Matter of Reid

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

HARRY C. DEES, Jr., Bankruptcy Judge.

This matter is before the court on the debtors’ MOTION TO AVOID LIEN UNDER 11 U.S.C. § 522(f) (“Motion”). The creditor, General Finance Corporation (“General”), whose lien the debtors are attempting to avoid, filed an objection to the Motion. A pretrial conference was held and the parties waived a trial on the matter and instead agreed to submit stipulated facts and legal briefs, with the court to rule on the basis of those documents.

Jurisdiction

The matter at hand concerns a motion to avoid lien under 11 U.S.C. § 522(f) and as such is…