No. 22-395

Wheeler Financial, Inc. v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., et al.

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2022-10-27
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: bankruptcy-code bankruptcy-estate chapter-11 claims claims-bar-date due-process lien lien-extinguishment notice notice-requirement proof-of-claim
Latest Conference: 2022-12-02
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether a lien is extinguished by operation of
§ 1141(©) of the Bankruptcy Code, when the lienholder
did not file a proof of claim due to the debtors' failure
to provide notice of the claims bar date, and when the
lienholder's only participation in the bankruptcy case
was providing oral feedback on the terms of the plan
to the debtors' counsel.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a lien is extinguished by operation of § 1141(c) of the Bankruptcy Code

Docket Entries

2022-12-05
Petition DENIED.
2022-11-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/2/2022.
2022-11-02
Waiver of right of respondents Ramon Aguirre and Bertha Aguirre to respond filed.
2022-11-02
Waiver of right of respondent Respondent JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., incorrectly identified as J. P. Morgan Chase Bank, N. A. to respond filed.
2022-09-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 28, 2022)

Attorneys

Ramon Aguirre and Bertha Aguirre
Paul M. BachBach Law Offices, Respondent
Respondent JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., incorrectly identified as J. P. Morgan Chase Bank, N. A.
Robert F. RabinThompson Coburn LLP, Respondent
Wheeler Financial, Inc.
David Rockwell Gray Jr.Gray Law Offices, Inc., Petitioner