In 2016, Petitioner City of Chicago (“Chicago”) amended its municipal code so that “[a]ny vehicle impounded by [Chicago] or its designee shall be subject to a possessory lien in favor of [Chicago] in the amount required to obtain release of the vehicle...
Chapter 13
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In October 2006, Stephanie Kay Lanning ("Lanning") filed for personal bankruptcy under Chapter 13 of the bankruptcy code. See In re Lanning, 545 F.3d 1269, 1270 (10th Cir. 2008). Jan Hamilton ("Hamilton") was appointed trustee of Lanning's estate in...
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In February of 2010, after falling $3,700 behind on his mortgage loan, Charles E. Harris III filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code. See In re Harris, 757 F.3d 468, 471 (5th Cir.). His reorganization plan was confirmed in April of...
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Petitioner Louis B. Bullard (“Bullard”) purchased a house in Massachusetts, which he had financed through a mortgage with Respondent Blue Hills Bank for the amount of $387,000. See In Re Bullard, 752 F.3d 483, 484 (1st Cir. 2014). Subsequently, Bullard...
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Robert Marrama entered the flooring business as a teenager and grew his family’s small enterprise into a multi-million dollar company. Sonia Nezamzadeh, Medill—On the Docket: Marrama, Robert v. Citizens Bank of Massachusetts,...
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Jason Ransom ("Ransom") is a single man living in Nevada. See Ransom v. MBNA, 577 F.3d 1026, 1027 (9th Cir. 2009). In 2006, he had $82,542.93 of unsecured debt, mostly on credit cards, including $32,896.73 owed to MBNA America Bank ("MBNA"). See Id. In...
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In 1988, Respondent Francisco J. Espinosa borrowed $13,250 in student loans through the Federal Family Education Loan Program, which grants federally guaranteed loans. See Brief for Petitioner, United Student Aid Funds, Inc. at 2. In 1992, Espinosa...