IN RE SINCLAIR

No. 04-30947.

417 F.3d 527 (2005)

In The Matter of: Toby J. SINCLAIR, Debtor. John S. Hodge, Trustee, Appellee, v. Toby J. Sinclair, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 19, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Hodge (argued), Wiener, Weiss & Madison, Shreveport, LA, pro se.

Gerald James Breaux (argued), Simon, Fitzgerald, Cooke, Reed & Welch, Shreveport, LA, for Sinclair.

Before BARKSDALE, DeMOSS and PRADO, Circuit Judges.


PRADO, Circuit Judge:

Appellant, a debtor in bankruptcy, contends that Louisiana law protects certain amounts of money in his checking account from seizure because this money is attributable to his wages. Although the bankruptcy court agreed with appellant, the district court reached the opposite conclusion and ruled that the funds in appellant's accounts were not exempt from turnover. We agree with the district court and so affirm.

Toby James Sinclair filed...

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