Legal Opinion
Beneficial Finance Co. of Virginia v. Lazrovitch
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided August 2, 1983No. Civ. A. 82-320-NPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
KELLAM, Senior District Judge.
The issuance of this opinion has been delayed awaiting a decision of the Fourth Circuit in an appeal involving the same issue. That case has now been dismissed as moot.
The issue before the Court is a contention by appellant Beneficial Finance Company that the Bankruptcy Court abused its discretion by reopening this case after discharge was granted, to allow debtors to file lien avoidance complaints pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 522(f). 18 B.R. 174 (1982). The contention is based upon two theories: (1) that lien avoidance actions cannot be filed after…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Glus v. Brooklyn Eastern District TerminalSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- In Re AdkinsUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. California · 1980
- Wragg v. Federal Land Bank of New OrleansSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Associates Financial Services v. Swanson (In Re Swanson)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Idaho · 1981
- Associates Financial Services of Oklahoma, Inc. v. Porter (In Re Porter)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1981
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Merrill v. Abbott (In Re Independent Clearing House Co.)District Court, D. Utah · 1987
- In Re CarilliUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · 1986
- Levin v. Federal Land Bank of Baltimore (In Re Vick)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 1987
- Gordon v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1987
- Vining v. Ward (In Re Ward)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1986
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