In Re Criscuolo
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Connecticut
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION ON MOTION TO AVOID LIENS
ALBERT S. DABROWSKI, Chief Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
In the above-captioned matter the Debt- or Antoinette M. Criscuolo (hereafter, the “Debtor”) seeks to avoid, pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 522(f), certain judgment liens held by Webster Bank (hereafter, “Webster”) on real property owned by her. For the reasons stated below, the relief requested will be DENIED because Congress has precluded, albeit inartfully, a debtor’s avoidance of mortgage foreclosure deficiency judgment liens such as those at issue here.
II. JURISDICTION
The United States District Court…
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