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AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc. v. Penrod

Petition for certiorari denied on October 3, 2011
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
10-1443 9th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2011

Issue: Whether Section 1325(a)(*) of the Bankruptcy Code prohibits the bifurcation of secured indebtedness when the debt arises from a transaction in which a car dealer extends financing to a purchaser, and that financing includes a charge for the dealer’s discharge of the purchaser’s debt on a trade-in vehicle.

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