01/02/04
                         United States Bankruptcy Court
                               District of Vermont

                  Original Chapter Filings - Case Count Report

            Quantity of Cases filed between 01/01/2003 and 12/31/2003
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 Chapter         7  Business Cases                    54
                    Consumer Cases                 1,584
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                                   Chapter Total   1,638
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 Chapter        11  Business Cases                     5
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                                   Chapter Total       5
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  Chapter        12  Business Cases *                   1
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                                    Chapter Total       1
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  Chapter        13  Business Cases                    17
                     Consumer Cases                   237
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                                    Chapter Total     254
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                                      Grand Total   1,898

  *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.