Legal Opinion
Orkwis v. MERS (In Re Orkwis)
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York
Decided September 19, 2011No. 1-19-40884PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION
ROBERT E. GROSSMAN, Bankruptcy Judge.
This matter is before the Court pursuant to an adversary proceeding filed by Douglas R. Orkwis and Barbara E. Orkwis (the “Debtors” or the “Plaintiffs”) against MERS as Nominee for Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., and Bank of America, as Servicer (collectively, the “Defendant”) seeking to avoid as wholly unsecured the Defendant’s second mortgage lien encumbering the Debtors’ residence (the “Property”). The Defendant defaulted in the adversary proceeding, and the Debtors request that the Defendant’s mortgage lien be avoided upon entry of the…
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