- Instructor: Attorney Bob Schaller
- Lectures: 11
Chapter 3 of the Bankruptcy Code
Bankruptcy Code Chapter 3 relates to case administration. Section 301 et seq. provides rules about commencing a bankruptcy case, duties of the trustee and other officers, required meetings of creditors, and automatic stay/injunction rights. Not all sections of Chapter 3 will be addressed. Instead, concentration is placed on those sections of Chapter 3 that relate most directly to an individual Chapter 7 bankruptcy case.
Bankruptcy Code Section 301 et seq. - Case Administration
- Lecture 1.1Video Discussion of Chapter 31h2m
- Lecture 1.2Case Commencement15m
- Lecture 1.3U.S. Bankruptcy Trustees30m
- Lecture 1.4Chapter 7 Panel Trustees30m
- Lecture 1.5Debtor’s Transactions with Attorney30m
- Lecture 1.6Section 341 Meeting of Creditors30m
- Lecture 1.7Effect of Dismissal15m
- Lecture 1.8Case Closing and Case Reopening15m
- Lecture 1.9Automatic Stay30m
- Lecture 1.10Executory Contracts & Unexpired Leases15m
- Lecture 1.11Utility Service15m
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