United States Seventh Circuit

A Chapter 7 debtor who owns his car free and clear may take the IRS Local Standard vehicle ownership expense deduction under the 11 U.S.C. section 707(b)(2)(A)(ii)(I) means test.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/17/2008
• Published 12/17/2008

Judges

• FLAUM, Circuit Judge., Before FLAUM, ROVNER, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• George Goyke (argued), Goyke, Tillisch & Higgins, Wausau, WI, for Debtors-Appellants., Tara Twomey, San Jose, CA, for National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys.


• For Appellees:
  
• P. Matthew Sutko (argued), Sean E. Martin, Department of Justice Executive Office for U.S. Trustees, Washington, DC, for Trustee-Appellee.