Legal Opinion
Weiss v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (In re Kelley)
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit
Decided October 1, 2013No. BAP No. MS 13-012; Bankruptcy No. 12-30538-HJB; Adversary No. 12-03013-HJBPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODOY, Bankruptcy Judge.
Steven Weiss, the chapter 7 trustee (the “Trustee”), appeals from: (1) a bankruptcy court order denying his motion for summary judgment against Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (“Wells Fargo”) on his complaint seeking to avoid a certain mortgage granted by the debtors to Wells Fargo, because of an allegedly defective acknowledgment; and (2) granting Wells Fargo’s cross-motion for summary judgment. For the reasons set forth below, we REVERSE the orders of the bankruptcy court and REMAND to the bankruptcy court for the *394entry of orders consistent with this opinion.
BACKGROUND
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