Harris v. Viegelahn

Supreme Court of the United States

Argued April 1, 2015
Decided May 18, 2015

Full case name

Charles E. Harris, III, Petitioner v. Mary K. Viegelahn, Chapter 13 Trustee

Docket nos.

14–400

Citations

575 U.S. ___ (more)

Holding

A debtor who converts to Chapter 7 bankruptcy is entitled to return of any post-petition wages not yet distributed by the Chapter 13 trustee.

Court membership

Chief Justice John G. Roberts

Associate Justices Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy Clarence Thomas · Ruth Bader Ginsburg Stephen Breyer · Samuel Alito Sonia Sotomayor · Elena Kagan

Case opinions

Majority

Ginsburg, joined by unanimous

Harris v. Viegelahn, 575 U.S. ___ (2015), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that "a debtor who converts to Chapter 7 bankruptcy is entitled to return of any post-petition wages not yet distributed by the Chapter 13 trustee."^[1]

Opinion of the Court

Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg authored the unanimous opinion of the Court.^[2]

References

External links

Slip opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court
SCOTUSblog coverage
Oyez.org coverage

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