United States Ninth Circuit

Because the anti-discrimination provision of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. section 525(b), does not protect persons who have not yet filed for bankruptcy, a doctor who was fired before filing for bankruptcy could not seek protection from the termination under that statute.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/12/2002
• Decided 11/13/2002
• Published 11/13/2002

Judges

• Before: SCHROEDER, Chief Judge, D.W. NELSON and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Randall Rumph, Rumph & Peyton, Las Vegas, NV, for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Adam Segal and James R. Chamberlain, Schreck Brignone Godfrey, Las Vegas, NV, for the appellee.