Legal Opinion

SLW Capital, LLC v. Mansaray-Ruffin

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided June 24, 2008No. 05-4790PublishedCited by 69 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

RENDELL, Circuit Judge.

This appeal requires us to determine whether the debtor in a Chapter 13 bankruptcy case successfully invalidated a lien on her property by providing for it as an unsecured claim in her confirmed plan, without initiating an adversary proceeding as required by the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure. We agree with the lienholder, as well as with the Bankruptcy Court and the District Court, that the answer to this question is no. Accordingly, we will AFFIRM.

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On November 26, 1996, Janica Mansaray-Ruffin borrowed $25,600 from United Companies Lending…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
  2. Cafeteria & Restaurant Workers Union, Local 473 v. McElroySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  3. Tulsa Professional Collection Services, Inc. v. PopeSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  4. City of New York v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  5. Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation v. HoodSupreme Court of the United States · 2004

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3Cited by69 opinions

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  5. In Re StuartUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2009

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