Legal Opinion

Cleaver v. Warford (In Re Cleaver)

United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit

Decided June 11, 2009No. BAP 08-6052PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KRESSEL, Chief Judge.

The debtors appeal an order of the bankruptcy court denying a motion for “reconsideration” of an order denying a motion to avoid a nonpossessory, nonpur-chase-money security interest in a semi-tractor truck. Because we hold that lien avoidance is a federal remedy to be determined under federal law, we reverse and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

BACKGROUND

Jeremy and Michelle Cleaver borrowed $42,381.93 from Kris Earlywine in early 2008. To secure the loan, the Cleavers granted Earlywine a security interest in their 2000 Kenworth W900B DS…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Owen v. OwenSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Thorp Credit & Thrift Co. v. Pommerer (In Re Pommerer)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Minnesota · 1981
  3. Jody Debold v. E. Rebecca Case, Chapter 7 TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
  4. In Re Curtis Neal Heape and Billie Jean Heape, Debtors. Curtis Neal Heape and Billie Jean Heape, Debtors-Appellants v. Citadel Bank of IndependenceCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
  5. 11 Collier bankr.cas.2d 1024, Bankr. L. Rep. P 70,155 in the Matter of Russell Thompson and Dixie A. Thompson, Engaged in Farming, Debtors. Petition of Russell Thompson and Dixie A. ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. In re WollerUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 2012
  2. CRP Holdings, A-1, LLC v. O'Sullivan (In re O'Sullivan)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit · 2016
  3. In Re KingUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Iowa · 2011
  4. In re ArendsUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Iowa · 2014
  5. CRP Holdings A-1, LLC v. Casey D. O'SullivanUnited States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit · 2016

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