BOOK
CHAPTER 11 IN CONSUMER &
SMALL BUSINESS CASES
By
Dennis McGoldrick, Esq.
of the California Bar
CONTENTS
1. OVERVIEW OF CHAPTER 11 LAW & PROCEDURE .......................................................... 6
2.FIRST STEP, PREPARE THE SCHEDULES
........................................................................12
3. THE FIRST DAY ISSUES & MOTIONS.................................................................................. 19
4. UNITED STATES TRUSTEE REQUIREMENTS................................................................... 26
5. THE § 341A MEETING .............................................................................................................. 29
6. COURT’S STATUS CONFERENCE ....................................................................................... 32
7. UNSECURED CREDITORS COMMITTEES.......................................................................... 34
8. CONVERSION OR DISMISSAL............................................................................................... 36
9. WRITING THE PLAN ................................................................................................................. 38
10. CLASSIFICATION OF CLAIMS
............................................................................................ 40
11. THE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
........................................................................................ 44
12. CONFIRMING THE PLAN ...................................................................................................... 47
13. THE “CRAMDOWN” ............................................................................................................... 56
14. EFFECT OF CONFIRMATION .............................................................................................. 63 15.
APPENDICES ........................................................................................................................... 70
