MATTER OF BRISSETTE

No. 75-3288.

561 F.2d 779 (1977)

In the Matter of Edward G. BRISSETTE, Gene Paul Master, Michael Anthony Simon, Bankrupts-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied November 25, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry Wolf, California Indian Legal Services, Eureka, Cal., argued for appellant.

Philip M. Arnot, Eureka, Cal., argued for appellee.

Ann Broadwell, Thomas R. Adams, Charles P. Gillet, Daly City, Cal., for The Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County, amicus curiae on behalf of bankrupts-appellants.

Before HUFSTEDLER, GOODWIN, and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.


HUFSTEDLER, Circuit Judge.

This appeal presents questions of first impression in the administration of the Bankruptcy Act, concerning the interplay between the exempt property provisions of Section 6 of the Bankruptcy Act (11 U.S.C. § 24 (1971)), the wage garnishment restrictions of the Consumer Credit Protection Act (15 U.S.C. §§ 1671-77 (1971)), and the wage exemption provisions of the California law applicable to these bankrupts (Cal.Code Civ. Proc...

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