08/29/01
United States Bankruptcy Court
District of Vermont
Original Chapter Filings - Case Count Report
Quantity of Cases filed between 01/01/2000 and 12/31/2000
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Chapter 7 Business Cases 45
Consumer Cases 1,270
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Chapter Total 1,315
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Chapter 11 Business Cases 7
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Chapter Total 7
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Chapter 12 Business Cases * 2
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Chapter Total 2
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Chapter 13 Business Cases 16
Consumer Cases 131
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Chapter Total 147
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Grand Total 1,471
*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.