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.