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The Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in HARRIS v. VIEGELAHN

By Los Angeles Bankruptcy Attorney on May 19, 2015

The Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion, on 5/18/15, in HARRIS v. VIEGELAHN, in favor of the debtor and holding that debtor is entitled to return of any post-petition wages not already disbursed by the chapter 13 trustee, when debtor converts debtor’s ch 13 case to ch 7, and the ch 13 trustee is holding plan payments paid to trustee by debtor to fund plan, which Trustee has not yet distributed to the creditors.

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