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MATTER OF BURCIAGA

No. 19-2246.

944 F.3d 681 (2019)

In the MATTER OF: George BURCIAGA, Debtor-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 13, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Justin R. Storer , Attorney, LAKELAW, Chicago, IL, Eugene Wedoff , Attorney, Oak Park, IL, for Debtor-Appellant.

Joshua D. Greena , Attorney, Thomas E. Springer , Attorney, SPRINGER, BROWN, COVEY, GAERTNER & DAVIS, Wheaton, IL, for Trustee-Appellee.

Miriam Veronica Hallbauer , Attorney, LAF, Chicago, IL, for Amicus Curiae.

Before Bauer, Easterbrook, and Sykes, Circuit Judges.

George Burciaga lost his job in May 2018 and filed for bankruptcy a week later. On the date the bankruptcy proceeding began, Burciaga's former employer owed him approximately $24,000 for unused vacation time. Illinois, where Burciaga lives, treats vacation pay as a form of wages. 735 ILCS 5/12-801 (final paragraph, defining...

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