United States Third Circuit

Section 521(2)(a) of the Bankruptcy Code does not prevent non-defaulting chapter 7 debtors from retaining secured property such as an automobile by keeping current on their loans.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/12/2004
• Decided 06/03/2004
• Published 06/03/2004

Judges

• RENDELL, Circuit Judge., Before SLOVITER, RENDELL, and ALDISERT, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Andrea G. Green [Argued], Doroshow, Pasquale, Krawitz, Siegel & Bhaya, Dover, for Appellants., Eric L. Frank, Miller, Frank & Miller, Philadelphia, for Amicus-Appellants National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys and Consumer Bankruptcy Assistance Project.


• For Appellees:
  
• W.J. Winterstein, Jr. [Argued], Bryn Mawr, for Appellee.