Legal Opinion

Fjeldsted v. Lien (In Re Fjeldsted)

United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit

Decided April 30, 2003No. BAP No. CC-02-1191-MaPK. Bankruptcy No. LA 01-44532 ESPublishedCited by 86 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MARLAR, Bankruptcy Judge.

INTRODUCTION

The chapter 13 1 debtor has appealed the court’s decision to annul the automatic stay retroactively for “cause” under § 362(d)(1), 2 in order to validate an otherwise void, postpetition foreclosure sale of the debtor’s residence to a good faith purchaser for value and without notice of the bankruptcy (“bona fide purchaser”). The debtor’s attorney, Damon Lamont Hobdy (“Hobdy”), has also appealed a $600 sanction.

We conclude that a determination of whether or not to annul the automatic stay and thereby grant retroactive relief requires the court to…

2Cases cited23 opinions

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  2. Patricia A. Brooks v. City of San Mateo, a Municipal Order and Corporation San Mateo Police Department John Stangl, Chief of Police Steven SelvaggioCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
  3. David M. Fink v. James H. Gomez, Director, Diana Carloni NourseCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
  4. In Re: Russell Schwartz Linda Schwartz, Debtors. Russell Schwartz Linda Schwartz v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
  5. In Re Thomas James Dyer, Debtor. Nancy Knupfer, Trustee v. John Lindblade, in Re Thomas James Dyer, Debtor, John Lindblade v. Nancy Knupfer, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003

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3Cited by86 opinions

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  2. Lone Star Security & Video, Inc. v. Gurrola (In Re Gurrola)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
  3. Williams v. Levi (In Re Williams)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
  4. Cruz v. Stein Strauss Trust 1361 (In Re Cruz)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 2014
  5. Ford v. Loftin (In Re Ford)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia · 2003

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