IN RE FULTON

No. 18-2527, No. 18-2793, No. 18-2835, No. 18-3023.

926 F.3d 916 (2019)

IN RE: Robbin L. FULTON, Debtor-Appellee. Appeal of: City of Chicago. In re: Jason S. Howard, Debtor-Appellee. Appeal of: City of Chicago. In re: George Peake, Debtor-Appellee. Appeal of: City of Chicago. In re: Timothy Shannon, Debtor-Appellee. Appeal of: City of Chicago.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 19, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Paul Holtkamp , Attorney, CITY OF CHICAGO LAW DEPARTMENT, Chicago, IL, for Appellant.

Ellen W. McLaughlin , Attorney, CITY OF CHICAGO LAW DEPARTMENT, Chicago, IL, for Appellant (Case Nos. 18-2527, 18-2835, 18-3023).

Aaron M. Weinberg , SEMRAD LAW FIRM, LLC, Chicago, IL, for Appellee ROBBIN L. FULTON (Case No. 18-2527).

Nathan Delman , Attorney, John Peter Wonais , Attorney, SEMRAD LAW FIRM, LLC, Chicago, IL, Brenda Ann Likavec , Attorney, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., Burr Ridge, IL, Eugene Wedoff , Attorney, Oak Park, IL, for ROBBIN L. FULTON, GEORGE PEAKE, TIMOTHY SHANNON.

Adam B. Bourdette , LEDFORD, WU & BORGES, LLC, Chicago, IL, for Debtor Appellee TIMOTHY SHANNON (Case No. 18-3023).

John A. Haderlein , Attorney, JOHN HADERLEIN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Libertyville, IL, for Appellee JASON S. HOWARD (Case No. 18-2793).

Marilyn O. Marshall , OFFICE OF THE CHAPTER 13 TRUSTEE, for Trustee MARILYN O. MARSHALL (Case No. 18-2835).

Patrick S. Layng , Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRUSTEE, Chicago, IL, for Trustee PATRICK S. LAYNG.

James A. Brady , Attorney, David S. Yen , Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Amicus Curiae LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION.

Tara A. Twomey , Attorney, NATIONAL CONSUMER BANKRUPTCY RIGHTS CENTER, San Jose, CA, for Amici Curiae NATIONAL CONSUMER BANKRUPTCY RIGHTS CENTER, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONSUMER BANKRUPTCY ATTORNEYS.

Before Flaum, Kanne, and Scudder, Circuit Judges.


In this consolidated appeal of four Chapter 13 bankruptcies, we consider whether the City of Chicago may ignore the Bankruptcy Code's automatic stay and continue to hold a debtor's vehicle until the debtor pays her outstanding parking tickets. Prior to the debtors' filing for bankruptcy, the City impounded each of their vehicles...

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