In Re Evans

MEMORANDUM OF OPINION AND ORDER

RANDOLPH BAXTER, Bankruptcy Judge.

This matter is before the Court upon the motion of American Express Company (American Express) seeking relief from the automatic stay provisions of 11 U.S.C. § 362. Upon notice to all parties entitled thereto, a hearing was held. For the reasons set forth herein, said motion is denied.

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 157, this matter is a core proceeding, and jurisdiction is proper under 28 U.S.C. § 1334. American Express seeks relief from the automatic stay in order to enforce a garnishment lien it perfected in the state court. 1…