Legal Opinion
Eastern Savings Bank v. Lafata(In Re Lafata)
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit
Decided June 26, 2006No. BAP No. MW 05-055, Bankruptcy No. 04-44511-JBRPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAMOUTTE, Bankruptcy Judge.
Eastern Savings Bank fsb (“Eastern”) appeals from the bankruptcy court’s October 21, 2005, order denying relief under Rule 60(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (“Rule 60(b)”) from three orders which had the effect of modifying and bifurcating the $195,340 secured claim asserted by Eastern. Eastern argues that the bankruptcy court erred in denying relief because the underlying orders were based on false and misleading representations by Vito Anthony Lafata (the “Debt- or”) that he owned certain real estate adjacent to his residence. For the reasons set forth…
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