Legal Opinion

Clark v. Field (In re Clark)

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Hawaii

Decided August 19, 2015No. Case No. 14-01089; Adv. Pro. No. 15-90019Published

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION REGARDING MOTIONS TO DISMISS AND FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

Robert J. Faris, United States Bankruptcy Judge

In this adversary proceeding, the chapter 7 debtor seeks a declaratory judgment determining that certain unrecorded state tax liens attach to her property and are not avoidable, or in the alternative that the state tax claims are priority unsecured claims under section 507(a)(8). The bankruptcy trustee has filed a motion to dismiss and the debtor has filed a motion for summary judgment. For the following reasons, I will grant summary judgment in favor of the debtor on…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. Bell Atlantic Corp. v. TwomblySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Lujan v. Defenders of WildlifeSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  4. Abbott Laboratories v. GardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  5. Maryland Casualty Co. v. Pacific Coal & Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941

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