08/29/01
United States Bankruptcy Court
District of Vermont
Original Chapter Filings - Case Count Report
Quantity of Cases filed between 01/01/1997 and 12/31/1997
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Chapter 7 Business Cases 106
Consumer Cases 1,636
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Chapter Total 1,742
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Chapter 11 Business Cases 25
Consumer Cases 1
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Chapter Total 26
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Chapter 12 Business Cases * 7
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Chapter Total 7
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Chapter 13 Business Cases 25
Consumer Cases 99
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Chapter Total 124
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Grand Total 1,899
*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.