Maplethorpe v. Citimortgage Inc. (In re Maplethorpe)

*158OPINION REGARDING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON PARTIAL FINDINGS, UNDER FED. R. CIV. P. 52(c)

Thomas J. Tucker, United States Bankruptcy Judge

I. Introduction

This adversary proceeding is what is often referred to as a “lien-strip” action. Plaintiffs William R. Maplethorpe and Nancy J. Maplethorpe (“Plaintiffs”) are the Debtors in a pending Chapter 13 bankruptcy case. They seek a judgment determining that in their proposed Chapter 13 plan, they may treat as a wholly unsecured claim the claim of the Defendant Citimort-gage Inc. (“Defendant”). Defendant’s claim against Plaintiffs is secured…