Matter of Stoulig

United States Court of Appeals,

Fifth Circuit.

No. 94-30411.

In the Matter of Lawrence W. STOULIG, Jr. and Adine Gray Stoulig,
Debtors.

Lawrence W. STOULIG, Jr., and Adine Gray Stoulig, Appellees,

v.

Cynthia Lee TRAINA, Appellant.

Feb. 27, 1995.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Louisiana.

Before REYNALDO G. GARZA, GARWOOD and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

In this case the debtors filed under Chapter 7 of the

Bankruptcy Code on December 3, 1993, claiming certain of their

properties to be exempt from distribution to creditors. 11 U.S.C.

§ 522(l ). An interim trustee was appointed December 9, 1993. On

January 13, 1994, the meeting of creditors under section 341 of the

Bankruptcy Code was held, and at the meeting the debtors furnished

the trustee with all requested information concerning the debtors'

claimed exemptions. Two days before the expiration of the

thirty-day period provided for in Bankruptcy Rule 4003(b), the

trustee moved for an extension of the deadline for filing

objections to the claimed exemptions. On April 8, 1994, the

bankruptcy court granted the trustee's motion to extend the

deadline for filing objections to exemptions. The debtors

appealed, and the district court reversed, holding that under rule

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4003(b) the bankruptcy court was without jurisdiction to grant an

extension of time to file objections to exemptions after the

expiration of the thirty-day period prescribed by rule 4003(b).

Lawrence W. Stoulig, Jr., et al. v. Cynthia Lee Traina, 169 B.R.

597 (E.D.La.1994). The trustee brings this appeal. We affirm,

essentially for the reasons stated in the district court's careful

and well considered opinion.

AFFIRMED.

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