Legal Opinion
City National Bank v. Chabot (In Re Chabot)
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California
Decided May 3, 1989No. Bankruptcy No. LA 87-16022 BR, Adv. No. LA 88-1953 BRPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF OPINION DENYING DEBTORS’ SECTION 522(f)(1) MOTION
BARRY RUSSELL, Bankruptcy Judge.
Debtors’ motion to avoid City National Bank’s judicial lien pursuant to 11 U.S.C. Section 522(f)(1) is denied because the judicial lien does not impair the debtors’ homestead exemption.
FACTS
This proceeding involves a home that debtors Sandor and Betty B. Chabot own in Los Angeles, California. The home, as Mr. Chabot testified at trial, is “seven doors down from Beverly Hills.” The home is subject to three senior deeds of trust and a junior judicial lien. In addition, the Cha-bots are entitled to a…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- United States v. TurketteSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Consumer Product Safety Commission v. GTE Sylvania, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
- In Re Mortgageamerica Corporation, Debtor. The American National Bank of Austin v. Mortgageamerica CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- US v. Don Fernando De La Maza Arredondo & OthersSupreme Court of the United States · 1832
- Polk County Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n of Des Moines v. Weathers (In Re Weathers)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Kansas · 1981
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Galvan v. Galvan (In Re Galvan)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- In Re Rachel W. Opperman, Debtor. Wachovia Bank and Trust Company, N.A., Creditor-Appellee v. Rachel W. Opperman, Debtor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
- In Re SanglierUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · 1991
- City National Bank v. Chabot (In Re Chabot)District Court, C.D. California · 1991
- Lapointe v. Snelling & Snelling, Inc. (In Re Lapointe)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Connecticut · 1993
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