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IN MATTER OF AYOBAMI

No. 16-20589.

879 F.3d 152 (2018)

IN the MATTER OF: Yemisi AYOBAMI Debtor. David G. Peake, Trustee, Appellant v. Yemisi Ayobami, also known as Yemisi Aregbe, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed January 3, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dinorah Gonzalez, Esq. , Attorney, Houston, TX, for Appellant.

Susan Tran , Corral Tran Singh, L.L.P., Houston, TX, for Appellee.

John Postulka, Esq. , U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae United States of America.

Tara Arm Twomey , Attorney, National Consumer Bankruptcy Rights Center, San Jose, CA, for Amici Curiae National Consumer Bankruptcy Rights Center and National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys.

Before JOLLY, SMITH, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges.

This appeal presents questions relating to the scope of a Chapter 13 debtor's claimed exemptions under § 522 of the Bankruptcy Code. The bankruptcy court certified this direct appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 158(d)(2). We answer the certified question only, leaving the other issues the parties raise for another...

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