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IN RE BETHEA

Bankruptcy Nos. 99 B 13557, 99 B 34885, 98 B 006516. Adversary Nos. 01 A 00187, 01 A 00196, 01 A 00197.

275 B.R. 284 (2002)

In re Albert BETHEA, Debtor. Albert Bethea, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. Robert J. Adams & Associates, Defendant. In re Cort Chubko, Debtor. Cort Chubko, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. Law Offices of Melvin James Kaplan, Defendant. In re Nathaniel Beard, Jr., Debtor. Nathaniel Beard, Jr., on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. Zalutsky & Pinski, Ltd., Defendant.

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division.

March 29, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Adams, Robert J. Adams & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Debtors.

Allan J. Demars, Spiegel & Demars, Chicago, IL, trustee.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

RONALD BARLIANT, Bankruptcy Judge.

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has instructed that the proper construction of statutes requires regard for context. "When context is disregarded, silliness results." In re Handy Andy Improvement Centers, 144 F.3d 1125, 1128 (7th Cir.1998). If ever a case proved the point, this one is it.

The plaintiffs (the "Debtors") in these three adversary...

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