Critical Case Comment

By Henry E. Hildebrand, III, Chapter 13 Standing Trustee for the Middle District of Tennessee

If a Chapter 13 debtor does not list a creditor on the creditor matrix when filing the petition and makes no effort to provide supplemental notice to the creditor, the provisions of Rule 3002 allow the extension of time for the creditor to file a claim after the passage of the bar date. (Frank) In re Mazik, 592 B.R. 812 (Bankr. E.D. Pa. Nov. 29, 2018)

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