IN RE ABDUL-RAHIM

No. 12-3448.

720 F.3d 710 (2013)

In re Abdullah I ABDUL-RAHIM, formerly known as Larry Hickson; Stephanie A. Abdul-Rahim, Debtors. Abdullah I Abdul-Rahim; Stephanie A. Abdul-Rahim, Appellants v. John V. LaBarge, Jr., Appellee National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, Amicus on Behalf of Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 12, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew Ryan Magdy , argued, Saint Louis , MO, for Appellant.

Joseph Michael Wilson , argued, Saint Louis , MO, for Appellee.

Tara A. Twomey , on the amicus brief, San Jose , CA, for National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys.

Before WOLLMAN, BEAM, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.


BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Abdullah and Stephanie Abdul-Rahim ("Debtors") appeal the decision of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (BAP), which affirmed the bankruptcy court's ruling that the holding of In re Benn, 491 F.3d 811 (8th Cir.2007), compelled the conclusion that the Debtors' unliquidated personal injury claim may not be exempted from their bankruptcy schedules. We affirm.

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