Legal Opinion
The Cadle Co. v. Arnold Eliot Taras
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 29, 2005No. 04-13727UnpublishedCited by 4 opinions
Non-Argument Calendar.
1Per curiam
Pursuant to § 522(f)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code, Chapter 7 debtor Arnold Taras moved to avoid a judicial lien held by The Cadle Co. (Cadle). The bankruptcy court granted Taras’ motion, and the district court affirmed. The primary issue on appeal is the proper application of the formula set out in 11 U.S.C. § 522(f)(2)(A) for determining when a judicial lien impairs an exemption to which the debtor was entitled. Because we conclude the bankruptcy court and the district court correctly applied 11 U.S.C. § 522, we affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Bobby D. Associates obtained a judgment against Taras and…
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- Deel Rent-A-Car, Inc. v. Howard A. Levine and Herbert FreehlingCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
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