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Jason White Chapter 13 Plan Modification Motion Denied After Evidentiary Hearing

The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana denied the Motion To Modify Chapter 13 Plan Post Confirmation filed by debtor Jason White after conducting an evidentiary hearing on August 14, 2025. The Court found the Debtor not credible, citing evasive testimony and erroneous information in bankruptcy filings, while finding the Debtor's former spouse Julia Haverkamp to be a credible witness. Haverkamp holds a general unsecured claim of $119,028.84 and a prepetition priority unsecured claim for child-support arrears of $395.10, neither of which has been objected to by the Debtor.

In re Kirklin - Cramdown Motion Denied, PMSI Extends to Entire Claim

The US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana denied the Debtors' Cramdown Motion seeking to bifurcate Ally Bank's secured claim on a 2016 Chevrolet Camaro under 11 U.S.C. §§ 506(a), 1322(b)(2), and 1325(a)(5). The Court held that under Louisiana UCC § 10:9-103(a)(2), Ally Bank holds a purchase-money security interest (PMSI) in the entire claim amount, including $1,195.00 for gap insurance and $2,477.00 for a Service Contract. The hanging paragraph of § 1325(a) therefore prevents bifurcation, leaving Ally Bank's entire $22,118.97 claim treated as secured.

Archdiocese New Orleans Bankruptcy Filing

The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued a memorandum opinion and order in the Chapter 11 case of The Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans (Case No. 20-10846). The Court overruled objections filed by Certain Abuse Survivors to interim fee applications filed by counsel to the Reorganized Debtor and counsel to the former Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors. The Court found that at this point, Certain Abuse Survivors do not have standing to object to pending interim fee applications or to any final fee applications filed by former estate and Committee professionals. The Archdiocese filed its voluntary petition on May 1, 2020, and a joint plan of reorganization was confirmed on December 8, 2025.