05-03· cited 5×
• Sterling Consulting Corp. v. Internal Revenue Service (In Re Indian Motocycle Manufacturing Co.)
  D. Massachusetts· 2003-01-29· cited 4×
• Steffy v. Arkansas ex rel. McDaniel (In re Steffy)
  N.D. Georgia· 2012-11-21· cited 4×
• In re Siegal
  D. Massachusetts· 2015-07-29· cited 4×
• United States v. Jones (In Re Jones)
  M.D. Georgia· 2004-04-23· cited 3×
• State v. Williamson
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2004-06-24· cited 3×
• State of New Hampshire v. McGrahan
  First Circuit· 2011-12-07· cited 3×

Cites

31 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×
• Kelly v. Robinson
  Supreme Court· 1986-11-12· cited 1,318×
• Martin v. Wilks
  Supreme Court· 1989-08-11· cited 565×
• Braxton v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1991-05-28· cited 274×
• Bessette v. AVCO Financial Services Inc.
  First Circuit· 2000-10-27· cited 219×
• In Re David F. Laroche. David F. Laroche v. Amoskeag Bank
  First Circuit· 1992-07-17· cited 113×
• Spenlinhauer v. O'Donnell
  First Circuit· 2001-08-20· cited 83×
• Leonard Lacy v. Joseph Gardino, Superintendent, Northeastern Correctional Center--Concord
  First Circuit· 1986-05-27· cited 67×
• Hayhoe v. Cole (In Re Cole)
  Ninth Circuit· 1998-10-27· cited 66×
• In the Matter Of: Chad TURNER, Et Al., Debtors-Appellants
  Seventh Circuit· 1998-08-26· cited 52×
• Saler v. Saler (In Re Saler)
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 1997-02-24· cited 27×
• Bassett v. American General Finance, Inc. (In Re Bassett)
  Ninth Circuit· 2000-11-17· cited 26×
• Friends of Sakonnet v. Dutra
  D. Rhode Island· 1990-05-18· cited 25×
• Royal American Oil & Gas Co. v. Szafranski (In Re Szafranski)
  N.D. Oklahoma· 1992-12-10· cited 23×
• Textron Funding Corp. v. Bessette
  Supreme Court· 2001-05-21· cited 22×
• Warfel v. City of Saratoga (In Re Warfel)
  Ninth Circuit· 2001-08-15· cited 21×
• Galbreath v. Illinois Department of Revenue (In Re Galbreath)
  S.D. Illinois· 1988-03-11· cited 20×
• In Re Walker
  D. New Hampshire· 1996-04-26· cited 20×
• Seton Hall University v. Van Ess (In Re Van Ess)
  D. New Jersey· 1994-05-19· cited 18×
• State Bar of Michigan v. Doerr (In Re Doerr)
  W.D. Michigan· 1995-08-14· cited 16×