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MATTER OF SANDOVAL

No. 96-50271.

103 F.3d 20 (1997)

In the Matter of Isidro C. SANDOVAL; In the Matter of Martha C. Sandoval, Debtors. John Patrick LOWE, Appellant, v. Isidro C. SANDOVAL and Martha C. Sandoval, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied February 7, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Patrick Lowe, Uvalde, TX, pro se.

John W. Pleuthner, Canyon Lake, TX, for appellees.

Before GARWOOD, DAVIS and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

Trustee John Lowe appeals the denial of his objection to a homestead exemption claimed by debtors Isidro and Martha Sandoval in a case converted from chapter 13 to chapter 7. Because we conclude that the bankruptcy court improperly determined the exemption at the date of conversion rather than the date of filing of the original petition, we reverse.

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In 1993, the Sandovals filed a chapter 13 petition in bankruptcy...

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