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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