Legal Opinion
Crain v. PSB Lending Corp. (In Re Crain)
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California
Decided December 1, 1999No. Bankruptcy No. LA 98-43981-VZ. Adversary No. LA 98-03791-VZPublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION RE: VOIDING UNSECURED LIENS IN CHAPTER 13 CASES
VINCENT P. ZURZOLO, Bankruptcy Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Noel and Pamela Crain (“Plaintiffs” or “Debtors”) are the plaintiffs and PSB Lending Corporation (“Defendant”) is the defendant in this adversary proceeding. Plaintiffs brought this adversary proceeding against Defendant in order to void Defendant’s lien on the Plaintiffs’ principal residence (“Subject Property”) pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 506(d). 1 Once upon a time, under the plain language of § 506(d), a lien could be voided to the extent it was unse cured. Despite the plain language §…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Connecticut National Bank v. GermainSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Gasperini v. Center for Humanities, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Dewsnup v. TimmSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Nobelman v. American Savings BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Patrick James Jeffries v. Tana Wood, SuperintendentCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Benafel v. One West Bank, FSB (In Re Benafel)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 2011
- In Re ArnoldUnited States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · 2012
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