United States Sixth Circuit

Secured creditor's solicitation of a "reaffirmation agreement" from debtors while bankruptcy proceeding was pending neither violated the automatic stay under 11 USC 362, nor 11 USC 524, where debtors stated, while represented by counsel, their intention to reaffirm the debt.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/22/2000
• Published 11/22/2000

Judges

• Before:  NELSON, BOGGS, and NORRIS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David R. Parker, Charfoos & Christensen, Detroit, MI, Michael M. Mulder (briefed), Thomas R. Meites (briefed), Jamie S. Franklin (argued and briefed), Meites, Mulder, Burger & Mollica, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Thomas G. Parachini (briefed), Donald J. Hutchinson (briefed), Carl H. Von Ende (argued), Lindsay L. Bray (briefed), Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, Detroit, MI, for Defendant-Appellee.