Legal Opinion
Banknorth, N.A. v. Hart (In Re Hart)
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 8, 2003No. 02-9005PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
Banknorth, N.A. (the “Bank”) appeals a judgment from the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (the “Appellate Panel”) affirming an order of the United States Bankruptcy Court of the District of Massachusetts (“Bankruptcy Court”), which granted the Debtors-Appellees’ Motion To Avoid Judicial Liens Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 522(f). The Appellate Panel concluded that § 522(f)(2)(C) clarifies that judgments authorizing the sale of mortgaged premises are not judicial hens subject to avoidance under § 522(f)(1). We concur in the Appellate Panel’s interpretation and, thus, affirm the…
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