Legal Opinion
Unifund C.C.R. Partners v. Sheckard (In Re Schekard)
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 19, 2008No. Civil Action 08-00820PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM: RE APPEAL FROM BANKRUPTCY COURT ORDER
BAYLSON, District Judge.
Presently before this Court is an appeal from an order by the Bankruptcy Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania granting debtors’ Motion to Avoid a lien against an interest in their property pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 522(f)(1).
I. Background
Mr. and Mrs. Sheckard (the “Appel-lees”) jointly filed for Bankruptcy on April 25, 2005 under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code. The Appellees were discharged and their case was closed on September 19, 2005. In their filings, Appellees identified their residence in Lancaster…
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