Harris v. Viegelahn

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

1. http://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/harris-v-viegelahn/
2. http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/14pdf/14-400_f2ah.pdf

External links

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