08/29/01
                          United States Bankruptcy Court
                                District of Vermont

                   Original Chapter Filings - Case Count Report

             Quantity of Cases filed between 01/01/1996 and 12/31/1996
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  Chapter         7  Business Cases                    96
                     Consumer Cases                 1,125
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                                    Chapter Total   1,221
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  Chapter        11  Business Cases                    23
                     Consumer Cases                     4
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                                    Chapter Total      27
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  Chapter        12  Business Cases *                   6
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                                    Chapter Total       6
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  Chapter        13  Business Cases                    17
                     Consumer Cases                    88
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                                    Chapter Total     105
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                                      Grand Total   1,359

  *There are no consumer cases for Chapter 12.  Chapter 12 is solely
  available to family farmers.  By our definition, a family farmer
  operates a business as opposed to being solely a consumer.