In re Bozman

Case No. 05-59775, 06/27/2006, Judge Preston

An unsecured creditor is a party in interest within the meaning of § 502(a) and has standing to object to proofs of unsecured claims filed by other creditors.

The alleged lack of sufficient supporting documentation for proofs of claim filed for amounts allegedly owing on the debtors' credit card accounts was not a permissible basis for disallowing these credit card claims, especially where the debtors had scheduled debts to these creditors in amounts roughly approximating the amounts of their filed claims. The enumerated exceptions in § 502(b)(1)–(9) along with subsections (d) and (e) to § 502, provide the exclusive bases upon which objections can be made to proofs of claim. Neither § 502 nor any other section of the Bankruptcy Code authorizes the court to disallow a claim based on a lack of supporting documentation.”