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950 F2d 77 Lonstein Lonstein v. D Rockman | OpenJurist
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950 F2d 77 Lonstein Lonstein v. D Rockman 950 F.2d 77
Bankr. L. Rep. P 74,362In re Leon LONSTEIN, Debtor.Leon LONSTEIN, Appellant,v.Matthew D. ROCKMAN, Appellee.
No. 91-1608.
Heard Nov. 5, 1991.Decided Dec. 4, 1991.
An involuntary chapter 7 case was commenced against Lonstein under Bankruptcy Code § 303, 11 U.S.C. § 303, on June 30, 1989, more than a decade after his mother's will was probated and allowed in Florida. Under the will, Lonstein was bequeathed an unrestricted ten percent interest in the decedent's estate, which was not distributed until June 15, 1990, almost one year after the commencement of the chapter 7 case. Lonstein contended in the bankruptcy court and the district court, and continues to maintain on appeal, that Bankruptcy Code § 541(a)(5)(A), 11 U.S.C. § 541(a)-(5)(A), restricts the scope of Bankruptcy Code § 541(a)(1), 11 U.S.C. § 541(a)(1), upon which the claim of the chapter 7 trustee depends. The trustee in bankruptcy moves for the imposition of sanctions for a frivolous appeal. See Fed.R.App.P. 38.
Appellant Lonstein insists, notwithstanding subsection 541(a)(1), that subsection 541(a)(5)(A) dictates that a debtor's interest in an undistributed bequest, devise, or inheritance does not become property of the chapter 7 estate unless it is distributed within 180 days after the commencement of the case.1 The issue is controlled by subsection 541(a)(1).
The involuntary chapter 7 petition filed on June 3