In re: Michael Paul Free Hak Suk Free
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JURY, Bankruptcy Judge.Appellants Michael Paul Free and Hak Suk Free (Debtors) filed a chapter 7 1 petition and received their § 727 discharge. The discharge released them from personal liability on two wholly-unsecured junior liens that encumbered their real property. Before their chapter 7 case was closed, Debtors filed this chapter 13 case intending to strip off the two junior liens from their real property through their chapter 13 plan. The chapter 13 trustee, David M. Howe (Trustee), moved to dismiss their case, arguing that Debtors were ineligible for chapter 13 relief because…
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