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.