Legal Opinion
Jamo v. Katahdin Federal Credit Union
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 26, 2002No. 17-1918PublishedCited by 160 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
This bankruptcy appeal requires us to decide an issue of first impression at the circuit level: In a Chapter 7 case, may a lender who is owed both secured and unsecured debts insist upon reaffirmation of the latter as a condition to reaffirmation of the former? The bankruptcy court ruled that such an “all or nothing” negotiating posture amounted to a per se violation of the automatic stay, Jamo v. Katahdin Fed. Credit Union, 253 B.R. 115 (Bankr.D.Me.2000) [Jamo I ], and the bankruptcy appellate panel (the BAP) agreed, Katahdin Fed. Credit Union v. Jamo, 262 B.R. 159…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- Bankr. L. Rep. P 71,787 in Re John E. Tully, Debtor. Henry J. Boroff, Trustee in Bankruptcy of John E. Tully v. John E. TullyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Soares v. Brockton Credit UnionCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
- Bessette v. AVCO Financial Services Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2000
- David J. Pertuso, Karen A. Pertuso v. Ford Motor Credit CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
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