Bankr. No.:
93-30040
Chapter:
7
Date of Decision:
June 20, 1994
Issue:
Whether separate Chapter 7 cases filed a few months apart should be substantively consolidated where the first case filed was still pending and where problems with claimed exemptions arose?
Ruling:
Court substantively consolidated the two cases since debts and assets were common and since a joint claim of exemptions would clarify the trustee's ability to assess the validity of the exemptions claims.
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