Creditors' Rights in Bankruptcy (LAW-627-001)
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Meets: 01:30 PM - 02:50 PM (TTH) - Room 503
Enrolled: 52 / Limit: 60
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Description
Creditors' rights, remedies, legal and equitable process in the enforcement of judgments, the Bankruptcy Code, the concomitant Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, and review and study of cases illustrating the practical application of the Bankruptcy Code and the Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure.
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First Class Readings
Bankruptcy Reading Assignments 1-18 Exemptions. § 522(b)(1), (2), (d), (f)(1)(A), (B)-(2). Casebook, pp. 52-54. 1-20 Exemptions. Prebankruptcy Planning. § 727(a). Casebook, pp. 56-73. 1-25 Claims Against the Estate. Unsecured Claims. § 501(a) – (d). § 502(a), (b)(1)-(7), (c). Casebook, pp. 77-79, 80-85. 1-27 More Unsecured Claims. Secured Claims. Casebook, pp. 93-102, 103-17. This assignment will probably be continued on Feb. 1. 2-1 See Assignment Above. Also, Priority Claims. Casebook, pp. 121-26. §§ 503(b)(1)(A)(i), and (B)(i). 2-3 Discharge of Claims. Casebook, pp. 129-43. § 727(a)(1)-(7), § 523(a)(1)-(9). 2-8 More on Discharging Claims. Casebook, pp. 145-68. NOTE. We will move through these cases quickly. 2-10 Discrimination Against Debtors. Casebook, pp. 171-77. § 525(a), (b). 2-15 The Automatic Stay. Casebook, pp. 185-96. § 362(a), (k). 2-17 Effect of Stay on Secured Claims. Casebook, pp. 197-204, 206-11. 213-15. Relief from Stay for Cause. Casebook, pp. 223-25. § 362(d). 2-22 Executory Contracts. Casebook, pp. 229-36, 244-53, 258-63. § 365(a)-(g). NOTE. This is difficult material, and it will require two classes (and perhaps more).