Legal Opinion
Michael James Fisette v. Jasmine Z. Keller
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 12, 2012No. 11-3119PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Circuit Judge.
The bankruptcy court denied confirmation of debtor Michael Fisette’s initial Chapter 13 plan because it proposed to “strip off’ second and third mortgage liens on his residence. Fisette filed a modified plan that preserved those liens, noting his objection, and appealed the bankruptcy court’s confirmation of the modified plan to the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (“BAP”). The BAP reversed, concluding that a Chapter 13 debtor may strip off a wholly unsecured residential mortgage lien, 1 addressing additional issues, and remanding to the bankruptcy court to consider whether…
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