Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Fukutomi v. United States Trustee
519 U.S. 817
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1996-10-07
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- “When Mrs. Bennett sued the Sheriff in his individual and official capacity, she sued two defendants: the Sheriff and the County.”
- “In interpreting the § 541(c)(2) exemption to cover ERISA plans, the Supreme Court appears to have discounted any distinctions based on the debtors’ control of their assets.”
- bankruptcy court is permitted under Section 105 to sua sponte appoint a trustee
- “under [Patterson ], ERISA plans are exempted from the bank- ' ruptey estate”
- bankruptcy court is permitted under Section 105 to sua sponte appoint a trastee
Citator
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- Cited by
- 47 opinions
Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied.