In split decision, the Fourth Circuit (following the similarly split decision from the 5th Circuit) held that the 2018 increase in fees paid by chapter 11 debtors to the U.S. Trustee Program applies to pending cases and violates neither due process nor the "uniform bankruptcy" clause of the U.S. Constitution.
Calmore & Hygiena George, residents of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands, purchased a townhome in Charlotte for their four daughters, all of whom were attending college there. There were no mortgages or liens against the property. Ms. George would typically visit for a month during the summer and both during Christmas.
Ms. Carter brought suit against her bank, Capital One, for complying with an IRS levy by taking $1,279.41 from her account, arguing that Capital One had violated the FDCPA. Finding that "an obligation to pay that 'arises solely by operation of law' is not a debt covered by the FDCPA" the district court dismissed the case.
