Finnie v. First Union National Bank

OPINION

REBECCA BEACH SMITH, District Judge.

This matter is before the court on appeal, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 158(a), from a decision of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. On August 13, 2001, the bankruptcy court entered an order in which it granted First Union National Bank’s motion to dismiss a complaint brought by J.W. Finnie. For the reasons set forth below, the bankruptcy court’s order is AFFIRMED.

I. Factual and Procedural History 1

In the spring of 1989, appellant filed a petition under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy…